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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
graduates in the future to the many activities under way at HBS - not only at Soldiers Field, but around the world. In addition to these three initiatives, I would like to tell you about our progress on a fourth area of profound significance: community standards. Our... View Details
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Maggie Sanchez (MBA 1990) on Purpose-Driven Board Leadership - Blog: RGE Report
skill set is changing. Directors need to be cognizant of the current context. With the pace of change, not to mention increasing geopolitical risks, ESG pressures, and new cybersecurity concerns, Sanchez suggests focusing on long-term... View Details
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains
That's when removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale becomes less a question of science and more a question of economics. The United Nations' climate change commission, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, for short—has View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
employed, and Petter Östlund's advocacy of "more experienced class members." This leaves us with the question of not whether, but how much of the groundwork for preparing effective doers can be provided in the classroom. Is the business school View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni
comfortable, quiet, and private. Food and Beverage The decision to provide food and beverages is unique to each Circle. This topic should be discussed among members at their first meeting, to understand the preferences and set... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
IR group, the cases document how both companies share many best practices in IR principles, such as the goal of getting managers directly in contact with investors, the need for consistency in reporting over time, and the desire to be... View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
aspect of business is up for re-evaluation as a result of the pandemic, from the most granular to the most overarching level. Two executives shared vivid descriptions of the early days when the reality of the pandemic set in. It was like... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
Set Harvard Business School Exercise 807-036 Purchase this exercise: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807036 PublicationsDisruptive Innovation for Social Change Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Heiner... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-114.pdf Platforms and Limits to Network Effects (revised) Authors:Hanna Halaburda and Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Abstract We model conditions under which agents in two-sided matching markets would rationally prefer a platform-limiting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Cristina Ros Blankfein
make a great tasting cocktail that eschewed the high calorie, sugar-laden mixers in favor of a zero calorie, organic alternative?” Though neither one had ever considered an entry into the massive beverage industry, the idea was intriguing enough to View Details
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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report
performance in accordance with their internalized beliefs. Women are taught to question themselves, and are likely to have internalized self-doubt about their own abilities. The study revealed that women underestimated their performance on a View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
Parija had already acquired decades of business acumen, HBS was a transformational experience for him. "It taught me how to set a goal and work toward it, and it gave me the courage to become an... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
Nikhil G. Thaker Abstract—The goal of a health care system should be to deliver the most value to patients: the outcomes achieved for treating a medical condition relative to the costs incurred over a complete care cycle. We have found... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
Cases & Course Materials"Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (Abridged) Garvin and Michael NorrisHarvard Business School Case 313-023 In late spring 2009, Stroz Friedberg co-presidents Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg had to set... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
about academic labs as well as private-sector firms that are setting operational and best-practice standards for converting scientific knowledge into commercial applications. For HBS participants, an overriding View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
background in air and water filtration at SpaceX and Brita, so we knew we could come up with something better.” What are your short- and long-term goals for the company? Taylor Wiegele: “Long term, we want to dominate the odor... View Details
- 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 formal health care system—not a... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
Olympic bids in their own cities. Act from Choice: Simple Tools for Managing Your Habits, Your Emotions and Yourself, to Be How You Mean to Be by Robert Goldmann (MBA 1961) (Clarity Publications Inc.) With the goal of training your brain... View Details