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28 Nov 2018
HBS Case

On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website

and continue to build on your learning.” Just as important, the response had to be relevant to that customer. If a consumer searched for “sneakers,” the site should not only provide a list of sneaker-like shoes, but at the top of the list... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

as "transparency," are in vogue these days. Perhaps we should add "self-fulfilling prophecies" to the list. They have become particularly relevant as comparisons of the current economic situation to the Great... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

determine the platforms' ability to create viable ecosystems by getting the relevant sides on board, generating interactions among them, and extracting profits. Vertical scope has to do with the decision of whether or not to integrate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

05 Jul 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

those we hope will lead at all levels of organizations? Menkes claims that executive intelligence, as opposed to knowledge (which is more a matter of experience), can be developed through repeated solving of new, unfamiliar problems using information, both View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

that they can leverage both countries symbiotically. Second, conduct a series of experiments. An entrepreneur has to make many decisions: how much money to sink in, whether to partner, how to work with relevant government or regulatory... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

shouldn’t make salespeople sales managers, but I don’t think that’s good advice,” Cespedes says. “Sales managers determine how much money salespeople make and how well they eat. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to develop the relevant... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

focuses on those issues and tools of greatest relevance to the managers being trained. For example, managers of a firm like Microsoft need to know how to preserve the patentability of inventions, how to avoid infringing on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

20 Mar 2012
Working Paper Summaries

The Stock Selection and Performance of Buy-Side Analysts

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy, George Serafeim, Devin Shanthikumar & Gui Yang; Financial Services

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Analytics course helped to demystify statistics for me, rendering the subject matter approachable and appealing. The fabulous visualizations and graphics, combined with relevant and interesting case studies, brought the concepts to life... View Details

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

Alumnae Circles to a new region requires strong, motivated volunteer leaders and enough alumnae interested in joining. If you are interested in learning more, please email circles@hbs.edu . Tip: Keep your Alumni Profile updated with your current email and mailing... View Details

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

moralist) who wrote Wealth of Nations in 1776 is a potent example.” Crispin Batten also put forward the notion that the relationship has been adequately explored, citing the work of Max Weber. He also introduced the notion that it is just as View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Our Curriculum - Business History

Managerial Capitalism Taught by Tom Nicholas This second-year elective course explores the historical development of the most important economic actors and institutions—entrepreneurs, corporations, labor unions, and financial markets, as well as View Details

January 2023 (Revised April 2024)
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First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)

By: Ranjay Gulati, Akhil Iyer and Joel Malkin

Over a history of more than 240 years, the United States Marine Corps has forged a distinct culture and institutional identity centered on its “warrior ethos.” In the wars of American history, Marines fought with uncommon valor, rising to international prominence for... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Government Administration; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; United States

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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

engagement, and payment reform. For each of these approaches, the course emphasizes the importance of identifying improvement targets, implementing relevant changes, and measuring their effects on performance. Executive Education Managing... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

connects with prospective candidates by posting internship opportunities in 12twenty, hosting an informational session in January, and networking with relevant student groups like the social impact clubs and the Venture Capital and... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

other research here . More Info The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market By: Marco Di Maggio , Francesco Franzoni & Amir Kermani NOV 2019 How does the network of relationships between brokers and... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

will contribute to your career development. EXECUTIVE BRIEF (6-8 pages) that includes the following information about your venture: Management Team Provide team information, including relevant work experience/skills and education.... View Details