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- 27 May 2022
- Blog Post
Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023
Military Academy (USMA) Why did you decide to pursue an MBA? I decided to pursue an MBA because I wanted to immerse myself in a challenging program that would further me personally and professionally. By taking a temporary step back from... View Details
- 16 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem
list. Lakkaraju and her colleagues found that the fair rankings significantly improved the chances of women being included among the top four candidates, and especially their opportunity to be ranked in the first slot. For example, for... View Details
- 23 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness
watching a live session,” Goldenberg says. However, the positive glow that comes even from a live online interaction doesn’t last. Four weeks later, survey results showed all of the effects disappeared for both groups, which View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
details four key Southern responses: cooperation, competition, low uptake levels, and program revision via supplementation. The Southern-led Alliance for Responsible Mining first cooperated with Fairtrade... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
research into this emerging field and its implications for executives. Sean Silverthorne: How did you get interested in studying multi- and two-sided platforms? Is this a new area of research? Andrei Hagiu: During my PhD program in... View Details
- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
always look at each other, awkwardly smile, and say “we met at HBS.” Confusion usually settles in as they gaze at Laura’s ring finger, and we quickly explain that we met six years ago while participating in the Summer Venture in Management View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
education program has modest effects, increasing demand for bank accounts only for those with low levels of education or financial literacy. In contrast, small subsidies greatly increase demand. A follow-up survey confirms these findings,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
middle America, and frankly all over the world, to attract talent and revitalize these towns by attracting remote workers back,” Choudhury says, pointing to similar programs in Kansas, Vermont, and West... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
of trying it, breaking it, and making it better. We’re about 10 years into that now. We’re working with this new material, which is called yulex, and now many other surf companies are using it. We’ve actually got it to the point where it... View Details
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
It's the rare manager who doesn't partake in quarterly or annual goal-setting exercises. And woe to those who don't make their goals SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely). But do these goals really work? Researchers from View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
join the conversation as Moss asks the class to consider possible solutions to these problems. “What does James Madison think?” he asks, reminding the class that this is 1787. This isn’t a question of what a student thinks, from her Skydeck vantage View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Dusty Register
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? Skillset and network diversification after having worked in a relatively narrow career field for the past four years. I was hungry for a new challenge,... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
product companies in India for a three-day executive retreat. Prior to the retreat, participants were surveyed to find out how often they engaged in four management practices: providing structured feedback, conducting performance reviews,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
spent four years in London as cohead of the firm's European operations before resigning in 1996 to found Compass Partners International, a privately held investment banking advisory and investment firm that manages a large European... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
States is an unusually competitive and cluttered market. It is tough to succeed without a clear and sustainable point of differentiation. While successful grocery retailers are expanding internationally, the odds are long. Both... View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
to automatically direct product to geographical points of demand. Q: Can you describe some of the enablers and drivers behind the growth of the IT consulting industry? How has globalization impacted this growth? A: The enablers and... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
help people achieve their own goals. It can’t be about the leader alone. And the more there are some specific demonstrations to point to, the more a leader awakens hope and ensures belief. Change requires a belief in possibility.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
management." Ginny Wiedower commented, "Without a corporate strategy to reach defined corporate goals, innovation will be misdirected and unguided." But D. R. Elliott pointed out that "innovations and inefficiencies... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
balancing my left and right brain. It probably also explains why my last four cars have been sporty SUVs. —Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Back to top “Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy” J&J was confronted with a major crisis in October... View Details
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
lose $1.4 billion in value under Quaker's stewardship in just four years? How did Triarc restore most of that value in less than three years? What did Triarc do with such apparently effortless grace that Quaker, with all its resources,... View Details