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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
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
documented in other samples. The size of the low risk anomaly within banks suggests that the cost of capital effects of capital requirements may be considerable. Assuming competitive lending markets, banks' low asset betas implied an average risk premium of only 40... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
- 05 Jul 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?
cleared and flows of goods have become more plentiful and dependable, how will industry respond? Surely inventor-to-sales ratios will come back down, but to what extent? Will we return to the halcyon days of pre-pandemic inventory management? Or will larger safety... View Details
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Events - Business History
Virtual Seminar Andrea Lluch (CONICET; National University of Los Andes), "Global Development and International Organizations during the Cold War Era: ILO's Management Development Programs in Latin America (1950s-1970s)" 12 pm to 1:30 pm... View Details
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
O. Gibson , F. Christopher Eaglin and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone April 2025 | Case | Faculty Research In 2021, The Campbell’s Company launched Full Futures, a collective impact initiative aimed at advancing school nutrition environments in underserved communities. The View Details
- 17 Dec 2020
- News
Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta
community, both in Boston and in Tokyo. We hold several events every year to encourage young people from diverse backgrounds to apply to the MBA and executive programs at HBS. Also, we hold events in Japan to send positive messages to the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 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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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
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Maha Malik
youngest of nine children," Maha says, "I learned to speak truth to power at the dinner table. My parents emphasized the development of perspectives, to listen and learn from other points of view. They wanted us to be... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?
and Street expectations I'll take the manager with his nose deep in a book any day." Akram Boutros, along with many others, argued for balance in our assessment of the importance of EI, pointing out that "both executive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
amount for which they are eligible decreases by $10,000 USD. See "Awards" section below for detailed explanation. Application deadline: April 25 at 12:00pm (noon) ET Apply to GO:AFRICA Demand for the program (i.e., the size of the... View Details
- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
from 2300W to 2900W. For the second group, the first four models were named sequentially—2300W to 2600W, but the last three models reflected a brand name change—MagiColor, MagiColor II, and MagiColor III. Based on the names alone, on a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
table below summarizes typical roles that new bosses play in each of the four major types of transition situations. Situation Typical Roles for the New Boss Startup Helping to get critically important resources quickly. Setting clear,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
what's going on in the semiconductor space, because it's not an easy space to understand, especially if you're a layperson. And I didn't realize how many choke points there are, and how critical this technology is for just about... View Details
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
the General Management Program at HBS. In advising global firms, Thomke has seen that in many cases, a company’s biggest obstacle to success doesn’t necessarily come from competitors, the economy, or other outside forces, but can actually... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration Bringing climate change down to earth (and actionable) means focusing on cities in which nearly all the salient issues intersect. Metropolitan areas are beginning to ramp up actions in the View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
research here , and Jeffrey’s other research here . More Info Loan types and the bank lending channel By: Victoria Ivashina , Luc Laeven & Enrique Moral-Benito MAR 2022 There are four main types of commercial credit: asset-based loans,... View Details
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Home Economics
In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of... View Details
Keywords: April White