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- 01 Jun 2018
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Research Brief: Lessons from Last Place
the operational implications of that behavior for service providers. Buell’s research, which included observing the behaviors of people both in a physical line at the grocery store checkout and in virtual lines when asked to take an online survey, showed that View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector
she was 18 she’s mostly been surrounded by people in the military. “The case method challenges me to speak up; it forces me to be a contributing member of the class,” she says. “I’ve been extremely impressed by my fellow classmates, and I really appreciate their... View Details
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
this happens is one of the many subjects discussed in the new book Joining a Nonprofit Board: What You Need to Know, by authors Marc J. Epstein of Rice University and F. Warren McFarlan of Harvard Business School. In this excerpt from the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women—a History
business, she said. Koehn focused on the subject of women entrepreneurs, citing HBS professor Howard Stevenson's definition of entrepreneurship as the "relentless pursuit of opportunity beyond resources currently controlled."... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
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Collection Areas | Baker Library
records of innovative companies and leaders who have shaped the world economy. Harvard Business School Archives The HBS Archives include the records of Harvard Business School from its founding in 1908 to the present day. The archives are a rich resource to learn about... View Details
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Health & Wellness Club | MBA
Health & Wellness Club The Health and Wellness Club at HBS is focused on empowering our members with knowledge, wellness trends, and market development within the health and wellness space. As a member of the club, you will have access to industry leaders, health and... View Details
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Melvin Edwards Searching for the Word 1989/2019 | About
sculptures are also interventions that can transform public spaces and inspire action. As he wrote in his 1971 statement, “Notes on Black Art”: “We must make works that use our lives and feelings as their basis for existence. The work can either take the form of giving... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- News
Fellowship Funder
communicate complex and at times dry subject matter clearly, simply, and with homespun charm,” recalls Mencoff, who went on to become a founding partner and co-CEO of Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with... View Details
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2.3.10 Use of the Harvard Name | MBA
associations, and organizations have specific obligations under the Use of Names Policy with which they are required to be familiar. Individuals or groups who violate these policies may be subject to discipline. Any questions should be... View Details
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
that a Buddhist Rinpoche and a leadership professor have joined forces to explore this subject and see how Eastern teaching can inform our Western thinking about leadership and vice versa," George says. You can read George's summary... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2018
- News
Bringing the Background into Focus
Today. The exhibition includes the Manet piece “Olympia”—the subject of Murrell’s 2014 dissertation—which shows a white prostitute with a black maid at her bedside, the latter character often overlooked in academic discussions. “This... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
increase medical business skills and raise clinical performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53281 Tournament Incentive Plans Incorporating Objective and Subjective Criteria: Implications for a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Caterpillar Tractor Co. - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Outfit, International Harvester Co. , 1931. Subjects range from a Caterpillar demonstration in Italy for Mussolini to men hauling enormous logs out of northwestern forests to Filipino workers plowing rice fields. The collection documents... View Details
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
ensure that the casinos' best customers return to play another day. “It's not absolute freedom—it's freedom within a framework" —Francisco de Asís Martinez-Jerez And it turns out that casino hosts are ideal subjects to gain insight into... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
A Taxing Question
proposal: “To reform the current system,” Pozen wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek, “Congress should exempt from US taxes corporate income earned in foreign countries with an effective corporate tax rate of 20 percent or higher. Such earnings could be repatriated to the... View Details
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
remarkable." Vishal Vyas Assistant Vice President at TTK Healthcare Limited Explore the latest trends impacting your role or organization and develop a foundation in digital marketing. "HBS Online courses are excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Management Update Launched
(see announcement below), may soon become an indispensable tool that they will reach for every month. "Our target audience is anybody who wants to be a better manager, who wants to keep up with important ideas, and who would like a working, conversational knowledge of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
in the United States. Those profits are now subject to a 35 percent corporate tax rate, but the tax can be totally avoided as long as American corporations hold the profits in their accounts at foreign banks. The current system needs... View Details
- 16 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Staying Under the 1.5°C Threshold: The Role of Government, Business, and Society
highs – such that the world started to turn the corner in delivering effective climate mitigation action.” BEI strives to foster alumni engagement by offering a platform for discussions on critical environmental topics. Driven by her commitment to educate and engage... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Life of Ted
‘Leadership Lessons I Learned from Ted Turner,’ and decided to show it to his subject before sending it to a business magazine,” wrote Maine’s Portland Press Herald (December 7, 2008). The boss liked it so much he asked Burke to cowrite... View Details