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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
positions. One of the first things Thomas and Gabarro discovered in their research was a variation in the rules of the traditional "corporate career tournament." According to the tournament concept, Thomas explains, managers who... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
reversed decades of progress, particularly in places that lack access to vaccines, worsening hunger, poverty, gender inequality, and conflict—the impacts of which could be more deadly than COVID-19 itself.... View Details
- 28 May 2017
- Blog Post
HBS on the Road: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire
company and social entrepreneurship focused on youth unemployment to name just two), investors, government ministers, and executives of pan-African companies. And, they were so close knit, and welcomed me... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
Bearing full responsibility for a company's success or failure, but being unable to control most of what will determine it. Having more authority than anyone else in the organization, but being unable to... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
Missouri. There's a lot of history attached to this accent." The professor asked him, "What's it like to be up there in the classroom?" "I thought it was a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)
centrally, frozen, and distributed to multiple locations, thereby allowing quality control, reduced cost, and consistency. Most importantly, customers have an emotional attachment View Details
- 04 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
What Should German Applicants Know about HBS?
is extremely strong, with hundreds of occasions to meet new people and friends. My first-year I spent a lot of time outside of class socializing with amazing friends. That included working out (playing... View Details
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
have an experience and learn about products, but now that can be decoupled from the act of taking possession of a product because there are better and cheaper ways of doing that. Malls are going to increasingly transform into View Details
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
implementation that we forget why we are here in the first place . 'Why' is just as important as the 'How'; they are not mutually exclusive." As Nari Kannan put it, "To survive and thrive, I think companies need View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
message: Welcome. You should be proud to work here. Please fit in accordingly. But research suggests that employee orientation ought to be less about the company and more about the employee. In their paper... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 24 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Introducing the HBS Heartland Club
that their voices are valued at HBS, they can find their place in the HBS community, and can have a vast array of opportunities post-graduation. What we are doing now The Heartland Club is actively building community on campus through... View Details
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
Social networks matter for more than just efficient Internet communication. They're also crucial for the strong performance of stock recommendations by analysts, according to researchers at Harvard Business... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
contest. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54708 June 2018 Management Science Personal and Social Usage: The Origins of Active Customers and Ways to Keep Them Engaged By: Lee,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
Sean Silverthorne: What organizations are included in "social enterprise," and why do you define it in the way that you do? Herman "Dutch" Leonard: We include as a "social enterprise" any organization that View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Sound Society
talented musicians and singers, and Sound Society can serve as a communal gathering place for these musicians to get together and share their gift with the HBS community. Two: experience live music... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
to date. He returned to Red Lobster as CEO in 2014, and in this episode of Skydeck, I talk to him about the challenges and opportunities he saw, how View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?
On a continent with many challenges to development, no issue is more pressing in Africa than the heavy toll of the AIDS epidemic. In addition to the staggering costs in terms of View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
evidence that buyers are willing to place a premium on status, holding constant quality and the reputation for quality." What sounds easy in theory may be difficult in practice, however: "Look... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman