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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
(MBA ’01), a 34-year-old, well-connected political neophyte and the only Iraqi war veteran running for Congress as a Republican. “Having a guy who was on the ground and had an extremely active role in Iraq, and who came back and made a... View Details
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
throughout the glove, thousands of educators have accumulated an impressive wealth of individual wisdom. Unfortunately for the field, we rarely talk to each other, and surprisingly little gets shared. Second, with few exceptions, most of us are View Details
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Traditionally, my academic field has argued that big companies have trouble innovating because their businesses are too complex, with assets, processes, and capabilities that make the organization inflexible. However, those same assets are also View Details
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
Adaptation The program started with an interactive simulation about a city grappling with the threats of extreme heat, increased flooding, other climate-driven disruption, and those impacts on both public health and economic development.... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
sector, such as price controls and at the most extreme nationalization, made it nearly impossible for private sector energy players to succeed or for the public sector to invest in its development. After severe blackouts in the summer of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
corporations, and in turn to consider the impact of this outcome. I hope to use the lens of this large and extremely fast-growing industry, which influences the self-image of so many people, to provide deeper insights on the business,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- Web
Impact Stories - Business & Environment
HBS brand and network is quite evident, but for me, the value of the instruction was also extremely high. It forms the basis for the frameworks I apply to my day-to-day activities, from finance to leadership to operations." Don Wiviott... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
“Mutiny is a rare and extreme example, but my findings also apply to situations where it becomes necessary to manage conflict or create buy-in for organizational change,” she adds. Merryman cites HBS professor Joshua Margolis as just one... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
the December articles very interesting. Either I have been missing out, or the content has been vastly improved. Stan Humphries (PMD 17, 1969) St. Simons Island, GA Build a Cost-Effective MBA The September article “Building a Better MBA” was View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
is extremely serious and just keeps creeping up on us. Critics blame globalization for putting U.S. wages and benefits into a downward spiral. How do we reverse that trend? The idea that we should disengage from the global economy is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
still thriving today. “Business strategy” and “corporate strategy” have gained extremely wide currency not only in the business press but in popular media as well. Numerous consulting firms specialize in strategy, and all business schools... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
long-term oriented entrepreneur (and involving an admittedly extreme problem of succession), is more typical than atypical around the world. Even some of the most famous names in European business still have founders or families involved.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Program Policies - HBS Online
basis for an extreme life circumstance. Extreme life circumstances include, but are not limited to: Unexpected medical situation for a participant or a dependent Death of a family member Natural disaster or... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
"For so many works from such a famous artist to become available at once is extremely rare," Khaire said. "On the other hand, it might be seen as a good thing in bringing more art out into the world and allowing more people... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
"Here is the problem: What happens when we see a future that we cannot affect? That is when predictive analytics become extremely uncomfortable." Several responses sought to deal with the concerns. Arie Goldshlager commented... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
There are two myths in defining creativity. One is the genius myth—that creativity is tied to genius. To the contrary, I've found that although some people have extreme levels of talent, everyone with normal human capacities is capable of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
minute—and the decision of whether to ride it out and hope for a recovery or to blink and 'puke their position' (pardon the phrase but it's how actual traders describe it)—to be an extremely harrowing experience," says professor... View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?
former HBS doctoral student. Why people count on willpower Zlatev says commitment strategies can be extremely effective, such as partnering with a friend to remain accountable about reaching a goal, whether it’s eating healthier,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
create a global utopia by solving intractable problems like climate change, ending the need for humans to work for a living and bringing the cost of energy to zero. Why are normally balanced leaders taking such extreme and opposite... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
that green roofs can reduce average daily energy demand of a building by about 15 percent. Because a green roof protects the underlying waterproof membrane from temperature extremes and the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, it can last up to... View Details