Learning Curve - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

global and a series of regional B Climate Collectives designed to support businesses to share what they are learning on topics such as how to move to a regenerative business model. How might you explore ways to reimagine your business... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Letters to the Editor

independent, and our heritage isÂ Ottoman.” The Turkish culture is one in which all Turkish citizens are proud. To label them Middle Eastern often agitates them quickly. Thus, I gently bring this fact to your attention. George D. Rountree (PHSM 5, 1976) Istanbul,... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2004
News

High Brow

select retailers. Of T&H’s prospects, Cartwright observed, “We know there’s a big learning curve among consumers. But that means more of an opportunity, too.” View Details

Keywords: men's grooming; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

Portrait Project

Kathleen Schlaff

You never ever know what is around the corner. No matter how well planned I thought my life was, it really threw me a few curve balls this year. When my aunt called me last summer to tell me that my father, who I adore, had unexpectedly... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

C.D. Spangler's School of Thought

wisdom gathered over the years. The earlier you start making decisions, the better. There's a learning curve involved: Making your bad decisions when you're young gives you time to outlive them. When you're... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Oct 2014
News

The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)

if you are in control of the information you share.” What have been the best and most challenging parts of launching your company? “The most challenging and best parts are the same—building a company is hard, so the learning View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

Web

The Experience | Information Technology

The Experience A seamless experience for highly engaged online learning Designed to recreate the look and feel of Harvard Business School’s world-renowned instructional spaces, HBS Live Online Classrooms feature 96 high-definition screens... View Details

Profile

Katy Lankester

should look like. I have the analytical firepower and quick learning curve to make a contribution; HBS solidified that foundation and gave me a toolkit that I can use to continuously grow throughout my... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

10 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

Continuous Learning is Key van Poecke had spent some time at a software business before co-founding Key ESG, but there remains a learning curve for both co-founders as they... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader

In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of the their book, Dan Ciampa and HBS Professor Michael D. Watkins describe some of the common traps into which new leaders can fall. Falling Behind The Learning Curve Not... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins

01 Mar 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Disaster Master

three “musts” for any well-managed company. In terms of reactive activities, once a disaster has occurred you need the right people to support you from the legal, communication, and process recovery perspectives, because you don’t want to go through that View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage - Course Catalog

advantage or disadvantage? Why exactly does it matter to ‘be different’ and what does that imply? Is competitive advantage that is rooted in economies of scale or in the learning curve sustainable? While the... View Details

25 Jul 2013
News

An Engine of Education Innovation

Related Links 5 Bright Ideas Charter Revolution Redux Lesson Plans Minding the Gap Learning Curve Building Great Schools around Great Teachers So when Leschly returned to HBS to teach entrepreneurship, he... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

Steven C. Watson

schools — were having limited success,” he explains. “My take is that with the huge bureaucracies in public education and the teachers' unions, reform needs to happen from the inside out. To make a difference, I knew I had to start my View Details

Portrait Project

Jessica Gelman

industry, making my personal goal so public felt like a big statement. However, over my life, I have learned that the only way to have an impact and fulfill dreams is to be fearless and go big. Writing this essay helped solidify my goals... View Details

23 Jul 2013
News

Building Great Schools around Great Teachers

on the rest of your life," said Klemmer. Related Links 5 Bright Ideas Charter Revolution Redux Lesson Plans Minding the Gap Learning Curve Yet the success he had observed at the charter school convinced him... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2000
News

Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet

Dwight Crane. "There is a learning curve in conducting business over the Internet. After people break through a few initial barriers and see the power of the medium, there is no telling what will happen."... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

24 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Journey to my Summer Internship

invigorated by the steep learning curve that it represented. My hiring manager at Danaher also shared with me the internal process for defining internships and criteria of a successful internship. I... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

08 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke