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15 Nov 2016
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Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

Curriculum or in Executive Education, where the synergies with their own work and deeper interactions with students give them a platform for refining their ideas. For Serafeim, teaching Reimagining Capitalism: Big Business and Big... View Details

April 2011 (Revised February 2015)
Course Overview Note

The Online Economy: Strategy and Entrepreneurship — Course Architecture Note

By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman

This note provides an overview of the Harvard Business School course "The Online Economy: Strategy and Entrepreneurship." It covers the framework for the course, key principles within each course module, and a synopsis of each case, along with the lessons the case is... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business Plan; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web

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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

1.18 Field Global Capstone 1.0 Academic Information & Policies FIELD Global Capstone (CAP) is a semester-long course offered in the Required Curriculum (RC) Year that requires students to build on what they’ve learned so far and apply it... View Details

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Sara Roedner

HBS' emphasis on general management is especially appealing. "The Required Curriculum builds the skills I'll need to feel comfortable as a team leader," Sara says. "As a consultant, I'll have to work across multiple... View Details

January 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Teaching Note

Competition & Strategy: Course Structure TN

By: Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin

Provides an overview of the Competition & Strategy course, a first course on business strategy, as taught at Harvard Business School during the summer of 1999. Describes the role of the course in the overall MBA curriculum, the superstructure of the course, and the... View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Higher Education; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Education Industry

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27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

graduate of the General Management Program, an intensive seven-week Executive Education curriculum at Harvard Business School. On April 22, beaming in from space via satellite feed, he spent half an hour addressing a packed audience of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

25 Aug 2022
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Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

that we have the lab model firmly established at HBS as an important part of the portfolio of the ways we do research and that the platform components are all humming. I hope that we will have created new courses in both the Required View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Aug 2018
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Getting Life Back in Balance

profit, decently” inspired him to consider what he really wanted to do with the next chapter in life. He also credits the curriculum with integrating corporate ethics and values throughout, and challenging various ways of thinking and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

12 May 2015
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"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"

method derives most of its value from learning from your peers The general management curriculum means almost everyone is going to have at least one class they find easy and at least one class they struggle with, so there’s an incentive... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

and hybrid learning and develop an ongoing curriculum of educational experiences in which alumni can engage in classroom discussions with each other, MBA students, faculty, and other practitioners on the most pressing business questions... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2001
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Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

content of our curriculum and build deeper relationships with business and academic communities in key areas of the world. We are seeing dividends in the development of an increasing number of internationally based cases and a growing... View Details

Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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March Bishop

for introspection and self-discovery. Given the breadth of the curriculum and international reach of the name, it is positioning me well for moving out into the global workforce. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals... View Details

Keywords: Services; Retail

14 Dec 2020
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Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2020

evolve, and change the face of entrepreneurship and investing over the next two years and beyond. 4. Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS-MBA The MS/MBA curriculum builds upon students’ existing technical skills and, through the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Peek into the MBA | MBA

degree for their personal and professional development. Peek into the MBA provides an understanding of: What is an MBA? Gain a clear understanding of the different MBA formats and explore which option aligns best with your aspirations. Learn how the MBA View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Thumbs Up Down Under

schoolchildren. Students studied a special, accredited curriculum related to the journey and received daily updates and regular audio and video reports from the two sailors. The information was relayed through Wilson's... View Details

Keywords: Water Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2005
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Dean’s Conference Call Spotlights HBS Global Initiative

students come to the School from a wider range of countries,” he noted, “we want to ensure our curriculum reflects the realities they’ll face as they embark upon their careers.” View Details

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

01 Jun 2012
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Around the World

classroom represents the latest step in a two-decades-long journey that could be called “Building a Global Curriculum at HBS.” What began on a modest scale in the mid-1990s has more recently, under Dean Nitin Nohria, taken on greater... View Details

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

30 Oct 2015
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4 Takeaways from HBS

I never expected the school to care so much about my values. For example, in Leadership & Organizational Behavior (LEAD), a first year Required Curriculum course on how managers become effective leaders, we spent a class discussing... View Details

13 Dec 2018
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Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

areas of focus to help move the needle on climate action. The initiative is especially active on the curriculum front through facilitating the development of innovative cases, teaching notes, and other materials, both for use in the HBS... View Details

27 Jun 2017
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Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

defining and validating the products I was trying to create for users. That led to more frustration than was probably necessary on my part, and it took longer than necessary to meet customers' needs. The curriculum across the MBA is the... View Details

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