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History - Entrepreneurship

initiatives—from the New Venture Competition to the Rock Accelerator to the Rock 100—have emerged as potent tools for would-be entrepreneurs to experience the practical reality of chasing a dream. The faculty includes some of the top... View Details

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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

Judges travel to campus on Super Saturday and are assigned to panels based on expertise. Each panel reviews and rates 4-6 teams' pitches. Rock Accelerator Mentor A highly competitive accelerator supporting... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

despots do exist, but they are well-liked despots, and that is no accident.) Varying Flavors, Differing Challenges Rapid strategic change is a necessity for most companies in these days of globalization, hypercompetition, and accelerated... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

stereotypes and unconscious biases, such as equating confidence with competence, hinder women’s workplace advancement. “ Talent is far more evenly distributed than opportunity. Our collective efforts to accelerate and build understanding... View Details

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

on those foundations to accelerate the time to deployment.” At Harvard College, Hilton started an energy club and set up a solar technology demonstration for Earth Day. He studied engineering and sought out “classes on energy policy,... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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Enrico Ferrari

Accelerator program. Taking the time to do it right Even with successes under his belt, Enrico still saw investing two years in graduate studies as a necessity. "It takes a lot of energy to run a company. I want to take the time to... View Details

Keywords: Tech

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

of discovery and creative progress rapidly accelerated in the wake of professionalization. In an open society, moreover, there will always be room for "rogue" entrepreneurs to challenge the existing order, as practitioners of... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Foundation Professor of Service Management Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders accelerate performance and design for excellence in... View Details

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Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies

By: Tatiana Sandino

Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses.... View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

encounter beyond the test,” De Freitas explains. “But we can’t just make the same assumptions about AVs because common sense is part of what’s being engineered into their systems in the first place.” "The solution is not to make AVs quickly View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

afraid to go deep and specialize if you can identify that intersection point, they said. There are many new areas in the climate arena with a shortage of subject matter experts. Steven Rothstein, Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

happen in North America or elsewhere to accelerate the clean energy transition. Second, we learned about the important considerations regarding biomass supply. While BTG Bioliquids converts biomass residues to fuel, it begs the question... View Details

22 Feb 2021
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Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

extrapolations of buying behavior in socially distanced contagion conditions. Second, the pandemic has accelerated trends that were in progress before, like omnichannel buying and multichannel selling. Third, the need to ramp-up virtual... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Request more information | HBS Courses | HBS Online

option Please Select I want to accelerate my career I want to change careers I am or plan to be an entrepreneur I am interested in pursuing an MBA I want to prepare for my first job Please select an option from the dropdown menu. HBS... View Details

14 Jun 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

those is the accelerated pace at which technology is moving– from data and quantum computing to the metaverse and blockchain. How do we, as a school and as business leaders, lean into these trends? What are the opportunities?" The desire... View Details

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

learning more advanced coding. Build shared platforms like the United Nations Development Programme’s Accelerator Labs. This network of small teams exchange information to combat a range of problems, from food shortages in Zimbabwe to... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

society. Last November, HBS hosted its first in-person alumni conference since March 2020. The Entrepreneurship Summit brought 355 alumni founders, builders, and investors back to campus. A second alumni conference, Accelerating Climate... View Details

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

take advantage of the accelerating commission schedule. However, making the sale right away, before the end of the year, could help the salesperson achieve special recognition as a member of the club. Thus, the salesperson faces a choice:... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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