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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

be added to the HBS Online Community's Official Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events and other networking opportunities. Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in... View Details

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

companies are under increased pressure to diversify their boards in order to include more minorities, women, and social activists. While shaking up the historical old boys' board networks may be good for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Clubs provide some of the best ways for students to explore new careers or to build their skillsets. Career clubs like Aerospace and Aviation (A&A) Club host regular networking events for club members and annual conferences. Many... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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L.E. Simmons

Simmons & Company, an investment banking firm specializing in the oil field service industry. "It's a fascinating industry that encompasses all the businesses that manufacture a product or provide a service that is used by oil companies... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Jun 2015
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The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

conclusions about the costs of hiding information carry implications for individuals and companies alike. It turns out that who benefits from disclosing information has everything to do with how they reveal it. Match Game In What Hiding... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Jul 2008
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Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

U.S. companies spent a staggering $285 billion on advertising in 2006, according to Advertising Age. That's a lot of dollars and expectations being handed to advertising managers to generate returns. But do marketing managers allocate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2018
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10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

After receiving my degree in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, I lived in Austin, Texas for 2 years while working at Amazon. I held a role as an engineering project manager launching new transportation warehouses. As an... View Details

23 Jul 2007
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HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)

HBS professor Andy McAfee had his doubts about Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia created and maintained by volunteers. "I just didn't think it could yield a good outcome or a good encyclopedia. But I started consulting it and reading the entries, and I said, 'This is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

educational and networking forum for Harvard Alumni and other participants who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis. Launch Lab X GEO: The Harvard... View Details

04 May 2020
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6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

must have a thorough understanding of how the public, private and non-profit sectors interact with each other. The HBS/HKS joint degree program provides you with the curriculum, peer group, network and resources to accelerate attaining... View Details

2009
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Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership

By: Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria and Mark Rennella

'Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders' examines the role that business leaders play in shaping industries and how the evolving context of industries shapes leaders in turn. This co-evolutionary process of leadership and industry development is told through the story of... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Air Transportation Industry

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06 Sep 2004
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The Innovator’s Battle Plan

When companies have the same capabilities and motivation, they care about the battle and have the necessary skills to fight it. Skills in execution make the difference here—and because other scholars have addressed these challenges quite... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events and other networking opportunities. Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's... View Details

October 2009 (Revised March 2012)
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Nettwerk: Digital Marketing in the Music Industry

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

How is music marketed in the digital era? Nettwerk Music Group built on its foundation as a social, grassroots marketer of music and artists and emerged as a leader in the Internet-enabled social media environment. For most of the past decade Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride... View Details

Keywords: Music Entertainment; Product Marketing; Network Effects; Sales; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Technology; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Music Industry

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31 Oct 2011
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The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

colleague Benjamin Edelman, Demographics, Career Concerns or Social Comparison: Who Games SSRN Download Counts? The paper addresses an issue near and dear to academics worldwide: the relative popularity of working papers in the Social Science Research View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Mar 2022
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Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

approximately 150 million children ages 3 to 8, making it an ideal partner for working at scale. Rocket develops and delivers digital training materials focused specifically on boosting the skills of this group of public-sector educators. Workers in India’s Anganwadi... View Details

15 Sep 2022
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6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Business and Environment Initiative is a hub for environmentally-focused research and teaching With more than 800 MBA students interested in environmental issues, 40+ affiliated faculty, and over 8,000 alumni contacts, the HBS Business and Environment Initiative (BEI)... View Details

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

delivering Chinese food, and teaching Muay Thai classes. He maintained a spreadsheet of daily expenses, trying to beat his usual average of $4 a day with tactics that included avoiding public transportation by running or walking to get... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?

It stands to reason that every major company has a unique set of strategic goals. Consequently, it stands to reason that the chief executive’s compensation package should be uniquely designed to align to those goals, while addressing the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consulting

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