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- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
other words, according to our readers, our level of patience depends—on the nature of the task; on whether we are focused completely on just one task; on personal circumstances such as anxiety, fatigue, or available time; and on our... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Josh Solera
lots of information in order to arrive at informed answers.” As a management consultant at The Parthenon Group, Josh had ample opportunity for addressing big problems. “We analyzed a large school district in... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- News
A Capital Idea for Small Business
later, he had completed his active-duty service commitment and was out. "I left the Navy on a Friday and started at HBS the next week," says McGee. "I didn't know what a balance sheet was. I didn't know what an income statement was. All I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
they enjoy a five-hour meal of thirty-some completely original, whimsical dishes prepared by Adrià and his team of thirty to forty cooks. The meal costs roughly 230 euros and represents hours of laborious research, testing, and... View Details
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Jolie Chow
lawyers," Jolie says. "But I was interested in international studies. And I wanted a perspective outside of Asia." After completing a BA in Economics and International Studies at Yale, Jolie returned to Hong Kong for two... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
contributions to Harvard. He was the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University in 2013. Read the complete HBS remembrance Read more (News & Observer report) View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career
When you became Dean, were there surprises for you nonetheless? It wasn’t a complete surprise, but one of the interesting things was to see how information dries up when you become the head of an... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
led him to start his own business selling produce. The next break came after a chance encounter with a clerk at a local library who gave him advice on how to apply for college and get funding. In 1997, Magwegwe completed his undergraduate... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
too.” Soon, Ario was installing its lights in Stanford’s student housing. The retail market, in comparison, was capital-intensive, requiring big ad pushes for consumer education about the benefits of Ario’s technology. Now completing a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- Web
IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog
The final product is for each student team to produce a research paper on their work stream based on their research in Boston and the site visits in India. Course Credit and Fees Students will receive 3 credits upon successful completion... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
faculty and emphasize values, ethical entrepreneurship, gender equality, and environmental and social commitment. “Every one of our students has the potential to go back home and lift people out of poverty in some of the most vulnerable communities in the world,” says... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
efficient and cheaper methods that undermine quality audits. The audit committee must have the leadership, independence and information to oversee the auditors and their relationship with the management.— Jay Lorsch This race for... View Details
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
"Firms today have access to a wealth of information about customers and sales prospects," says Narayandas. "Now more than ever before, companies are able to leverage technology to work more closely and to collaborate in new... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
People should think, "What are the to-dos, and who's going to do them?" Senior executives tend to think that they can accomplish this by just telling people what to do. But there's a big difference between assigning a task to be completed... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
students to reach these 'nontraditional' firms, and vice versa." For example, where students once had to visit several different campus locations to piece together the information needed for a particular job search, they will have an HBS... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Sister Soldier
leveler. It’s all about staying alive. Who is going to help me achieve my mission? The same was true in Ashley’s War. Daughters captures the moment when a female commander took us to meet the men in her unit, and my jaw was on the ground, but everyone else thought it... View Details
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
supporters note a number of reforms over the past two decades, including a current review of the Bank's information disclosure policy, and a series of "safeguards" on sensitive issues such as environmental impacts and effects on... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
educational investment, or new technology. Fund solicitations providing only information without careful framing may be giving consumers an excuse to stay away because of what the product doesn’t have. “People exaggerate a charity’s... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Profile
Revital Gabay
she might not have comparable impact again. "I felt as if I had peaked at twenty," she says. But after completing her engineering degree and accepting a position at Israel Aerospace Industries, she found a new way to assert... View Details
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1.13 Satisfactory Academic Progress | MBA
1.13 Satisfactory Academic Progress 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Each student's progress toward meeting the standards for the award of the MBA degree is evaluated at intervals throughout the course of the MBA Program. The Academic... View Details