Colleges - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2019
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Talent@Tencent

Late in 2016, two senior human resources (HR) executives at Tencent Holdings (Tencent), China’s leading Internet services firm, are assessing the effectiveness of the company’s talent management practices in responding to Tencent’s sustained hypergrowth. Over the... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Employees; Retention; Entrepreneurship; Employee Relationship Management; Web Services Industry; China

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Giving - Alumni

crediting and use, please email us about your gift recommendation for HBS . Legal Name : President and Fellows of Harvard College Federal Tax ID Number : 04–2103580 Address : President and Fellows of Harvard College, 124 Mt. Auburn St.,... View Details

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Help - Alumni

can’t find my undergraduate college when I update my profile. How can I add it to the list? Edit your non-Harvard degree(s) on the Education sub-tab of the Personal tab in your Alumni Profile . If your undergraduate View Details

ShotSpotter

SST offered a subscription-based gunfire detection service, ShotSpotter Flex, to cities across the United States, and a few abroad. Over its 20-year history, SST had mostly honed a reliable business to government sales model, and the company had been focused on... View Details

24 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

workforce, since an ever-growing proportion of college and graduate school enrollees are women, he adds. This planning is even more necessary with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fuller cautions. As computers automate more... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

Stephen A. Greyser

Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management. A... View Details

Keywords: sports

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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

argument against busyness as the default mode. Also, cracking the productivity code, parsing AI's potential, and better work-life balance. David Deming on workforce shifts and the future of college 26 FEB 2025 | Managing the Future of... View Details

26 Apr 2011
Working Paper Summaries

The Contingent Effect of Absorptive Capacity: An Open Innovation Analysis

Keywords: by Andrew A. King & Karim R. Lakhani

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

Walton. His flair was creating a lot of what Newport had precious little of, excitement. Walton was repeating his high school and college experiences, becoming the most popular man around. And there was what cannot have been the... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail

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South Asia - Global

Director, before which she worked for more than a decade with ANZ Grindlays Bank PLC. Anjali holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, a bachelor's degree (Eng. Hons) from Loreto College and is an alumnus of HBS... View Details

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Introduction – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

and Relay Assembly Test Room Enter Elton Mayo Human Relations and Harvard Business School Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits |... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

Workplace Segregation Between College and Non-college Workers By: Francis Dillon, Edward L. Glaeser and William Kerr May 2025 | Article | AEA Papers and Proceedings We measure the level and growth of education segregation in American... View Details

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Economics of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Designed for Harvard College sophomores.

Course Description: Why do so many individuals choose to pursue entrepreneurship despite substantial risks? How do these entrepreneurs raise money to finance their ventures? And what is the impact of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurship And Strategy; Venture Capital

October 2023 (Revised February 2024)
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Bizongo and e-B2B in India

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Radhika Kak

Bizongo, an Indian e-B2B platform was co-founded by three college graduates in 2015 with the goal of creating the "Alibaba of India" when the B2B e-commerce landscape was practically non-existent. The founders saw a significant opportunity in connecting mid-sized... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; E-commerce; Business Strategy; India

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Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral

the online application system. Current GMAT or GRE scores TOEFL or IELTS scores (non-native English speakers who did not receive an undergraduate degree from a university of college where the primary language of instruction is English)... View Details

22 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

income, and Sen. Bernie Sanders has pushed for eliminating undergraduate tuition and fees at public colleges and universities. Di Maggio is careful to note that his team did not study the costs of any debt-relief proposal. But it’s clear... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

writing a column. You know - we as college professors, we do our work and we put it out into the world and we bless it. And we don't know. Sometimes Oprah Winfrey is reading it. You-- and - and, so Oprah called. This is Oprah Winfrey. And... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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About - Case Method Project

preference for the case method over traditional teaching approaches and textbook readings. Teachers also discovered that the case method, when combined with the proper scaffolding, can make material written for a college audience... View Details

06 Jun 2024
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How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Administration at Harvard Business School. Those who arrived between the ages of 14 and 17 fared better than their 18- to 21-year-old counterparts in education, language fluency, careers, and economic well-being over the following decades, with the younger group... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Paul W. Marshall

MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details

Keywords: aerospace; banking; brokerage; computer; consulting; defense; management consulting; manufacturing; metals; professional services; retail financial services; retailing; steel

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