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- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
compliance. Similarly, AmberCo, a Mexican provider of catering services and food service solutions with around 380 employees, deployed a wide variety of communication... View Details
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
behaviors either were not reported or, if they were, not communicated up the line. Under these practices, top management’s claims that it was unaware of what was happening may be believable. But were there other, more obvious signs of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
important was in service to the community -- an outlook that was an integral part of her upbringing," Porter explains. Inspired to a large degree by her work as the founder of a program for disadvantaged... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Internet's Next Frontier
While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 07 Jul 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?
whether or not too much money is a good or bad thing... it depends upon what you do with the money." An equally strong set of voices doubted whether an economy could have too much productivity. Chris Walker summed up many of these views by commenting, "...... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that innovation by individual users and also open collaborative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students
Entrepreneurship Club, and the Women In Investing Club. After graduation she will be joining Amazon as a senior technical product manager in Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she completed her internship last summer. What do you remember... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
importantly, Clayton had a passion for helping others be their best selves that permeated every aspect of his life. His loss will be felt deeply by many in our community and his legacy will be long-lasting.” A gifted teacher across all of... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
classes (or on a bus in Lima during FIELD 2!) was my particular challenge – and I regret losing that casual social time with section-mates. But it was clear to me throughout that the HBS community wanted me to thrive and I always felt... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
"private-public entrepreneurs" who establish private businesses that sell to government agencies or sometimes to citizens directly. In Philadelphia, for example, Textizen enables citizens to communicate with city health and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Fundraising - Alumni
engage in fundraising. Class Ambassadors receive special communications and are encouraged to share highlights with their classmates. To get involved or learn more, contact Talia Hirsh . Our Commitment to You We recognize that your time... View Details
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
comfort, optimism, and joy to our communities and inspire hope, especially for children.” This may help explain why many people went to work for Disney and why the company’s CEO took a stand that favored the views of some employees at the... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
clarity about the organization's aspirations," Kaplan says. The leader may have a clear vision in his or her head but has not communicated it effectively throughout the organization. "When there is not a clearly articulated... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
which direction it should proceed, and what the future may bring. The Alumni Association Board of Directors The Alumni Association Board of Directors serves as an important link between alumni and the School. Comprising some 45 graduates, the board holds three formal... View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg; boards; alumni; planning; leadership; advice; Educational Services; Educational Services
- 30 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?
historic financial measures. In a book that I wrote with Earl Sasser and Len Schlesinger, The Service Profit Chain, we discussed the mounting evidence that customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty are far better predictors of future... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Lumumba B. Seegars : Recipient of the 2021 Doctoral Programs Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society. Monique Burns Thompson : Received the 2021 Greenhill Award for Outstanding Service to the HBS... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
300 shops. Earnings had grown from $100,000 pretax profits to $800,000 pre-tax profits. And in order to satisfy my dad, decided to have a public offering in 1968, which was quite successful. We were the third company to go public in the food View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
approximately 40 percent of Americans don’t drink at all. With so many flexi-drinkers crowding the bar these days, the stigma is starting to fade. “Not drinking has become a more visible choice since the pandemic,” says Royle, who previously worked in View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
performances of daughter, Heidi, a professional opera singer Recommended Reading Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman "Goleman shows that integrity, the ability to communicate and influence, self-motivation, empathy, and social... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Championing the HBS Fund
small Cambridge consulting firm before coming to HBS. Impressed by the Harvard Community Earning his MBA, he says, was “all I expected it to be and more.” His section experience was particularly meaningful. “I met people from all over the... View Details