Skills Gap - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans

overworked, yet there's a huge gap in quality training for them." —Anthony Priest (MBA 1996) Program Specialist, Office of Career and Technical Education, District of Columbia Public Schools Marc Sternberg (MBA 2000) Senior Deputy... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

with the country’s recent economic slowdown, China has more billionaires than the United States. Behind that fairly startling statistic are troubling related issues such as corruption among China’s elite and very wide variance in income, standard of living, and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Business Books Executive development programs have entered a period of rapid transformation, driven by digital disruption and a widening gap between the skills that participants and their organizations... View Details

03 Dec 2019
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Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring

Suchita Prasad (MBA 2011), the HBSCS Mentorship Program pairs HBS alumni in Singapore with students from five polytechnics—trade or professional schools—and two universities to help provide guidance and bridge the gap between academics... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

understand and respect the complexities inherent in the culture. Striking, too, were the gaps between myth and reality that emerged at a number of the forum's concurrent panel discussions. At HBS associate professor Debora L. Spar's... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

the area. Marietta also had an ideal mix of skills and experience. In addition to launching Giant Otter at HGSE, he founded a consultancy that helped schools across the country improve labor, management, and community relations; so he... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

advertising savvy are but two of the myriad skills that are required of today's museum manager. Traditionally, museums have been run by academics who worked their way through the curatorial ranks, but more and more museum trustees are... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

orientation that manifests itself in investing, in business decision-making, and in our politics. One of society’s most vexing problems is the relentlessly short-term orientation that manifests itself in investing, in business decision-making, and in our politics.... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

than when you arrived. Ginger Graham (MBA 1986), former president and CEO, Amylin pharmaceuticals, Boulder, Colorado Approach your career as a life-building exercise: go where you can grow, treat everyone with respect, learn every day, and give back every chance you... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

the kingdom allocate their time and their capital. What’s more, there is no formal training for how to do their work. So how do these influential leaders practice their craft? What skills do CIOs require? What frameworks do they employ?... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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