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19 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower

value and they love working for us.” The Move to Remote Recruiting – Shifting Strategies and Unexpected Benefits Looking back to the 2020-2021 recruiting season, Linder and fellow senior leaders at American Tower knew that who they were... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications

01 Oct 2001
News

Q&A: Orin Smith

benefits to part-time workers. We have a consulting firm poll our workers every year to find out how they feel about the company, and they've told us that they've never seen such a positive response in an organization of this size — the... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

process of learning from experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55991 forthcoming Organization & Environment Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)

complete an assignment and project in which I was working with ExxonMobil. The third year provided a stronger foundation to broaden my perspective with the case study method and the benefit at work of seeing a large capital project... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Technology Making HBS More Accessible

loved every minute of his time as a student at HBS. Deborah’s relationship with the School has grown stronger in the years since she graduated. “HBS was a tough environment for me,” she admits, noting that in the 1980s the School was... View Details

17 Apr 2017
HBS Case

This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

short-term financial success will substantially outpace that of companies employing more traditional techniques, says Campbell, there are several other long-term benefits that show the advantages of their alternative approach. First, in a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

media would benefit their personal reputations more than spreading misleading articles, the research shows. Furthermore, when political articles are shared on Twitter (now X), accurate information tends to garner more approval, finds... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

customers to deliver services in a rapidly changing, uncertain, and complex environment (e.g., hospitals)—play an important role in the economy. Organizational learning studies in these settings have largely investigated autonomous... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

to connect with. Are there any other common questions that you get from students or last pieces of advice? If a student is new to this space, I often suggest they talk to ECs and faculty. It's a safe View Details

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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

MBA Program. Standards for Electronic Communication & Interaction HBS is committed to freedom of expression. All members of the HBS Community benefit from the open expression of ideas and opinions. However, HBS will not tolerate:... View Details

29 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

outside firms, and that knowledge is diffusing in both directions." One implication for executives: Don't lock your scientists, researchers, and inventors in ivory towers. Your organization will benefit by the knowledge that flows to... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

American multinational firms respond to politically risky environments by adjusting their capital structures abroad and at home. Foreign subsidiaries located in politically risky countries have significantly more debt than do other... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

Working PapersProduct Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges Are the Benefits Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard Abstract The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Working at Harvard Business School | Employment

levels, and personal experiences to their work, creating an environment based on the shared values of respect for the rights and dignity of others. Diversity Affinity Groups A Distinct Part of Harvard University Harvard Business School is... View Details

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

as benefits from liquidity in the capital market. The benefits have been widely discussed—the costs have not. One suggestion we propose is to provide even stronger incentives for long-term investing—namely... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

Coffee Infogroup of Eugene, Ore. "Starbucks provides a safe place to have your first latte," he says, explaining that specialty coffee is still a young industry with plenty of room to win new converts. When those latte novices... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

March 2001 (Revised February 2005)
Case

Venture Capital Vignettes

By: G. Felda Hardymon

Presents three fictionalized but realistic situations in which a venture capitalist may find himself. One situation requires crisis intervention to quell a dispute between a vice president of sales and a CEO; another poses the problem of working out the composition of... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Crisis Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Executive Compensation; Situation or Environment; Employee Relationship Management; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry

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Krishna Yeshwant

technology transfer issues, which in turn led him to the joint MD/MBA program at Harvard. "My focus," says Krishna, "is on bringing new technology to bear on health care problems. I see the MBA as a giant brainstorming experience, a protected View Details

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

fair. To someone who holds this view, the case for more progressive taxation is self-evident, especially in an environment like ours of high and rising inequality. In contrast, the right tends to emphasize that we are “together by... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Agricola Aritzia, a leading Chilean poultry producer that formed a partnership with Corporación Municipal de Melipilla, a public health and education nonprofit. “When companies engage in cross-sector partnerships, they reap unsuspected View Details

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