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01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

of the wonders that surround each of us is coupled with Flatt’s candid, empowering reflections on existence and his illness. The CMO’s Social Media Handbook by Peter Friedman (MBA 1983) (LiveWorld) Thirty years of experience informs this... View Details

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Luc Sirois

vision is Hacking Heath, a Montreal-based social collaborative that hosts weekend brainstorming sessions, or “hackathons,” to spur innovation in the industry and, ultimately, save lives. “The end game is to transform health care with more... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology; Nonprofit / Government

15 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS with a Non-Finance Background

to campus. One example of this is that they put tools in place to identify incoming students who will benefit from completing certain pre-requisite work. As one of these students, I completed CORe (online coursework) over the summer and... View Details

27 Oct 2020
News

HBS Votes

tools to provide direct operational support to election officials, tracked misinformation campaigns that undermine the integrity of US elections, and worked to fill the gap in poll workers and other election resources. (More information... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

The Well-Healed Athlete

science, but there are tools out there that, if applied to this area of research, can lead to major breakthroughs.” That’s why she and her husband donated $220 million to launch the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a collaborative... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

combined with more sophisticated methods of analyzing it, provide managers with powerful tools to help them isolate the effects of various marketing instruments. The framework developed by Gupta and Steenburgh helps managers think through... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

entrepreneurial organization as it accelerates growth, usually the point at which most ventures need to formalize management systems. Through cases, readings, and a final project, the course will introduce the tools organizations need to... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential New Personal Branding Professor Jill Avery Develop the tools to define and express your purpose, values, and points of differentiation and make your personal brand your... View Details

17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

but at the expense of the outgroup. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52113 in press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: Question-asking Increases Liking By: Huang, K., M.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

decade I believe the research agenda at business schools will be driven by the desire to apply management principles to addressing complex social problems (like balancing energy security with environmental sustainability), whose solutions... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

Happens: Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don’t by Leslie R. Crutchfield (MBA 2001) Wiley Why do some changes occur, and others don’t? What are the factors that drive successful social and... View Details

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

seven years, large teams of affiliated WMS analysts have interviewed managers at some 10,000 organizations in 20 countries, setting out to determine how and why management practices differ vastly in style and quality. Best Practices The researchers used an evaluation... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

Risk Officer By: Mikes, Anette Abstract—This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs) and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1997
News

Antitrust in Historical Perspective

terms with what business itself should be. Is it a method for delivering goods to consumers at the lowest prices? Is it a mechanism for providing employment? Is it a tool for asserting national power abroad? Is it a vehicle for building... View Details

Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

educating our employees to recognize symptoms of 'poor health' so that they are able to self-identify themselves to their managers?" And Ulysses U. Pardey said, "(In their training, doctors) are in real contact with what they must understand . The ways and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

recently, stripped of your military title. This type of situation serves as a strong disincentive for anyone who has already achieved a certain social status to go the entrepreneurial route. While these four points are critical for... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

their products and services and ensure they were perceived in positive ways. The emerging field of corporate public relations offered tools and strategies to help diverse industries influence public opinion and advance their objectives.... View Details

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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

vital tools and frameworks, and the diversity of your peers’ perspectives to analyze the problem and determine a path forward. Active Immerse yourself in a dynamic, interactive learning experience. You’ll engage in a new activity every... View Details

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

earlier, Freed-Finnegan and Wall had founded Index after observing the technological advantages that Amazon and other online retailers had over brick-and-mortar retailers. Index’s first product was a customer database tool that allowed... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by HBSWK using assets generated by Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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