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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
by September 10th, Enroll by September 13 $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) Credential Management Essentials Professors Joseph Fuller & David Garvin Master four vital managerial processes: decision-making, implementation,... View Details
- 23 Jun 2008
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Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
essentially "raffle off" the interest pot each period. Savers give up a large chance of a small return for a small chance of a large, life-changing return. I have studied these programs in England, where they have been run for over 50... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
consulting; and 46 percent of Yale graduates took jobs in financial services and 15 percent took jobs in consulting.13 The boom in jobs in financial services and consulting during the last ten years made obtaining a prestigious MBA degree—long viewed as View Details
- 20 Mar 2000
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Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
combines insight into where the Internet is going with innovation and with "the entrepreneurial experience that we can bring on how to build a venture, how to go essentially from zero to mach 10 overnight." Lycos, too, sees the... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book
bookstores found ways to stay in business. Then came Amazon. The internet giant got its start as a bookseller, taking its first order in July 1995. Its online-only model meant that Amazon’s inventory was essentially limitless, and its... View Details
Keywords: April White
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
shareholders—even stronger. They move fast and fix things. Based on her work with fast-moving companies, Frei reveals the five essential steps to moving fast and fixing things. Audiences will learn to: Identify the real problem holding... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
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How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
functionality, such as through inexpensive or free licensing terms. One strategy for launching an innovation platform in a market where no platforms exist yet is to identify an industry-wide problem. Then offer your product as a solution to that problem, or at least as... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
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By: Iavor I. Bojinov
Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details
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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
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Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details
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Collections | Working Knowledge
impact. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Explore insights on social responsibility and sustainability—from climate finance to AI in refugee resettlement and impact investing. Managing the Business Essential insights on credit... View Details
Leo H. Baekeland
In 1907, Baekeland invented a high-quality synthetic substance that would change the lives of individuals and businesses forever – plastic (called Bakelite). Products produced with Bakelite were considered to be synonymous with high quality and durability – View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 01 Sep 2011
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Why is annual alumni support so important? The flexible, current-use support provided by annual gifts is essential to innovation at HBS, especially since 89 percent of the School’s endowment is restricted. Such contributions are used as... View Details
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
Though he started his career at a roller bearing manufacturer, Sloan eventually sold the company to GM after realizing that the rapid growth of the automobile industry was essentially controlling his business. Sloan’s attention to... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
John P. Morgan
Morgan was a major financier and power broker at the beginning of the 20th century. Through his elaborate financing programs, he controlled numerous corporations including General Electric, AT&T and International Harvester – View Details
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Hattie Carnegie
lines and garnered a much wider following with her ready to wear dress and suit designs. Carnegie’s fashions influenced a generation of American women and inspired countless designers. Her signature Carnegie suit and simple “little black dress” were considered fashion... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
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Pitching to Venture Capitalists? Learn from an Expert
Are you pitching--or getting ready to pitch--a new business idea? Sounds easy, but it is complicated and tricky. Join Ray Rothrock (MBA 1988), Partner Emeritus at Venrock, as he shares lessons from his more than 25 years of experience in the venture capital business... View Details
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Workshops & Technical Talks - Research Computing Services
Python Essential Training Learning Python Stata Stata Data Frames Demo (RCS) Workshop Recording Code Stata Reproducible Reporting (DynDoc) Demo (RCS) Workshop Recording Output Stata workshop materials (e.g., Stata Introduction; Stata Data... View Details