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- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
the capacity to work in teams, the capacity to deal with people unfamiliar to you, spontaneous, written and oral communication. Are those teachable, do you think? And do we put enough emphasis—in everything... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
capacity of our students. First, we wanted to improve their leadership skills. So Module One of FIELD focuses on leadership — in particular, enhancing students’ emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Module Two, global immersion, aims... View Details
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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
Recession and COVID. We discuss four recent acquisitions that faced significant financial hurdles. We study capital investment decisions made by smaller businesses, decisions that emphasize financial capacity and lifestyle choices instead... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
The World's Banker
more convinced than ever of its importance. "This job," he concludes, "has taught me about the nobility and capacity in the people we are trying to assist. They deserve our support." View Details
- 21 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow
utilizes their MBA skills to bring significant value and capacity to both the business and its community. Leading into his first year at HBS, McClain was a Summer Fellow with the Harlem Children’s Zone, an education non-profit that aims... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
and as a member of a small group that helps run its $8 billion endowment. My work at HBS on the Visiting Committee and in other capacities has also been fulfilling. Currently reading Business plans. Biggest disappointment When a company... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy
faculty members with observations about and feedback on their teaching. “We’ll have the capacity to create and cut together videotapes of people teaching so that they can see themselves,” notes Garvin. “It’s one thing to hear, ‘You seem... View Details
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
Products: The Effect of Absorptive Capacity Authors:Daniel Snow Abstract In this paper, I propose and examine a specific means by which firms' R&D experience may be helping firms to improve their current-technology products: Firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing
condense buying, wrapping, and shipping into a few short keystrokes. The limitless capacity of the Internet also enables Gap Inc. to serve customers it can't serve out of the limited space in its stores. Customers can purchase extended... View Details
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Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog
are above capacity we will give priority to students who took Field X. Q: Can I take Field Y if I am the only person involved in my business? A: Yes, Field Y welcomes teams of all sizes; including solo founders, multiple team members in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
government, and civil society all focus on the poor as producers. The main emphasis must be, he says, on creating employment opportunities for the poor and increasing their productive capacities by ensuring basic public services. What the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
wars. Overall, the picture looks good. However, we must also be aware that the political response to issues such as wealth disparity, the environment, security, and rule of law have the capacity to undermine capitalism and thus undermine... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
communities." Today, the WWB network provides financial services in more than forty countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the same time, this global organization helps microfinance institutions and banks build retail... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Forward Thinking
deal to increase the amount of renewable energy powering its data centers. Such “power-purchase agreements,” Nussey says, are popular with the tech firms because they can advance their internal climate goals but leave the energy infrastructure building and maintenance... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
probably partly allowed the industry to survive. Periods of idleness might coexist with intense overtime. During these times, outcomes that might appear minor—such as these homers—help sustain organizational effectiveness and the capacity... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
traditional businesses should leverage these tech companies to boost their own capacity for innovation. It’s this enhanced ability to innovate that not only provides traditional businesses with a competitive edge against tech giants but... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
doesn’t know how to do it, or doesn’t have the capacity to do it, even before you get into problems of corruption and so forth. So these entrepreneurs roll up their sleeves, and the heart surgeon Shetty is a great example. He wants to... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
Business School Case 713-083 Valero Energy Corporation and Tight Oil Valero Energy, an incredibly successful U.S. refiner, needs to make some decisions about tight oil. As production of light tight oil increases-from Eagle Ford, Bakken and elsewhere-Valero considers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
in the credit market that have deep roots in the system's structure, conduct, and regulation. The time has come for a clear-eyed assessment of what happened and how the system should be strengthened and restructured. Such reform will have a profound and lasting impact... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
Ebola. Furthermore, in the interest of efficiency, we've decreased the number of beds available for extreme cases, leaving ourselves unable to admit patients in the face of an epidemic. There's a constant trade-off between efficiency and slack View Details