Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

STRATEGIC ADVICE: HBS professor Michael Porter took a question before his presentation. What happens when you bring over 450 CEOs and presidents of New York City’s leading nonprofits together for a daylong educational summit? Answer: a lot of business card swapping and... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Short Takes

care by encouraging effective communication among care providers. In their working paper, "Networks and Organization Design: A Framework for Improving the Coordination of Patient Care," Gittell and Weiss argue that organization design... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

12 May 2022
News

Onboarding

of finding a cultural fit, and to the team dynamics of effective corporate oversight. READ MORE [MUSIC] Julia Hanna: When it came out in 1980, the comedy 9 to 5 played up the growing role of women in the workplace, making cheesy fun out... View Details

18 Feb 2014
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Stick with Plan A

and many other emerging markets, and know the nature of mobile money — a network business in the nexus of two highly regulated industries, banking and telecoms — this is understandable." With a father who had abandoned corporate... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Waleed Iskandar (MBA 1993); Telecommunications

06 Jan 2017
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Mental Illness and the Workplace

increased community resources. She spoke with Bulletin associate editor Julia Hanna about the work of the Stability Network and what she does to keep herself well. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Katherine, when did you first begin to realize that... View Details

23 Sep 2020
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Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

he says. “We can reach out to our networks and engage people to work for fair elections, open primaries, and more. We are fiercely nonpartisan and never talk about candidates,” says Otten. “We are strictly about making elections work... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2005
News

Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations

effective case-method learning, and HBS classrooms are a microcosm of the global economy. The School’s strategic approach to financial aid is two-pronged. First, it enables a wide variety of qualified applicants to attain an HBS... View Details

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

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

to ensure these students' education does not get disrupted. We really believe that the Harvard alumni network can make a difference,” says Karacesme. (International donations can be made here.) MARCH 15 Yasemin Sırali (MBA 2006), Director... View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

Mills considers the complexities of a school administrator’s job, she says it’s not enough to be just a great manager or instructional leader. “You have to be able to marry the two because you can’t have one without the other and truly View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Aug 1998
News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

best-practice tales from the frontlines, and networking opportunities with other alumni. "I had forgotten how great it is to be in a classroom," said Alan M. Silberstein (MBA '72), after hearing Professor William A. Sahlman's humor-filled... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

However, the effects of professional isolation on job performance decrease with some face-to-face interactions and access to more communication technologies, such as video conferencing and dedicated voiceover IP lines. Even the perception... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

because corruption had destroyed her hopes for her country and her son’s future. “People in poor countries are not resigned to corruption, they actively despise it,” Baker says. “It is rooted in the weak rule of law, not poverty. Good legislation and View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

CEOs can meet their challenges once that top position is achieved. The book covers the importance of family, effective time management, discipline in all its meanings, and the relationships between the CEO, the board of directors,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

face with realistic business situations right in the classroom." Building rapidly on the skill base and fiber network already in place at the School, such an initiative has indeed been launched. Progress to date has included the... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Jun 2015
News

Ink

Jobs were not born as great strategists: Jobs almost bankrupted the company during his first stint with Apple .It was their ability to learn—about strategy, execution, and new domains within their own businesses—that made them such View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Apple; Microsoft; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jan 2008
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Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

that a collaborative management style in the real world would be equally effective and essential.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “There is no substitute for good, old-fashioned planning and analysis. You can’t rationalize excessive use of ‘gut feel’... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Vision: Learning Curve

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

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

from current students as well as recent graduates to determine the most effective way to reach them. Enormous progress has been made thanks to the commitment of Donella Rapier, associate dean of External Relations, and Professor Howard... View Details