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- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
recent study, which compared funding decisions of startup theater productions made by art-loving masses on crowdfunding website Kickstarter with evaluations by experts in the field. “Most of the disagreements were on projects that the... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness
the mail unannounced. “People make wiser decisions when they are deliberative, rather than when they are following their gut instincts,” he says. Instead, to ensure the greatest impact, Bazerman and his spouse put a date on the calendar... View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
forces with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group to determine how business leaders can partner more effectively with educators to support America's students and schools. "Study after study has shown... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
future. If terrorism continues in America, it will take longer for consumer confidence to come back and will delay the return to a robust economic cycle. In terms of what economic decisions ordinary citizens can make to View Details
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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Woldridge SPNM 2010 In debating how to approach its support of nonprofit leaders to attend... On Course Ivy So For Ivy So (MBA 2015), the decision to attend business school was a to... Breaking the Cycle of... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
elaborated on the importance of these themes for large organizations as well as startups, citing the need for leaders to support what he calls "lean experimentation," centered on the rapid testing of a lot of ideas rather than... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Mar 2020
- News
Expanding Cancer Care
able to impact the work that we do, improve the quality of care that we give to our patients, and also make our clinicians more efficient. One of the things that we focus on doing is creating clinical decision View Details
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1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA
responsibility for their actions—vital skills that they (and those around them) will rely on at HBS and throughout their careers. The HBS Learning Model is supported by the MBA Honor Code —a commitment that students and faculty make as... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem
“the ability of companies in the United States to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans.” While HBS alumni widely shared a negative view of the country’s competitive... View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)
choice after a campus visit—the casual classroom environment and enthusiastic, welcoming students from the African American Student Union (AASU) and the Latin American Student Union (LASO) made her certain that it was where she’d be View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
Everyone is open minded, willing to share and learn, and willing to push each other to always be the best that we can be. Rodolfo Cabello Diaz, Class of 2021 It’s August 2009. I’m standing alone in Harvard Yard and the weight of my View Details
- 10 Jul 2024
- News
Next Level
visible in college and at the workplace. Her father was a university professor and her mother worked for a media company. “I’m in media now, too, so that is really special to me,” Joseph says. Her father recently retired as senior vice president after more than 30... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
would be reflecting on the success of another sold-out Global Alumni Conference (GAC), but as many of you already know, we made a very difficult decision to cancel the conference scheduled for March in Buenos Aires. We extend our deepest... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
a staff meeting at which all the department chairs were present, one chief—who had remained silent—sent an e-mail to Levy complaining about a decision made during the meeting. The e-mail copied the other chiefs as well as the chairman of... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
skills that are embedded in the workforce, competitors, suppliers, customers, cooperative R&D ventures, and universities and often support multiple industrial sectors. Although industrial commons are largely View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the Section Experience at HBS
able to make those directional/strategic decisions in the future. Business school would help me with that positioning. HBS, with its diverse student body, focus on a general management curriculum and reputation as a top business school... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management
Does a new general manager who delegates decisions run the risk of appearing indecisive? Is an "open-door" policy a good way for a general manager to get information, or a terrible waste of time? What happens when a manager asks employees... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
Working in a small fishing village on the Panama-Costa Rica border, Skelly helped to make decisions about micro lending in order to generate small-business growth. “I didn’t know much about business, but when you’re trying to figure out... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About
counts, testing, Crimson Clear, and ever-evolving guidance. Flexibility will help you adapt to changing conditions and break fixed ways of thinking. You were resourceful. You maneuvered through hybrid classes and made the most of your time at HBS as you View Details