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07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

On the face of it, social marketing is a cinch. Here's one scenario. You as a marketer want people who are living in poverty to take better care of their health. So, given your profession, what do you do? You can persuade them—through public View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2022

home-made steak dinner. As nervous as I was about searing the meat just right, I was far more fascinated by Weston’s tales of service and dreams for the future. Here was a man of charisma View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

WHERE HUMAN EXPERTISE IS INDISPENSABLE ..." The emergence of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, will soon be integrated into various tools employed by knowledge workers, automating numerous routine tasks like note-taking, document summarization, View Details

09 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 9

PublicationsWhat to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential Author:Robert Steven Kaplan Publication:Harvard Business Publishing,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

Working PapersTruth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor Authors:Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

positive effects are being most keenly felt in the organizations we cite in our article—the Army, Chrysler Group, and Canadian Blood Services since they are the earliest adopters. As the concept of the OSM... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

makes several assumptions: jobs in manufacturing are somehow superior to those in other sectors; jobs in the service sector are somehow less essential to an economic recovery (in spite of the fact that such jobs make up more than 80... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

I’d have been as strong of a person entering the workforce as I was. —Annette Friskopp (MBA 1990), coauthor of Straight Jobs, Gay Lives: Gay and Lesbian Professionals, the Harvard Business School, View Details

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

18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

unlocking the data used in the analysis. Among other services, the consulting company advises clients on how to make better hires by tracking personality traits and skills revealed during the hiring process.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

the Boston and Delhi offices of McKinsey & Company, where he co-led the Global Software & Services practice. As a global thought leader who has been featured in many prominent news outlets, he has introduced... View Details

18 May 2023
News

India's New Money Managers

When Priti Rathi Gupta (OPM 49, 2017) was 16 years old, her father handed her his investment portfolio and asked her what she could make of it. She was befuddled. "He realized that, although I had schooling in what we call commerce, I... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

energy and environmental issues and led him to launch a think tank focused on how to shift energy investment to bring about more energy efficiency. Eager to put his analysis into practice, Sant View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

12 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 12

Anand Piramal and his team sought to "democratize healthcare" in India through the development of a new service delivery model. If Henry Ford could build and deliver... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

accent and direct, engaging manner, he comes across immediately as the kind of person who is accustomed both to doing things right and to doing the right thing. Over a late... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

31 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Transitioning From the Military to Business School

how much I was learning and if I was developing into the person I want to be after two years at HBS. It was simple yet transformative advice. And though I still have to work at... View Details

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

reduction to less than full-time, termination, change in employment location to outside of Africa, or change in employer. Application Process for Joiners To be considered for the GO Fellowship, you must complete and submit the online... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20 1920 s 19 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal View Details

23 May 2019
News

Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

transformative—both personally and intellectually—and recognizes the power of her time at HBS, the case method, and the extensive network of friends who remain so important to... View Details