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- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
social networking industry in 2003, but has been overtaken by MySpace and Facebook. The two options are: 1) offer new features to help members enhance their offline lives, such as arranging events with their friends; and 2) offer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
Joffrey Ballet HBS ACTIVITIES Christian Fellowship, Crimson Parents Club, Health Care Club, Outdoors Club, VCPE Club Hunter Goble With a long-term goal to become an executive in a life sciences company, Hunter is already beginning to... View Details
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
is in that triumvirate? A: I believe that Steve Jobs, Andy Grove, and Bill Gates are the three people who put a computer on everybody's desk. Q: We'll segue a little bit into him as a manager. He was a highly trained engineer. First in his class at City College of... View Details
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Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety
questions may have been lurking in people's minds but held back. Simply put, the act of not speaking up with an important work-relevant idea is not visible. WHY IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN TOUGH TIMES? Today's organizations face more uncertainty... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?
Companies have long poured time and money into surveying customers. Now, with new research showing artificial intelligence provides plenty of rich data about shopper preferences, could customer surveys become obsolete? Companies turn to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
widely, and research shows that it's often tough to increase profits by investing abroad. A new study of the grocery retail industry reveals that with a few exceptions globalization's benefits have not accrued to retailers. Local... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
leadership and in its business model. But, shortly after the second anniversary of the investment, the senior partners were beginning to question whether the depth and pace of change was enough. They had some tough decisions to make.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
According to a new book by Harvard Business School's Ranjay Gulati, it is customer-centric firms—those with a so-called outside-in perspective—that are most resilient during turbulent markets. An outside-in perspective means that... View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Working PapersA Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa Authors:Linda A. Hill and Maria T. Farkas Author's Abstract Through her efforts to recruit, hire, and develop minority executives at MTN, a South... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
grew up in Iowa City, where his father was a professor of history at the University of Iowa. His mother taught at a small college in Des Moines after beginning her career in a one-room schoolhouse. Conversations at lunch and dinner... View Details
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Public Education Leadership Project
with other administrators and educators from across the country, your team of eight leaders from your district will refine your management model, develop new improvement strategies, and learn how to serve your students more effectively.... View Details
- 24 Feb 2021
- Lessons from the Classroom
What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace
Outside the classroom, Harvard Business School Professor Deepak Malhotra’s abiding interest is war and peace–how wars begin and end, how they could have been avoided, and what lessons can be learned from them. Along with studying wars,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: Should they go it alone or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
children can begin to learn about the business and develop relationships with their siblings and cousins. Figure 1: Basic Governance Structures of the Family Business System Family assembly activities include learning about the business... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
Certificate Courses (9) Entrepreneurship Essentials Professor William Sahlman Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by March 20... View Details
- 04 May 2023
- News
Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion
15 locations—from Argentina to Vietnam, plus Boston, which is included for students unable to travel outside the United States—a cohort of up to 72 students is led by a faculty member who is assisted by two HBS staff members serving as program managers. The FGI course,... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
mandate. But some firms might do well to go ahead and disclose, with or without the mandate. As the researchers conclude in their paper, "Even if pay ratio disclosure does not become legally mandated, our results suggest that firms with low pay ratios relative to... View Details