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- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
age who were also exploring. I found a well-known gay dating website, where in the first time in my life I spoke with multiple guys my age and felt relieved to know that I am not alone. On the last day of my “seven days of freedom” I was invited by one of my View Details
- 13 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?
Relative employment rises by an average of 13 percent. Lerner surmises that public companies may have more “fat” to cut after the buyout, while private companies may be more cash-strapped to begin with, and so the infusion of cash allows... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
with a napping cat affixed to her side and an iced coffee sweating in one hand. On the other, she is counting out the projects that are currently occupying her time and headspace, all endeavors that she’ll launch from this new home base:... View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
Government Intervention Labor Global Events Influence: High 1900 s 19 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade Cities expand Population grows from 76 to 92 million Rural Free Delivery routes added Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks... View Details
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
This sad scenario plays out at many firms: Top-performing salespeople get promoted to become sales managers, but don’t actually know how to manage. The result is a disaster—productivity takes a dive, disgruntled salespeople start heading for the door, and the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
research in his industry Arjun Bhandegaonkar Film studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing an MBA or other graduate program. I majored in engineering and minored in economics as an undergraduate, but the content of Business Analytics and... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
strategic advice for potential disrupters, both entrepreneurs and angels. As new investors begin to evaluate business plans, he said, they should rely on certain litmus tests. One is that the right strategy... View Details
- 03 May 2023
- Blog Post
Five Ways to Build Community at HBS
joy and made me feel more confident that HBS would have a community for me. 2. Reach Out to New Friends Before START (Orientation) Week There’s nothing wrong with waiting until you arrive on campus before starting to meet View Details
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail
discussions. The small teams provided safe spaces to test new ideas and learn about the case topic from a new perspective. In these teams, each of us was encouraged to lead the discussion, which was a View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap—the missing theoretical mechanism by which organizations break free of old routines and discover new ones. We propose that the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment
When evaluating whether to invest in a new idea, senior executives often rely on experts. But these advisers often favor ideas that are easy to execute over tough-to-pull-off but potentially groundbreaking plans. The risk for companies:... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4
the platform can resolve these problems and create value by limiting the number of applications available. By limiting choice, the platform may create new equilibria (including the allocation that maximizes users' utility); eliminate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11
Rockman, Sven Beckert, and David Waldstreicher. University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming Abstract The traditional story of modern management begins in the factories of England and New England, extending... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
historically, only government-subsidized products have achieved widespread adoption. A recent contractual innovation, which links insurance payouts to realized weather rather than farmer indemnity, has spurred substantial research in the past decade. This review View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016
the optimal rule. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50545 Who Should Select New Employees, the Head Office or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain By: Deller,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS
of helping to influence others, to create impact, but also to some extent hopefully to be taken seriously in the workplace and things like that. So those are the three primary drivers for wanting to pursue an MBA in general. And I applied to several schools, got some... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Made in Italy
HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details
Keywords: April White