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Judges - Alumni

/AR and frontier technology by Goldman Sachs, CB Insights, and Pitchbook. Brandon spent time in sales operations and corporate development at Box. His passions and focus are mainly in enterprise technologies; notably applied machine View Details

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

you’re not accustomed to reflection, it might feel weird, like you’re wasting time. But you would be wrong. In fact, reflection helps leaders make better decisions faster. Leaders must constantly assess a dynamic environment to gain contextual View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

this laughing matter to the test. In a new study, he used that joke and 32 others to determine whether people or artificial intelligence (AI) could do a better job of predicting which jokes other people consider funny. The question is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

like digitalization and data science and artificial intelligence are deployed as management and business tools. And that means HBS needs to think differently, too. ” Karim Lakhani Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business... View Details

26 May 2016
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

carry with me what I learned at HBS every day.” She also met Philip Erdoes, a classmate, while working out at Shad. She pursued him, and it worked out: the pair married four years later. Her eyes light up when she describes their life together: “He brings the View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

09 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

the customer would do in the future. As with other artificial intelligence tools, the drawback to this technology is that the model acts as a sort of black box, so researchers can’t determine the exact factors that trigger predictions.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

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Leading Successful Digital Transformation

transformation in large organizations for three main reasons: Focus on optimization and efficiency: Many companies use technology to cut costs, improve efficiency, or enhance the productivity of their current operations. Artificial View Details

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, reflected on her research and its impact in an essay in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World (pdf). More recently, she discussed how artificial View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

people unlock their potential. At the time, for me, the key to this was using the media to educate and inform.” As much as Ayala appreciates the technical skills he learned at HBS, he thinks that the “softer” skills have turned out to be even more important. “You learn... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Industry Information - Alumni

current picture of the CPG business. CGT Consumer Goods Technology A collection of news, articles, featured content, sponsored events. A mission of being the intersection of business and technology in the global consumer goods community. Subscription required. Business... View Details

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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020

start of an unexpected educational journey. With a background in artificial intelligence and finance, Sasago thought launching a software or fintech startup might be in his future. But shortly after arriving on campus in 2018, he... View Details

10 Aug 2016
Blog Post

3 Benefits of the Case Method

rewarding. I can easily recall the anxiety I felt early in my time at HBS when I took a contradictory viewpoint in Finance and had to explain it in front of 90+ intelligent and engaged classmates. As my MBA drew to a close, quickly... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

down, his intelligence dims and his memory becomes less quick, so that he risks committing many errors in his business.” “In a sense, these are very early concepts of corporate social responsibility,” says Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

event. We felt so loved! Zoe Ofer Year: First Mom of: Mika (16 months) Pre-HBS Industry: Intelligence Unit (Unit 8200) + Lawyer (commercial litigation) + Real Estate Investments Summer Internship: VC and working on a startup What is the... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

trajectories of both blockchain and artificial intelligence when growth is led by foundations rather than corporations. “This is playing itself out in real time,” Wu says. “Learning about new business models requires literature and cases.... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

can all be defused. Confusion Some idea-killing questions and concerns muddle the conversation with irrelevant facts, convoluted logic, or so many alternatives that it is impossible to have the clear and intelligent dialog that builds... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

Portrait Project

Ratnika Prasad

me achieve my goals. As I consider what’s next, I remain strong in my willingness to try to mold reality to match my ideals, to compromise intelligently to drive change and to always, be a daughter my father would be proud of. View Details

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Market Research Reports in General Databases

Multi-Industry, Country Reports Global EMIS 2016 to current Colliers Real Estate Emerging Markets EMIS 2013 to 2018 Deloitte Multi-Industry Global EMIS 2013 to current Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Energy, Healthcare, Financial... View Details

28 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

Monitor Group, I moved on to Corporate Strategy at PepsiCo to pursue my interest in consumer goods. I loved the job. I worked with inspiring, intelligent people on big issues driving the company. The job also afforded me time to spend... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

developments in artificial intelligence are creating similar shocks to the economy – from new perspectives on value creation and value capture, to radical transformations of business and operating models. This shift not only impacts... View Details

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