Intensive - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Oct 2014
News

The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)

in intensive care for four months and rehab for another six. I’m fully recovered now, but it was lonely and eye-opening; I realized I’m going to die someday, and decided to start a company to cure loneliness, which became Reveal.” Why do... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

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Orkun Kilic

I want better people skills: how to negotiate; how to listen; how to build constructive relationships." A education in intensity "The case method is really intense," says Orkun. "Every eighty minutes is like a small... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Faculty Books

How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth (MBA 2010), and Karen Dillon (HarperBusiness) At a time of intense personal reflection, Christensen, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, began... View Details

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

06 Jun 2012
News

Fellowship Funder

School to help provide financial aid to a broad range of talented students who otherwise would be unable to attend HBS. “Commitment to meritocracy is one of our core values as a nation,” explains Mencoff. “Especially in this intensively... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

29 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014

Silvia Bellezza, Francesca Gino, and Anat Keinan shows there may be prestige advantages when you stand out rather than fit in. The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations Senior Lecturer Andy Wasynczuk, a former negotiator for the New England Patriots, explores the... View Details

28 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

definitely growing more intense as companies and government agencies strive to become truly "global" players. While much of the past growth and business success might have been based on national and regional success, they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

31 Jan 2018
Blog Post

Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”

with tight margins: pet food, baby food, and beverages. But with great responsibility came great support. “We got a couple weeks of intensive training, plus ongoing training” over the next eighteen months, Tiffany says. Further, she was... View Details

Keywords: Technology

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Leaving an Unhappy Job: How to Look Before You Leap

largely confined to your "off hours" when you are not working. But do the math. When you include your commute, your personal and/or family obligations, and other commitments, do you really have any energy left for a project as View Details

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Folafolu Folowosele

A self-proclaimed “global citizen,” Fola Folowosele found the transition from Nigeria to Williams College full of surprises. “It was my first intense winter,” Fola says. “You think you’re prepared, but then you experience it. I’d run from... View Details

01 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Reflections on the Peek Weekend Family Business Cohort

three-day program, the intensity of the schedule allowed me to forge genuine friendships with individuals whose interests and aspirations align with mine. To this date, I have kept in touch with members from the Peek network, and I’m sure... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Books: Judo Strategy

belts in putting judo strategy to work. They also suggest why this approach can sometimes fail. Managers reading this book will gain insights that will help them develop their own judo strategies, and sharpen their defenses against judo attacks. “Judo strategy is not... View Details

Keywords: Microsoft; Netscape; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

30 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 30, 2008

contracting intensity in privately governed organizations, whereas we expect no such association for publicly governed organizations. We analyze data from California hospitals to determine differences in these roles across ownership... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Triston Francis

says. “I always ask myself if the way I spend my time enhances my leadership prospects. It’s hard to argue that a place like HBS doesn’t do that.” As an example, Triston offers the SIP (Short Intensive Program), ”The Life and Role of the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Consulting

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Business at the Base of the Pyramid - Course Catalog

generating commercial returns equal to or greater than conventional businesses. This success has drawn the attention of large multinational corporations, looking at the base of the pyramid for the growth that has become ever more challenging in their saturated, View Details

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

Patriots, explores the sometimes intense role that emotions can play in negotiations and when passion is a positive at the table. Send The Right Message before Talks Begin Handshaking Promotes Cooperative Dealmaking Handshakes before... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Luc Sirois

Windsor/Detroit. “We’ve touched a nerve, and what we’ve unfolded so powerfully in Canada has been replicated just as strongly in other countries,” says Sirois. “The reaction is intense and immediate.” The 45-year-old’s cofounding of... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology; Nonprofit / Government

11 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Leadership and Diversity at HBS

intense class, so on some of the harder questions posed by the professor, you could usually hear a pen drop as people mentally prepared their answers. On this day though, everyone could be seen nearly falling out of their chairs in... View Details

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

operations and supply chain will not only better enable them to manage future pandemics, but also some of the disruptions that climate change is bringing like more intensive storms, droughts, and flooding. I also hope that this pandemic... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

The first is: Are these transitory feelings that may fade in intensity with progress in the war on terrorism? Let's assume instead that what we may experience is an intensification of trends in personal lifestyles already noticeable prior... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens

contained in plastic trays, but the company is searching for alternative carriers to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. Given the high energy intensity to light and heat greenhouses, the most significant determinant of their... View Details

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