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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
founding Pactual. Over the years, Jakurski has learned that successful investing in Brazil requires intimate knowledge of the country. The two most prominent kinds of outside investors, he observes, are "offshore portfolio managers, most... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 20 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture
with the Career and Professional Development office to offer an alumni career panel for MBAs. Five alumni came to campus to share their insights about opportunities in the field. Thirty-five students turned out for learning and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Honors Four Alumni
the award winners shared advice and reflections during a discussion, moderated by Sahlman, as well as during a subsequent Q&A session with the students that concluded the program. After Dean Jay Light introduced the honorees and presented... View Details
- 08 May 2025
- Blog Post
Startup Roots and Engineering Ambitions: Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022)
professors, listen to classmates with expertise in so many different industries share perspectives, and then apply that knowledge directly to test my hypothesis. I was given the resources to learn, the space... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
challenges them to accept responsibility for their own education and gives them first-hand appreciation of the application of knowledge and skills to practice." Nevertheless, Kathryn Aiken points out that "... studying other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
and 2010, America’s share of college-educated migrants within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development nations fell from about 50 percent to 40 percent. Our recent research captures business leaders’ rising anxiety about... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
academics—most notably Rita Gunther McGrath of Columbia University (a certified zombie killer if ever one existed)—suggests six keys to success: Predetermine criteria. Shutting a project down can be very emotional. Setting and sharing a... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
Every now and again we have some really big news to share with prospective students. This week’s announcement about the new MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences joint degree was no exception. In a previous post we outlined some of the program... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
not." As Joshua Doherty puts it, online programs "offer convenience, but not unique knowledge or opportunities to network." Isn't 'adapting to change' almost a synonym for learning? —Jed Bullard Second, distance learning... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
suggest that in many commonly regulated markets in which firms share similar cost structures, firms are likely to experience incentives to ratchet down and delay the introduction of innovative products. The study highlights the importance... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
has fallen behind in the competition for a share of the "commons." Peter Sebregondi commented that "companies aim to have the least possible ownership of the capital or assets involved in the value chain," but points... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
who has raised $12 million for DZD, attributes the very existence of the company to the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem and is happy to share his experience with other founders. “When we started the company, we asked ourselves whether... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
are derived from a study of 238 knowledge workers in seven companies across three industries. For an average of about four months, participants were asked to complete a confidential daily diary form asking them to assess their... View Details
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How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters - Recruiting
students. Be honest about salary levels/grades, and timelines for interviews and decision making It may feel like you’re sharing a secret by talking honestly about salary, and you may worry about scaring away candidates if your interview... View Details
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
billions of dollars invested in biotech in recent decades, most biotech companies do not turn a profit. He suggests that the industry needs a new "anatomy," one that can better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase collaborative problem-solving and... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
how to innovate if they are going to maintain their edge, or maintain their existence at all. Six Harvard Business School faculty share insights on the best ways to develop creative workers. Can An Alarm Clock Be Innovative? HBS Cases:... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- Profile
Debora Lehrer
sponsorship deals, I want to make a positive, lasting impact on the properties and brands I work with. More importantly, I am excited about one day taking the skills, knowledge and contacts I have acquired from HBS and my later career and... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
a joint venture and make sure that you can't buy those services or that knowledge through an arms-length contract that doesn't require sharing ownership. Most of what managers want from joint ventures is... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 28 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Novo Nordisk
knowledge center connecting Danish universities with local businesses. There, we learned that the first partnerships in the region for sharing waste and energy were opportunistic business deals. Anchor... View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne conducted an email interview with Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria about their new book, Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices.Silverthorne: How did the concept of the four-drive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne