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James D. Sinegal

40 million members, Sinegal is best known for his progressive management practices which have enabled Costco to benefit from low employee turnover and high productivity. View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise

as Wall Street Journal. Gartner Online Information - best useful for information technology related news, analysis, trends, leading practices and case studies. ScienceDirect -... View Details

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

established offers, while encouraging them to uncover new opportunities for offerings and growth. c. Agility and empowerment . Next, you will learn how to develop decision-support dashboards and guidelines, as well as agile teams, to enable employees to share View Details

25 May 2016
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A Focus on Sustainability

improving the sustainability of our planet, Ferenbach believes that the best way to make progress in this arena is to work with—not against—business and government. “The vast majority of the economy is private. It is markets that... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Ready for Launch

$25,000 of in-kind accounting and legal services. Traditional Track OFF AND RUNNING: Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn have opened shop in the Bay Area. Business: CloudFlare, a Web security venture that will help Web sites protect themselves from online attacks. Team:... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2008
News

Faculty Books

learned, and suggest new directions for housing policy, including integrating best practices into existing programs and innovating with large-scale, long-term solutions. Hedgehogs and Foxes: Character,... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Research Brief: Better Brainstorming

extroverted may have the most information to share,” says Koning. “But the best ideas are generated by open and creative people who are connected to these loud mouths.” This was not what the researchers expected to learn. “There is a... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

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Brighton Mudzingwa

individuals." Brighton plans on returning to Africa "at a critical juncture when I can have the best impact. Having passion alone is not enough—we need a practical approach. There are many talented... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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Cameron Stone | MBA

broaden my influence beyond just my hometown. My computer science experience in high school and at Harvard have illuminated how I personally can best do that: through operating at the intersection of both business and technology.... View Details

14 Mar 2023
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How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

think it just produces an enormous amount of stress.” Steps toward gender equality In Glass Half-Broken, Ammerman and Groysberg recommend a series of best practices along seven critical dimensions to... View Details

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

Drawing on lessons from the battlefield is common practice for business leaders seeking tested strategies to succeed against adversity. Today, the battle against COVID-19, an invisible enemy, feels to many observers like a military... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

08 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

Summa was developed under a new private equity model that sought to “future-proof” businesses by focusing on long-term value creation and growth, in addition to traditional private equity practices of implementing View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2015
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Accelerating Research in China

group of classmates based in Shanghai and Beijing. Passionate about seeing a growth of research and the exchange of ideas and best practices between the School and China, the longtime friends established the... View Details

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Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Course Number 1731 Associate Professor Zoe Cullen Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Project Course... View Details

01 Jan 2003
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Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.

identifying and retaining best practices from each organization, he also introduced new ones, including a worldwide evaluation and compensation system. Today, all Novartis employees have at least 10 percent... View Details

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Launching Leaders: HBS's New Initiative Fuels First-Generation and Low-Income Student Success - Recruiting

students, Student Academic Services, faculty, Admissions, and Financial Aid, reflects HBS's commitment to ensuring all students have the resources to flourish, regardless of socioeconomic or family background. "The case method functions at its View Details

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

cases, and more Global Leadership Roundtables Harnessing business to address society's greatest challenges. The BiGS Global Leadership Roundtables bring together leaders from business, NGOs, government, and academia to discuss best View Details

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA

Gene Markowski Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Richard Kondo Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Blending military... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; National Security and International Affairs; Government

Portrait Project

Noah Brodsky

people make memories, is what makes me happy. I can't walk past a lost tourist without pointing out the way, or let friends dine on anything but the best at my favorite restaurant. It's in my very nature to want to give the finest... View Details

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Courtney Behm

them begin to know each other, trust each other, and hear – really hear – each other. They thrive when idiosyncratic is not a dirty adjective, when different points of view are rewarded. In 1999, I left corporate America to found a consulting View Details

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