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- 01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Download Mikitani profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Kobe, Japan 1972 Family moves to United States for two years 1988 Earns... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
"Better to be quiet and thought a fool than to talk and be known as one." The social virtues of silence are reinforced by our survival instincts. Many organizations... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
of economic development that lifts all boats isn’t quite happening—yet. The next wave of change that needs to take place in Chattanooga isn’t as straightforward as cleaning up the city’s air or developing... View Details
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Gallatin Hall | About
to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the Name Gallatin is one of seven buildings named for secretaries of the US Treasury at the suggestion of... View Details
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
The problem with using crises to reduce complacency and create urgency is that the tactic is a potential diamond sitting on a rock surrounded by quicksand and very nasty beasts. Any naiveté about the downside risks can cause disaster. Big... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
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Our Curriculum - Business History
best-known entrepreneurs, as well as some of the most infamous, and shows their roles in the major events of the last century, from Gandhi's struggle for Indian Independence to the nightmare of Nazi Germany. View Details
- 30 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Finding Pride
at Stanford, would evolve over time; its membership and public presence did, too. Today the PRIDE group is an association of 190 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students and partners. It serves as a View Details
- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
employment patterns, market share, business investment, and most prominently, stock market performance. Given Gates's achievements, it is interesting that he is throwing down a gauntlet to have global capitalism direct itself toward View Details
Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
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Demonstration Policy | About
masks or other face coverings to conceal their identity, other than for health reasons. Erect a tent or platform, attach signage to the exterior of HBS structures, or in other... View Details
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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
set of rollers, a pod, attached to the positive sheet, distributed a thinly spread viscous reagent that developed the negative and positive. Frederick J. Binda worked on the creation of the chemical pod that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Self in Any Situation By Sara Jane Ho (MBA 2012) Hachette Go Founder of a global etiquette school and star of her own Netflix series Sara Jane Ho teaches readers how to thrive socially in a variety of... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
management company. Since most of its employees are based at the clients’ locations, ITCleaning had to quickly find an effective way to coordinate its own safety standards with those of the clients. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
about 50-50, “which, as a social scientist, is of interest,” Norton says. But more interesting is when he asks people to flip the order of their routine: In other words, if you usually lead with your teeth,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
rates rose when enlistment became legal. From disfranchisement to distrust The results suggest racism blunted available manpower for the war at a critical time. They also imply the US government shortchanged itself by violating its own... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
brought us closer than ever before. “Te quiero también, apá.” Michael Brunman (he/him/his), Class of 2023 The summer after graduating high school, I was 18 and curious about my sexuality, I decided to give myself seven days of freedom. I... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
the musicians' creativity to flow? Carl Størmer: As in conversation, everything in jazz is about the interaction that takes place between the players. The legendary recordings of jazz are the result not only... View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
Then, over time, they come to take a broader view as they see the positive effects on work life, product quality, relationships with their constituencies, or their standing in the community. Q: Having a positive value system in View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Competition Make Us More Creative?
process and then understand how it works is very difficult, however. Gross showed some creativity in finding an innovative way to do just that. His study looked at graphic design competitions that take place... View Details
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
Influencing Human Behavior By: Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah Abstract—Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne