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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

effectiveness. Alexandra obtained her MS, MPhil, and PhD in Psychology from Yale University in 2011 and extended her research training as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Management. As a doctoral student, Alexandra has been View Details

07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

involving the Family Dollar chain, a court awarded $35 million to 1,425 employees who missed out on overtime pay due to “fabricated job titles,” the study notes. While many employees had titles like “store manager,” they were actually... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Business, Government & the International Economy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE) Business,... View Details

25 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

those organizations dedicated to creating local business opportunities access to MBA skills.” HBS previously launched the RISE Fellowship for financial aid, which awards $10,000 to up to 10 MBA students in each class who have demonstrated... View Details

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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

in its 30th year, the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition has brought together students and researchers from across MIT and Greater Boston to launch their talent, ideas, and technology into leading companies. More than $300K in non-dilutive funding is View Details

09 Apr 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

changed how those loan officers perceived reality. The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator Money isn’t always the most powerful work motivator. In this field experiment participants were willing to pay money to be ranked higher. Why? How to Demotivate Your Best Employees... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1971 Born, Hong Kong 1986 Enrolls in Milton Academy as boarding student 1993 Earns AB, Economics, Harvard College 1993 Joins McKinsey & Co., Business Analyst 1997 Earns MBA, Baker... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

June 2013
Case

Olympic Rent-A-Car U.S.: Customer Loyalty Battles

By: John Deighton and James T. Kindley

The marketing and operations managers for Olympic Rent-A-Car meet to decide how to respond to changes in the loyalty rewards program at the market-leading competitor. The competitor's program gives awards based on dollars spent instead of days rented and eliminates... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Auto Industry; Service Industry

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New Venture Competition | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Foundation, Echoing Green, Invested Development, and The Bridgespan Group. In-kind Awards Fast-tracking and in-kind awards for winners and runners-up, in addition to financial View Details

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

accolade, the Distinguished Service Award, in 1993. He held honorary degrees from Babson College and the University of Montreal. The Academy of Management’s Business Policy and Planning Division bestowed on him its first Outstanding Educator View Details

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

for repeat participants Yes Some Certificate awarded upon completion of program Yes Some Invitation to a global professional network, including the HBS Online Connext conference, HBS faculty events, and HBS Online Community Yes No... View Details

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

range of career choices: Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship: Grants awards of approximately $10,000 to 7 to 10 first-year MBA students who have exhibited leadership and an extraordinary commitment to working in the not-for-profit sector. HBS... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care

we can achieve that, it will establish a new standard of care in parts of the world where hospital systems can’t support their populations.” Status Update: A winner of the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge 2016 and a crowd favorite View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; surgery; Ukraine; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

December 2015
Case

Negotiating the Path of Abraham, 2015 Progress and Challenges

By: James K. Sebenius

The Abraham Path board reviews the last five years and seeks to frame and act on its major strategic, negotiating, and operational challenges going forward. The Abraham Path Initiative seeks to revitalize a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path... View Details

June 2013 (Revised November 2016)
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Goldfinger: Charles W. Engelhard Jr. and Apartheid-era South Africa

By: Geoffrey Jones and Elliot R. Benton

This case considers the strategies of Charles W. Engelhard, an American mining magnate who made large investments in apartheid-era South Africa. Engelhard was widely believed to have been the model for the James Bond villan Auric Goldfinger. During the 1950s and 1960s... View Details

Keywords: Political Economy; Business History; FDI; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; South Africa; Mining; Ethics; Globalization; Government and Politics; History; Mining Industry; Africa; South Africa

August 1999 (Revised September 1999)
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Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A)

By: James K. Sebenius

Recounts two complex negotiations in which Netscape and Microsoft compete to win a browser contract with AOL--then later with KPMG. After reviewing the web and browser sectors, this case recounts AOL's dramatic negotiations with Netscape and with Microsoft over which... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Deal; Web; Web Services Industry