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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

the 1800s, the American economy embarked on a long, slow transition from a system in which most goods and services were produced for household consumption or local sale to an economy in which commodities were produced for a larger... View Details

16 Dec 2019
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Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

deposit; in the fifth, the control group, no intervention took place. As background, Rigol and her coauthors note that the federal work program featured in the study transitioned from cash to electronic payments in 2008. In late 2012, the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 May 2022
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Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

source of criticism from those preferring research based on large data bases of quantitative information and advanced analytic techniques. "It can be a living hell for some distinguished CEOs returning to the School thinking that they can begin the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

13 Nov 2017
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5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

struggle to make a career transition I came to HBS to explore new industries and I was concerned my experience put me in a “business analysis” box. However, HBS has a strong brand, vast alumni network, and a tireless career services team... View Details

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William R. Kerr | About

businesses compete with each other and engage workers. This multi-faculty project identifies how companies, schools, workers and the public sector can come together to manage the challenging transitions ahead as the nature of work is... View Details

01 May 2020
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Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

things’.” Those working remotely expressed their enthusiasm for it. To the extent it fosters loyalty, it may enhance a culture. Betsy Dickson commented on her move to a remote region this way: “ my employer allowed me to transition to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

"Residential Battery Storage - Reshaping the Way We Do Electricity" with Serguei Netessine. Christian Kaps : Winner of the 2024 People’s Choice Flash Talk Award at the INFORMS Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop for “Power vs. Energy - When to View Details

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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment

Transition Risk Incorporating Climate Risk into Financial Models: Sustainable Finance Innovative Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Conference Presentations Presentation by Daniel P. Schrag, Harvard University Center for the Environment... View Details

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Liz Plooster

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? HBS’ case-based approach intrigued me, and the timing made sense as a transition out of COVID lockdown. An added bonus: living in Boston for a couple years sounded exciting to my husband... View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

difficult when you’re on the other side of the world. The question that I had to ask myself, and really the industry, was, “I know nothing about video games beyond being an avid consumer, how can I transition to work in this industry?” An... View Details

28 Oct 2022
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Latina Women in Leadership: Shirley Verónica Cardona (MBA 2012)

program for youth living in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. This work was deeply gratifying, and it also helped me realize that in order to be most effective and drive scalable impact, I needed to build strategic, analytical, and leadership skills. This need motivated a... View Details

18 Aug 2003
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How New Managers Become Great Managers

organizations. We can learn vicariously from their experiences. Consider the example of one manager who was about to undergo a critical transition in her career, only four years after first becoming a manager. When she was about to step... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

well-researched, expert advice, she turned to other working parents, asking, What do you wish you had known? Those inputs helped Dowling guide colleagues at Blackstone, where she had taken a job as head of talent development. Helping people through the View Details

Keywords: April White

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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Engagement Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

Department of Labor within a few months of your employer filling on your behalf. Transitioning from a temporary worker to a permanent hire (green card) generally requires a foreign worker to go through labor certification. PERM (Program... View Details

14 Mar 2024
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IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

from ~10,000 INR to ~400 INR, and they have up to 2 days’ worth of electricity in the battery storage units. In conclusion, SELCO’s last mile solar-powered energy solutions for rural India exemplifies a commitment to a ‘just’ sustainable View Details

22 Feb 2021
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Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

difficult transitions that affect sales training and hiring criteria. Senz: You discuss sales productivity as a social responsibility for firms. Can you explain what you mean? Cespedes: Especially in services-dominated economies like the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

the time, Deng Xiaoping was beginning to modernize the Chinese economy. “I was there about 30 years too early,” says Nelson, who left in 1980 to move to Sweden, where he married his girlfriend. Nelson came to HBS to gain the tools to View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

13 Jan 2021
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How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

In the corporate world, all leadership transitions create uncertainty, so leaders need to empower team members to help them sense they can make a difference. In the end, the team will do the work (on the pitch), not the manager. Instead... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

fantastic job with the brand. And now the brand was in transition from being founder-led. We need to now create an empowered, team-led organization, which meant that I had to recruit and onboard a world-class leadership team. And I had to... View Details

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