Point Four Program - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

time, historians have reconceptualized commodification, sale, and ownership, recasting the market as a place of colliding human ambitions, fantasies of wealth, modes of resistance, acts of brutality, tenderness, and heroism. Slavery’s relocation into capitalism is only... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Early College Dublin, NC Subjects: US Government, US History, American History 2 MA Holly Casaubon Medford High School Medford, MA OR Susan Casey Eagle Point High School Eagle Point, OR MI Dave Cashen Grandville High School Grandville, MI... View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

the bullet.” “I am a Harvard Business School alum creating a resume. Please generate 10 different resume bullets as it is applicable to being a Program Manager. Each bullet should be no longer than 2 lines. Each version should have a... View Details

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

“Problems happen in family management when there are three or four brothers. All brothers may not be of equal capability and commitment.” Successful family-owned enterprises build mechanisms that over time recognize the value that each... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

donors in this study: some 40,000 recipients of a donation request letter, which asked them to give $20, $50, or $100 toward a new project. The letter recipients were divided into four groups. In the “control” group, recipients simply... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Jul 2023
News

Home Economics

Laidler-Kylander. In the last four decades, Trickle Up has served 445,000 women—a life-changing experience for those individuals, their families, and their communities. (Participants in the program typically... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Full-time and part-time master's students from accredited Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Information Systems, Master of Public Health, Master of Business Administration program, or other similar master’s View Details

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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

between organizations can be attributed to effective cultures. Why is this true-how does culture affect the bottom line? A: The point is that organization culture is not a soft concept. Its impact on profit can be measured and quantified.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Management Essentials ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Management Essentials $1,850 Next 8-week session starts July 30th Enroll Now Master... View Details

Blog

The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

Program Participants: We asked our Guest Services team some of the most common questions participants ask them; their answers are below. If you have any questions while you're on campus, just ask! What is the Chao Center used for? This is... View Details

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the CLIMB program and Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Leadership Principles ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Leadership Principles $1,850 Next... View Details

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

of upcoming on-campus alumni conferences, including a Generative AI conference in the spring. External Relations is also introducing a new tool for volunteer management, GiveCampus, that will increase transparency in the fundraising process that will be beneficial for... View Details

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Adriann Dolphin

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and Leadership (CSML), an online, multi-course certificate program for PreK-12 school leaders, is an innovative collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School. Bridging the fields of business... View Details

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

TikTok posts attract millions of views, most do not. In the case of the “Victoria’s Secret” song, tens of thousands of people riffed off the post with their own video, and few were seen by more than a handful of people. So why do they bother? The View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

More Our Difference The most engaging, interactive way to master business analytics. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: People walking on the street transitions into data View Details

19 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 19

platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the platform owner. We present four main results. First, the successful development of an open... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Professional Development - Alumni

forward, work with them to address specific obstacles, and direct them to other helpful resources. Schedule an Appointment Career coaches are available to meet with HBS alumni for 40-minute telephone appointments (up to four per calendar... View Details

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

autonomy beauty companies have to shape ideals. Unilever's current Dove marketing campaign, which uses senior women as models to make the point that one can be beautiful beyond one's 30s, shows that a large company has the power to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

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