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- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
$50 billion to the company, with no assurances American taxpayers will recoup any of that investment. How should business leaders learn from this latest turning point? HBS faculty weigh in. Daniel Snow, Assistant Professor Of Business... View Details
- 20 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time
years ago, he found the last serious analysis on firm growth was conducted in 1959, in Edith Penrose’s book The Theory of the Growth of the Firm. “I’d like to think we’ve learned a lot since then,” Pisano says. Getting a better... View Details
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
them. Lagace: Your new book is an inside perspective on teaching at HBS. What can managers and leaders learn from your experience? DeLong: Humans learn through stories. We ask our students to put on the hat... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
Program and Executive Education. With physical distancing guidelines and international travel restrictions in effect, Executive Education pivoted to an all-virtual program portfolio from its traditional residential program model. The... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
across a variety of countries and sectors. The results of this exploration show that managers are trying to ensure safety and maintain profitability with tremendous energy and creativity. While specific tactics vary by company, they share common underlying principles:... View Details
- 18 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is
'I’ll bring it down to 3 percent,' but without any proof, the customer will say, 'why don’t you try it out on someone else first,'” Lal says. For that reason, instead of just selling connected products to business customers, companies must View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
firms relative to firms with proximate divisions. The effects are strongest in dispersed firms with relatively less pay disclosure prior to 1992, a subsample for which the ruling had a relatively larger impact. Finally, based on analysis of manager pairs within a firm,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
core activities of teaching, research, and disseminating ideas. Faculty and students alike embraced the custom technology that enabled teaching and learning both in the classroom and remotely. They were supported by hundreds of frontline... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
in the hospital and nearly died after prematurely delivering their only child, Johnny, now known as Maynard. (MacDonald’s father declined to help with the hospital bills, which added to the distance between them.) In later years,... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
means closeness, and while social distancing remains important to mitigating the spread of COVID-19, psychological proximity—interpersonal trust, alignment on values and strategy, shared understanding of key facts—has never been more... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
my daughter (instead of thinking about the events that I’m missing). No kidding, I also try to plan as much as possible to be able to balance it all! And no procrastination! Most memorable quarantine moment: My daughter wanting her own facemask and View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
acclaimed books, cases, course modules, and interactive materials, has established a solid leadership position in distance learning efforts. Today, advances in technology are allowing the School to further... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
world that you have only the spark of your intellect to tell you that there must be something more, the distance seems even greater. Akshay Kumar Parija (AMP 172, 2007) describes growing up in Balidhip in the late 1950s and early 1960s:... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship in General Management
packaged goods company that makes some of the country’s most well-known brands, I learned how to approach a problem from a marketing perspective. I feel that the additional granularity this gave me is a great complement to the strategic... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
Summing Up The verdict of those responding to the column on the threat of the "disruptive technology" represented by online distance learning for in-class, onsite MBA programs is in. In your... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Hayling Price
my first exam. Growing up, I was unlike some of my friends because I was lucky enough to have access to privileges like academic support and adult mentors at home. As a young black man in public school, I was deeply troubled to learn that... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Students craft their post-HBS lives
learned since they graduated, the students hosted roundtable discussions at reunions, sought feedback from the Alumni Board and the Board of Dean’s Advisors, and conducted one-on-one interviews. “They talked to and gathered data and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
the results of our ongoing investment in information technology. Innovative technologies are making possible new ways of learning -- including distance learning or e-learning... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- Web
Partners & Families | MBA
Boston area, many within an easy commuting distance to the School. Partner Resources & Privileges Resources, support services & ways to engage. Download Flyer (PDF) Connect with Us Do you want to learn more?... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
hard decisions about returning to the market. Here’s a common prediction: Social distancing forces people to do more buying online and communicating through social media, thus accelerating a permanent, big shift after the crisis to more... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes