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13 Feb 2023

HBS Tabling at University of Florida

Do you know where an MBA can take you? Open your mind to the breadth of career opportunities available in business and feel the flexibility of the MBA degree. Stop by the HBS... View Details

17 Jun 2008
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Harvard Business School Celebrates 25 Years of Summer Venture in Management Program for Undergraduates

25 Feb 2020
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Impact: The Changing Nature of Work

Through annual giving to the HBS Fund, donors support the School’s efforts to help leaders navigate the dilemmas and opportunities they will face in the decades to come, from determining the pace of... View Details

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

In a recently published book on current international research in business history, edited by Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones, HBS professor emeritus Alfred D. Chandler Jr. contributed an essay on the opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

09 Aug 2017
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Finding a Path Out of Poverty

for school, to set him on his way. Deploying what he learned at HBS, Magwegwe set up Inspire Belief to give young people in the poor community of Orange Farm the opportunity to get a secondary or tertiary... View Details

18 Feb 2011
Working Paper Summaries

A Behavioral Model of Demandable Deposits and Its Implications for Financial Regulation

Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg; Financial Services

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

It all started with a cold LinkedIn mail to Aaron Gailmor, the founder of Brass Roots, an early-stage startup that I happened upon while tracking Expo West 2019 (World's largest natural, organic and healthy products event) with a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Dec 2015
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Sharing Knowledge of Innovation in India

faculty immersions in the region and developed opportunities for engagement with alumni and the local community. “There is great sharing of knowledge that can be done by the center,” says Tewari. “It can... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing

percent outsourced. “We are absolute converts,” he said, citing the benefits of cost reduction, quality, and flexibility. The end of a contract is always a new opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: cyberposium; cost; Corporate Services

September 2005
Article

Managerial Foresight and Attempted Rent Appropriation: Insider Trading on Knowledge of Imminent Breakthroughs

By: Gautam Ahuja, Russell W. Coff and Peggy M. Lee

In order to establish a competitive advantage, firms must acquire or create resources at a price below their value in use. Absent pure luck, this requires managers to exercise foresight about a resource's future value and/or complementarities with pre-existing... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Knowledge Use and Leverage

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16 Mar 2018
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Enabling The Pursuit of Entrepreneurial Dreams

Startup Bootcamp in January 2018, working with teammates from Thailand and Australia to build a marketing platform connecting brands with influencers. Ng appreciates such opportunities and resources offered by the School, and credits the... View Details

11 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

over the world participating in short-term consulting projects that add value to our global company partners and help students build skills in teamwork, international business, leadership, and market analysis. G – GO: Africa. Beginning with the MBA Class View Details

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

While football and basketball are now the most popular and financially successful of the four major professional sports leagues, Major League Baseball appears to be rallying. Last week, MLB said revenue for the 2022 regular season, which... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

17 Dec 2020
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The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Nolan. The 5 most-engaging stories on social media How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists How Countries Use Financial... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

September 2011
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Up Close and Personal: Developing Foundations for Leader Development through Personalization of Management Learning

By: Gianpiero Petriglieri, Jack D. Wood and Jennifer L. Petriglieri

This paper examines the process through which management students develop personal foundations (such as self-awareness, self-management, and a grounding life narrative) for the ongoing development and practice of leadership. We conducted an inductive, qualitative study... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Innovation and Invention; Personal Development and Career; Curriculum and Courses; Customization and Personalization; Learning; Management Practices and Processes; Business Education

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05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

Increasingly, it seems, there are just two types of companies left in the world: dot-coms and "wanna-dots." The dot-coms, of course, are the pure Internet companies operating on-line businesses.... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

30 Sep 2024
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The Making of a Streaming Sensation

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Taking the Lead in Support of HBS

Council on Competitiveness Columbia, SC Alumni and friends who make an outright gift of $5,000 or more to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation enjoy special recognition and engagement opportunities as... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

31 Mar 2010
Working Paper Summaries

When Open Architecture Beats Closed: The Entrepreneurial Use of Architectural Knowledge

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin

01 Mar 2015
News

An Exceptional Faculty of Scholars and Teachers

A Mission-Critical Priority HBS faculty members create transformational experiences in the classroom and develop innovative ideas to address problems and seize opportunities in business. These activities are at the heart View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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