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Life & Leadership After HBS - Race, Gender & Equity

Life & Leadership After HBS Life & Leadership After HBS is a longitudinal study of the post-MBA paths of Harvard Business School alumni, examining how race, gender, and other factors shape their life and career experiences. Alumni are View Details

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

this business issue, members of Fuller’s team surveyed two groups. They asked 301 human resource leaders and business owners in the United States how they approach caregiving benefits. And they asked 1,500 employees who provide or... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

and technology consulting practice, I have already started applying what I have learned in Disruptive Strategy towards my own business. David Bergin Chief Technology Officer at Nantucket Technology Partners Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Business Policy and Strategy at School of Business, Black Hills State University Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Sustainable Investing FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

and eye-opening. Daniela Fierro Touché Administration and Registration Analyst at FEMSA Collection Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Global Business FAQs What are the learning requirements, and how... View Details

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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

realistic was the interaction?" “What was surprising?” “Why did you say/do XYZ?” “What would you have done differently?” “Why are these conversations so hard?” Votes In-class votes (by hand or with voting tool) and pre-class electronic View Details

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

Solutions Supplement your curriculum with Harvard Business School faculty-led business courses. Explore Academic Solutions 98% improved their negotiation skills, 84% have more confidence making business decisions, 87% acquired new skills that were immediately... View Details

03 Jul 2013
What Do You Think?

What Are the Limits of Transparency?

practices. For one thing, it may repel capable managers who would prefer not to work in a high-transparency environment. Transparency makes some people uncomfortable, although this appears to be more a generational issue. Surveys have... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

with busy film executives, however. Indeed, says Luo part of what makes the Black List interesting in the first place is the “light-touch” approach that surveys executives about scripts they are already coming across in the course of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

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The Evolution of Corporate Structure, Internal Governance, and Leadership

My research documents the evolution of the internal governance of senior management in large US firms over a 20-year period and explores, via multiple methods, the causes and consequences of these changes. My findings suggest that... View Details

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Industry Information - Alumni

and news on emerging designers, disruptive technologies and global brands in the fashion and luxury goods industries. United States Census Bureau: Retail Trade Provides the industry monthly sales and inventory data, annual survey data... View Details

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

Essentials CEO at Peach Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Entrepreneurship Essentials FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to successfully complete the course, and how are grades... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Tsai Technology & Innovation Policy Advisor, San Jose Mayor’s Office Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Sustainable Business Strategy FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to successfully... View Details

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

survey done on nonprofit leaders, managers often cited a preference for growth by branching, i.e., replicating the organization from one site to another and maintaining central control and ownership of the new units. What Wei-Skillern and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Sep 2019
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The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

researchers focused on one aspect of the problem they could measure: lost income due to reduced hours and turnover. To do so, they used a 2014 survey of some 7,000 doctors that asked questions about burnout and short-term career plans to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

complete a survey rating you on dimensions of emotional and social intelligence. The prework will take approximately one hour of your time and roughly 30 minutes for each colleague who participates. Your colleagues’ ratings will be kept... View Details

30 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?

designing a “similar survey to be administered to every group of stakeholder outside of the company organization, to get the feedback on ‘how it feels’ doing business with the company.” Lavinia Rasca said “the answer was given by Andrew... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

In the past 35 years, however, the US has diverged from positions of its allies, leading to a decline in its relative power within the organization. Perhaps the most surprising finding in the survey is the degree to which burgeoning... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

role, that often frustrates entry into their work role, leaving them more vulnerable to the strain of commuting, less satisfied with their jobs, and more likely to quit. In one survey of employees at a UK media firm, the research team... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - The year in Review

size of discussion groups for better engagement, finding new ways for participants to network and socialize virtually, and increasing virtual access to case protagonists. Post-program surveys revealed very strong satisfaction scores.... View Details

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