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- 27 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship in the Music Industry
player in a multi-billion dollar industry (especially in the live show segment). So, I decided that I wanted to work at a small company that was managing a huge, global brand, and DJs fit that mold quite well. This narrowed down the list...
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- 24 May 2022
- Blog Post
Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan
started his first year at HBS. His experiences in New York and six years of prior service in the Marines combined for a firm base of public-sector problem-solving experience. Business school, he thought,...
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- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
Editor's note: It has been more than a decade since the publication of The Innovator's Dilemma, in which Clayton M. Christensen introduced the idea of disruptive technologies—those unexpected products and View Details
- June 2020
- Case
RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)
By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,...
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Service Delivery;
Information Technology;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Decision Making;
Human Resources;
Management Systems;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Management Teams;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Canada
Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Aldo Sesia. "RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-008, June 2020.
Howard H. Stevenson
Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details
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- 07 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Glasses Land the Gig: Employers Still Choose Workers Who 'Look the Part'
job, says Isamar Troncoso, assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. They often turn to photos when they must compare two final candidates with comparable skills. “It was from my own experience as a user...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
changemakers within communities of color and forging community-business partnerships that support lasting change. Greg Shell (MBA 2001) Corey Thomas (MBA 2002) Greg Shell (MBA 2001) Corey Thomas (MBA 2002)...
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- July 1991 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances
In January 1988, Colby Chandler, Kodak CEO, created the Corporate Information Systems (CIS) and appointed Katherine Hudson head. She at once became the first head of IT and first woman corporate vice president in the company. Throughout 1989, Hudson inaugurated a...
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Corporate Strategy;
Information Technology;
Partners and Partnerships;
Organizational Structure;
Success;
Trends;
Information Management;
Service Operations;
Manufacturing Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 192-030, July 1991. (Revised September 1995.)
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
help demystify the frustrating experience and could, if adopted, result in improvements to the US air traffic control system. Fearing's interest in improving performance extends to how a large governmental organization like the Federal...
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- February 2022
- Case
Agora (A)
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
Agora was a civic technology (civic tech) startup founded by Elsa Sze, who wanted to enhance the connection between political officials and their constituents by facilitating virtual “town halls,” making underrepresented voices heard and benefiting elected and...
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Civic Technology;
Government Administration;
Conferences;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy
Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Agora (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-022, February 2022.
- 01 Aug 2023
- What Do You Think?
As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?
universal desire of students and administrators alike is for good teaching. What’s rewarded? Faculty research and publication. What provides greater mobility to faculty?...
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by James Heskett
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
It's the E=MC2 of customer loyalty. Deeply satisfied employee = deeply satisfied customer = lifelong profit. Harvard Business School professor emeritus Jim Heskett and professor Earl Sasser have pursued this seemingly simple equation in...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Faculty & Advisors - MBA
MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Faculty & Advisors Faculty Amitabh Chandra, Ph.D. MS/MBA Program Faculty Co-Chair for MBA Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration at HBS, Ethel...
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- February 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Collab Capital
Founded in 2020 by Jewel Burks Solomon and her partners, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins, Collab Capital was a new investment firm built on two pillars: first, it would identify and support ventures founded by Black entrepreneurs, a group underrepresented in...
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Black Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Race;
Business Startups;
Financial Services Industry;
Atlanta
Rigol, Natalia, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Mitchell Weiss. "Collab Capital." Harvard Business School Case 821-067, February 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
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Student Life - MBA
builds its own micro-community, there are over ten affinity clubs that create fellowship among those with similar life experiences. Virtual Campus Tour Experience our 40-acre campus through the eyes of an MBA student. Play the Tour Celebrating the MBA Class of 2022...
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- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some...
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by Avery Forman
- October 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
The University of Notre Dame Endowment
By: Andre F. Perold and Paul Michael Buser
The Endowment Model of Investing, which was based on creating high risk-adjusted performance through diversification, a long time horizon, top-notch outside managers, and illiquid investments, had served Notre Dame and other large universities well over the past...
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Financial Crisis;
Higher Education;
Asset Management;
Private Equity;
Financial Liquidity;
Investment;
Risk Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Paul Michael Buser. "The University of Notre Dame Endowment." Harvard Business School Case 210-007, October 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- May 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Investment Technology Group
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Investment Technology Group (ITG) CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for institutional equity investors, ITG had grown since its establishment in 1987 in step...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Financial Crisis;
Investment;
Resignation and Termination;
Crisis Management;
Product Positioning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "Investment Technology Group." Harvard Business School Case 310-064, May 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
and men, the authors find. These results support the conclusion that socioeconomic status alone cannot explain the superior career outcomes of varsity athletes. No surprise: Many jocks go into finance Some...
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by Rachel Layne
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
Berlin-based nonprofit that supports "national integrity systems" to help curb corruption, Ezekwesili told the HBS audience that it's not enough for African governments to aspire to macro- and...
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by Martha Lagace