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felt that the course content was highly relevant to their ongoing organizational strategy discussions, and that the teaching process of the online modules was extremely effective." - Nora Schoenthal, Center of Expertise Development (HRC),... View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
Xerox’s Anne Mulcahy and Ursula Burns, I have witnessed firsthand just how well they handle extremely stressful situations. For Damore to say women are more neurotic, anxious, and lack tolerance for stress implies that women cannot handle... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
business. "There has been a lot of fascinating and important literature on this topic," says Beshears, Harvard Business School assistant professor, "but for the most part, it doesn't get beyond anecdotal evidence." That's because it can be View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
view that the term "crowd" might be a bit extreme in describing effective management processes. For example, John Baxter suggests that "a group of knowledgeable 'veterans' ... in conjunction with others from the external... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
increasing focus and intensity. In many cases, they are well-informed, well-organized and extremely passionate about advancing their cause." HBS Working Knowledge asked Spar and LaMure to elaborate on their research.Churchwell: What... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 29 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
5 Leadership Lessons from the First Year at HBS
that was true to her strengths, extremely effective for her and her team and lead her to great success and admiration within her organization. An organization can sense authenticity and appreciates when a leader’s actions are consistent... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor
keep this in mind whether I was supporting a founder as she was making a first hire or having a difficult feedback conversation with a team that did not receive funding. Having been an operator, I was already keenly aware that building a successful startup is View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
directly with smelters, eliminating the need for a middleman. Think of it like eBay but for million-dollar shipments of raw minerals. Intermediaries have long played a key role in these deals because the market for metal concentrates—the raw materials that are refined... View Details
Keywords: Nicole Torres
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
industries or certain segments of the pharmaceutical business. But in many other industries - financial services, education, and health care, for instance - this analytical model is proving extremely helpful in understanding what is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
1973) (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) The Self-Made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value by John Sviokla (MBA 1983) and Mitch Cohen (Portfolio) Looking at self-made billionaires like Steve Jobs and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
institution. Both efforts are extremely exciting and highlight the potential power of adapting new (and existing) technologies in novel ways. The Future In every sphere, we are committed to ensuring the excellence, relevance, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
effectively required that McArthur, like Eisenhower, accomplish most of his work in private - one-on-one or in small groups - and that he pay extremely close attention to the personal needs of his faculty and staff. McArthur did this in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 03 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”
he observes. But there may be the practical issue of money. “Although startups don’t often offer as competitive a salary as established companies,” Rahil notes, “HBS has a Summer Fellows Program that provides funding to students founding companies or working at... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Sustaining a Successful Enterprise have been extremely helpful as I think about how to innovate in a more traditional field like education.” Bichara, who served as one of the social chairs for his section as well as the Student... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Turning Point: The Dark Season
I’m unemployed.” Yet every day I was leading a prayer conference call for hundreds of people from across the country. The feedback was that my words were extremely encouraging and helpful. So there’s a sense of envy in realizing God’s... View Details
Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Magician Turns HBS Upside Down
explained Thomke. “I invited Jason to class to help students understand how people at the top of their profession innovate in an extremely competitive environment.” It was a class that few of Thomke’s students will ever forget. Randal,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
Many products are sold for just one selling season. It’s extremely difficult to predict demand—sometimes demand actually increases as the price goes up due to perceived quality and popularity. These factors make selling fashion products... View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
staying in the United States,” she says. “Israel is home. I’m extremely attached to my home and language. But my options are much more limited there.” Discovering her “I” in the iLab In her second, Elective Curriculum, year, Noa expanded... View Details
- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
necessarily more extreme than at many other schools. Besides, students have access to all kinds of data when they are choosing colleges, so just how much weight would college-bound kids give to a well-publicized scandal like this one?... View Details
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
were extremely effective and also efficient in their use of taxpayer dollars, but most were not meant to be permanent. “Guarantees have proven to be a very cost-efficient government tool when it comes to small business credit” Currently,... View Details