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Impact on Research & Curriculum | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
industry. These cases, used in the “Business Policy” course, helped Andrews to rethink business policy more broadly and formalize the theoretical framework of corporate strategy, the concept of looking at a company’s goals, policies,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
All Hands on Deck
rallied to provide support. They responded to the School’s outreach with nearly 1,000 job and internship postings and connected with students both formally and informally. For example, Sal Khan (MBA 2003) “zoomed” into a class that was... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 21 May 2025
- Blog Post
Mentorship in Action: When an HBS Student Proposes a Project
Each year, some HBS students take the initiative to create their own summer internships—often reaching out to alumni for guidance, conversation, or to pitch a potential project. These students may not be responding to a formal job posting... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
informal “water cooler” conversations could go a long way in promoting belonging. Concrete tips I have heard from interviews include scheduling five to 10 minutes before a formal meeting for casual conversation, asking each other silly... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
of formal authority, but limited it with democratic mechanisms that enabled experimentation with shifting conceptions of authority over time. When members settle on a shared conception of authority, it is more expansive than their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet Marks 20 Years The HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) held its 20th Annual Banquet on October 5, bringing together 80 alumni, guests, and current HBS students for dinner and a panel discussion at the New England Aquarium in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
the proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
the Harvard Business School (HBS) campus on June 4, 1927 marked the formal recognition of HBS as a major research institution, partner with American enterprise, and participant in the greater Boston business community. A leading example... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
tables in their residence hall lobbies. Dressed very properly in suits, sipping coffee, quietly eating breakfast, these very professional, very reserved, and very formal executives rarely looked up or acknowledged me as I made deliveries.... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
where informal but highly effective relationships may exist, introducing an EHR system might generate formal processes that, at a certain level, become counterproductive. "In large practices, where staff might be less likely to interact... View Details
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
the international financial architecture; and the formal rules and informal norms of international organizations. Book link: http://www.tobinproject.org/twobooks/pdf/New_Perspectives_Full_Text.pdf Government as Risk Manager Authors:Tom... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development
something you do like and focus on that.” This important step of pinpointing strengths can be achieved through assessments, but also through conversations with attentive managers. “Without any formal diagnostics, managers can help... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
IV (MBA '66), who has led this august institution for the last twenty years, is neither. In fact, Lazarus claims no formal artistic training beyond auditing a single art history class in college. "When they interviewed me for the... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
like and focus on that.” This important step of pinpointing strengths can be achieved through assessments, but also through conversations with attentive managers. “Without any formal diagnostics, managers can help employees see themselves... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
email address, LinkedIn account, and contact list. Fishbowl has several hundred thousand users and is now looking for ways to monetize the platform. As such, founders Loren Appin and Matt Sunbulli face a mission-critical decision: should they integrate employers into... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Less: Experimental Evidence from Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Chile By: Kast, Felipe, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—Poverty is often characterized not only by low and unstable income, but also by heavy debt burdens. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
thorough understanding of the phenomenon is difficult to achieve because relevant work is scattered across multiple fields. This paper presents a unified picture of mirroring in terms of theory, evidence, and exceptions. First, we View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
expertise will continue to be the bedrock of the academy but the boundaries that separate schools and faculties will melt away. This trend has already taken hold at Harvard, where faculty from across the University are building formal and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
from other forms of profiling, and illustrate its occurrence in the workplace. Next, we discuss the underlying assumptions about identity performance and organizational culture that are used to justify formal and informal cultural... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
performance and health outcomes will mean that 2022 will be a year of learning and reflection. Digitization in health care should be seen as a means to an end—improving the quality, patient-centricity, equity, and convenience of the View Details
Keywords: by HBS News