Capacity Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

for success while avoiding common traps. Filled with practical examples, this book will help you prepare and manage your job search; build your network to be an exponential multiplier for you; be ready when you meet recruiting teams; and... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work

a management consultant and author who is writing a book titled "ReSpiriting Work," notes, "Another important factor is the aging of the American population. The baby boomers are coming into their fifties, which is a natural time to start... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Apr 2000
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Getting the Message

years and currently serves as faculty chair for the Managing Brand Meaning program in the Executive Education curriculum. He believes the future of Internet advertising depends on improvements in technology. "We won't really understand... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Feb 1999
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Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office

wasn't just a school - it was a business, where one could apply business concepts such as fiscal management and marketing strategies. However, he also had to remember that a nonprofit was a very different kind of operation from most... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

role is in recruiting that team: Great venture capitalists can identify and convince great managers to sign on. What do you find to be the most challenging aspect of your work? How do you deal with this challenge? Owades: People. In every... View Details

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

School's education and research mission. "Today's general manager is operating in an information-inundated world," Clark elaborated recently. "We need to prepare our students to meet that challenge. We also need to take full advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

the December/ January 2008 issue of the Academy of Management Journal in which they question the value of business school research. Henry Mintzberg of McGill University in Montreal devoted a book to his contention that “conventional MBA... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

to managers and scholars around the world. What also distinguishes HBS is its capacity for innovation: to see a challenge or an opportunity and to develop a novel solution. From the idea of... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

landing on an aircraft carrier in darkness, flying combat missions over Korea, breaking the sound barrier, and then teaching others to do the same. This is the story of that journey. The Big Ordeal: Understanding and Managing the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

him are heroes, plain and simple, because they have the capacity to change the world for the better. “Tim recognizes the difficulty of effecting change, and the need to celebrate the people who do that work,” says Jennifer Fonstad (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2012
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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

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

06 Dec 2021
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New Wave

homes, while wave energy could power more than 200 million. And global capacity for ocean energy is even greater, with experts saying that marine sources could provide enough electricity to satisfy worldwide demand four times over. Yet... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

fastest-growing urban businesses. This year, the ICIC and the School's Executive Education Owner-Managed Programs will offer a special one-week general management seminar for the IC 100 CEOs. "If we can get companies like these growing in... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Jun 2016
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How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

government software contractor Deltek, the market for federal spending on private cybersecurity contractors reached $8.6 billion in fiscal year 2015, and is estimated to rise to $11 billion in 2020. Why so much outsourcing? Part of it is simple need and View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

lessons learned, really, there are a few things. First, it's OK to show vulnerability at times. It's OK to show people that you don't know everything. But at some point, you have to make a decision and you have to show that you have the willingness, the ability, and... View Details

15 Nov 2018
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Don’t Be Afraid of AI

would have the capacity to do it. So, I think what we don't do well as a society and we need to do much better when there's disruptive technology going on, which has been as long as I've been alive, is to create the tools for people and... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2014
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Convening Power

gift from Seth (MBA 1982) and Beth Klarman, will combine the elements of a large-scale conference center, a performance space, and an intimate community forum. Seth Klarman is president and CEO of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based investment View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Comfort Zone

respond by making this time as relaxing as possible.” Technology can help, too: Even before the pandemic, airports had the capacity to follow a passenger’s route through the terminal once they’d connected to the Wi-Fi. “It’s not that... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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All in the Family

research efforts in the family business field, comments, "We hope to learn much more about family companies and in turn provide them with insights that will strengthen their capacity to manage themselves... View Details