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01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

Image by John Ritter The path to a job in the C-suite isn’t what it used to be. For many years, companies could lean on financial expertise and industry connections when recruiting candidates, but HBS professors Raffaella Sadun and Joseph Fuller say that so much has... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

30 Nov 2016
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Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

gender and diversity issues, and teaching styles and techniques. Planning for the Center began in earnest under former HBS Dean Kim Clark and received generous support from HBS alumni. It continues to View Details

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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni

Careers Resources for New Alumni Careers Resources for New Alumni Career & Professional Development (CPD) continues to offer a breadth of support for your career development as... View Details

29 Sep 2015
First Look

September 29, 2015

Julia Lee, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats Abstract—It may be possible to offer people a new understanding of their best-self concepts, leading to positive personal and social change. We developed theory about how best-self... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

strategy a continual process; and mobilize leadership for change.) In the following excerpt they tell how Mobil NAM&R applied the last of those principles—mobilizing leadership for change— in transforming the company from "an... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

skills. If you are a woman who has succeeded in moving up in your organization, be aware that others will look to you as an example of what is possible for them, and encourage your male peers to join you in developing junior women to... View Details

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

data-id=_/zZ6VRPNDTAxacsGEZU2M][/div] Perhaps most striking: As researchers compared the time when people started sending emails and attending meetings each day and when they ended, they saw that the average workday lasted 8.2 percent longer, an extra 48.5 minutes.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Team - Entrepreneurship

that culminates with a capstone event for students who have worked to develop new ventures while at HBS. All participants present live to top investors and entrepreneurs and receive invaluable feedback at each round of the Competition.... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

Europe.1 However, most developing countries continued to exercise tight controls over capital movements. Even most developed countries retained some exchange controls. It was... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

message that adaptation and change were necessary if they were to continue to exist. Challenges to the conventional wisdom can be upsetting to individuals and organizations alike, and for that reason are often suppressed or discouraged.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

we now see an industry back on its heels, massively disrupted by an external force so unprecedented it is almost unfathomable. The severity of this business interruption will continue to endure and be further complicated by the mandate of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Academics - Health Care

of the lifecycle. Course Catalog Listing Transforming Health Care Delivery: Field Course This course is appropriate for students interested in understanding the fundamental improvement challenges facing the health care sector and View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

presidential victory. The Innovator develops a solution to address the grievances. That means anticipating roadblocks and coming up with alternative paths, as well as justifying those alternatives in appealing ways to engage individuals,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Donor Societies - Alumni

Giving Donor Societies Giving Donor Societies Leadership Giving Recognizing donor generosity and foresight Our donor societies celebrate the commitment of alumni and friends to ensuring the School's continued excellence. Members enjoy... View Details

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

are so many salespeople so terrible at managing? It’s because even after they put on their manager hats, they continue to suffer from the “super salesperson syndrome,” unable to disconnect from the thrill of selling. They hover over their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Aug 2019
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How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

does one lead at your company? How do you give feedback? How do you establish an inclusive culture, develop employees, and create a great place to work? Your job is to answer these questions and provide managers the support and tools... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

12 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 12

lower levels of bank distress, or were operating in less capital intensive industries, the negative effects were mitigated in aggregate. Although Depression era bank distress did stifle innovation, our results also help to explain why technological View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2021
Blog Post

How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

development rotational program. My time at Cardinal Health exposed me to the health care world and gave me the chance to work functionally in Corporate Finance and Corporate Strategy. The rotational program was a great fit, as I moved... View Details

March 2019 (Revised May 2019)
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Fetchr: A New Way of Last Mile Delivery

By: V.G. Narayanan and Eren Kuzucu

By mid-2016, five years of aggressive growth had transformed Fetchr from a small logistics startup to a 1,000-employee, full-fledged last-mile delivery company operating across four countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Already beneficiaries of the... View Details

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