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03 Apr 2012
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Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence

Keywords: by Shon Hiatt & Wesley Sine

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

position is strong enough. To curb this possibility, the principal-owner optimally reduces the degree of autonomy granted to the manager. Hence higher levels of managerial autonomy are more likely for intermediate View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2009 (Revised August 2010)
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Buro Happold

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman

Padraic Kelly became Managing Director (MD) of the engineering services firm Buro Happold in 1996. One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current size where it was constrained by a structure of having each... View Details

Keywords: Training; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Skills; Organizational Culture; Programs

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The best teachers are leaders, and the best leaders are teachers. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than 40 years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes... View Details

26 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out

For mid-career STEM professionals looking to advance their skills and careers, certificate programs at elite universities can offer a fast track. And for universities, such programs are an important and growing revenue stream—and a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status All of our programs grant different levels of degrees or certifications and some, but not all, grant alumni status. We have created this guide for what each program confers and the benefits... View Details

15 May 2024
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A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

may be bridling widespread acceptance of automation, says Julian De Freitas, an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, and one of the authors of the piece forthcoming in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. “We find... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

03 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

of university around the same time held jobs that have the same seniority level that also belonged to the same industry as the entrepreneurs before they started their VC-backed companies. Leapfrogging on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2007
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Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

allowing me to better understand the process by which business education emerged and how it has evolved over the last hundred years. Q: In a podcast for Princeton University Press, you said business leaders are among the least trusted... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Curriculum - Case Method Project

particular focus on a populist movement to grant universal white male suffrage in 1840s Rhode Island. The case raises questions about the nature of voting rights and whether citizens have a right to overthrow a government that they... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Transform Agriculture: A Conversation with Alyssa Whitcraft 18 DEC 2024 | Climate Rising Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft is a professor at University of Maryland and a leading expert in agricultural remote sensing and climate adaptation. Dr.... View Details

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Program Requirements - Doctoral

Accounting & Management Program Requirements Below please find the program requirements for students in Accounting & Management . Students in Accounting and Management generally complete the program in four to five years. Coursework A minimum of 13 semester courses at... View Details

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hbs@edusupportcenter.com . Alumni Identity Verification HBS IT and Alumni Records may request to schedule a Zoom call, where you will need to appear on camera and present a photo ID. This level of verification is required by the HBS... View Details

28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

Working Papers Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison Authors: Joseph P.H. Fan, Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith, and Mengxin Zhao Abstract Purpose—This paper provides a systematic comparison of the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2023
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Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

message. And what we're trying to do at Harvard University to bring these ideas to people, who knows? That was the beginning of this project. Goldberg: Can I ask you this, Arthur, and this is just a carve out question from the main... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

June 2012
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Buro Happold (Abridged)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Ryan Johnson

In 1996, Ted Happold, the founder of the engineering services firm Buro Happold, passed away, and Padraic Kelly became the firm's new managing director (MD). One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current... View Details

Keywords: Learning And Development; Managing Growth; Organizational Design; Diversification; Client Management; Leadership Skills; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Training; Programs; Customer Relationship Management

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25 Jun 2024
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Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

Tamayo’s recent working paper, Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food. Tamayo cowrote the paper with Achyuta Adhvaryu of the University of California, San Diego, as well as Parker Howell and Anant Nyshadham of the View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage

11 Oct 2010
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It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t

co-wrote with Lynn Pyun of MIT and B.Y. Cheon of Hanshin University and the Korea Labor Institute. Focusing on South Korea, the team interviewed scores of multinational and local executives to find out whether a firm could raise its... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Feb 2017
HBS Seminar

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