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Black Business Leaders Series (HBS Cold Call podcasts) The Road to Zero Wealth (Prosperity Now report, pdf) Racial Progress is Real, But So Is Racist Progress ( New York Times , January 21, 2017) Fighting... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim

car, which then necessitated car insurance. As people progressed along the track toward adulthood—starting a family, buying a home, and so on—they would level up their coverage. “But that cookie-cutter game of life doesn’t exist anymore,”... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

16 Jun 2023
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On the Move: Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016)

the United States, this role has a Global remit. We are truly a global organization. We utilize a season format and fighters are able to progress through the regular season, playoffs, and ultimately win the championship for their... View Details

Keywords: marketing; career changes; mixed martial arts; sports; MENA; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

31 Aug 2020
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Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

number of readers put forward well-tempered comments questioning research on whether diversity and inclusion enhance organization performance. The implication is that this may account in some part for the slow pace of progress on this... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

benefits of performance-based pricing. The problem is that the savings from the software utilization might take months to determine, thus delaying payment to the software vendor. Most startups can't wait for cash flow. A possible solution in some cases would be View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

04 Feb 2022
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Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Nov 2007
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What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

innovation (that) may be limiting our ability to make meaningful progress in everything from technology to organizations to education—even society itself." The implication here is that the Internet has the potential to encourage the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines to ensure you’re progressing through the course in step with your peers and taking full advantage of every networking and social learning opportunity. This isn’t your typical... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation + Change Initiative is a rigorous co-curricular program for change-makers committed to addressing pressing social problems in new and creative ways. The Fellowship selects and supports students – known as Cheng Fellows –... View Details

15 Dec 2003
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Women Leaders and Organizational Change

certain subset of men—white, middle class professionals—or consider how this might not only limit who progresses but also constrain our very sense of what organizations are and what they can accomplish. This aspect of the "white male... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Judging Success - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

students demonstrate appropriate progress in the substantive discovery and learning envisioned for the class session? In terms of process, was there a healthy balance between instructor guidance and student initiative? These and other... View Details

08 Mar 2022
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Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

with protagonists’ consent, data on race and ethnicity. So far, we know that just under 30 percent of cases used in first-year MBA instruction feature a protagonist of color. There is more work to do, but by investing in data collection, analysis, and reporting, we can... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

22 Oct 2021
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Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

time, employees must be trained to regularly communicate their progress to keep managers in the loop. 3. Support work-life wellbeing One of the unexpected outcomes of the pandemic has been a newfound appreciation for people’s humanity,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Capstone The CLIMB Activities and Capstone Project takes place throughout the CLIMB Program. You’ll work on tasks that allow you to collaborate with your peers and apply what you are learning in your courses as you progress through the... View Details

10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Accessed August 10, 2023. https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/. “FACT SHEET: Biden- Harris Administration Announces New Standards and Major Progress for a Made-in-America National Network... View Details

31 May 2004
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How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

number of instances in which leader behaviors could have affected employees' feelings of autonomy in the work. For example, people whose team leaders are always hovering around to closely monitor their progress are more likely to feel... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2016
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Strategy Beyond Markets

By: John de Figueiredo, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Rick Vanden Bergh

Strategy beyond markets has been an active area of research inquiry since the early 1990s. Since its inception, the scholarship emanating from this research stream has grown substantially in quantity, quality, and breadth. Likewise, firms across the world have... View Details

Keywords: Strategy

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Negotiating - Alumni

than money! Evaluate all aspects of an offer and prioritize those that are most important to you. These include: Organizational culture and values Paid vacation time Maternity/paternity leave Growth opportunities Career progression... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

since the Middle Ages by the rise and ongoing progress of modern science. The development of the germ theory of disease in the nineteenth century, for example, and of the science of genetics in the twentieth, have gone into the formation... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

04 Oct 2021
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How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

proposition included Fernando De LaTorre, who commented, “I found (it) hard to work for trust as a goal. I think you work and live your values, and trust will stay in the culture.” Alan Arnett said that “trust comes when you learn to make View Details