community development - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2018
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Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti

After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details

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01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

we’re drawing, of course, is that as those companies thought about rewriting the job descriptions, they said, “Well, we thought that a college graduate would be a good communicator and pay attention to detail. We’d better say that’s what... View Details

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

07 Feb 2007
Working Paper Summaries

The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving

Keywords: by Karim R. Lakhani, Lars Bo Jeppesen, Peter A. Lohse & Jill A. Panetta

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance ; Business Startups ; Communication Intention and Meaning ; Prejudice and Bias Citation Read Now Related Nanda, Ramana. "Priors, Experiments, Learning and Persuasion in (Bayesian) Entrepreneurial... View Details

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Yaoxin Ding

sick from the city’s endemic air pollution. “That really inspired me to create cleaner cars,” Yaoxin says. “Tailpipe emissions are a major cause of pollution; I wanted to be part of developing a better solution.” Yaoxin came to the United... View Details

27 Sep 2016
HBS Seminar

Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

share their mistakes as a team-building exercise to improve communication and collaboration. “You can motivate your team to work harder by doing this,” Brooks says. “I know I have felt that way seeing other women who have succeeded. I... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

found itself needing to turn around its turnaround. Outside The Family Enter Jørgen Knudstorp. He was just 35 years old when Kjeld promoted him from director of strategic development to CEO in 2004. (Kjeld retired that same year.) Like... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Professor Nien-he Hsieh Develop a toolkit for making tough leadership decisions with economic, legal, and ethical considerations. 6 weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Enroll by January 30 $1,850... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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That Was Then, This Is Now

of the world, and studying and working abroad has been my passion since high school. I found my calling in developing projects to assist refugees in Côte d’Ivoire and helping to build small businesses in Vietnam. I’ve strengthened... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Discover how balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements are developed and how each interact Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Understand GAAP and IFRS... View Details

16 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Advice on Advice

article in Harvard Business Review, The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice, which is based on research and discussions with advice experts. The advice give-and-take is not always easy to pull off. Both the advice-giver and the receiver are prone to common missteps that... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

Strategy, Marketing & Corporate Relations, Career & Professional Development Molly DeCastro – Recruiting Relations Manager, Career & Professional Development Cathy and Molly work closely with... View Details

Keywords: Technology

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

demonstrate that the status quo is not acceptable and to mobilize others, agitators thus need to communicate in a manner that ensures grievances are shared and collective and not seen as irrelevant.” "If you do not innovate and have... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

calling has three key objectives: Establish and reinforce high expectations for student preparation Provide a developmental opportunity for the opening student with respect to content mastery, critical thinking, and communication skills... View Details

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It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You! - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA... View Details

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

to keep working from home part of the time after COVID-19 abates, researchers are probing how virtual interaction might reshape organizations. In the first large-scale analysis of digital communication early in the crisis, the team—Sadun;... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

29 Mar 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurs, Firms, and Global Wealth since 1850

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones

02 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

Gillian Hadfield, University of California, Gould School of Law

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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora - MBA