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- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
Mintzberg argued that strategic planning techniques (such as scenario planning) do not work well for organizations because they typically fail to engage business managers and remain detached from everyday action. But Mikes says the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
students firsthand experience with team dynamics. “Learning teams are becoming part of the culture at HBS,” says Professor Jeff Polzer, faculty chair of the MBA Learning Teams Initiative. “They give students the opportunity to work with... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
agency. The average team lets go 38.5 percent of its roster during the off-season meaning that a quarterback could be working with a completely new cast every year. For teams looking to hire a QB, finding someone who fits the bill is not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping the Beat
privilege of her education to elevate feminine voices in the music industry. Gandhi has released two albums of her own since graduating from HBS and is working on her third. She is also a public speaker and a 2020 TED Fellow—work that,... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
dean for religious life at Stanford University and a former senior lecturer at HBS, describe the hurdles as well as a practical framework to overcome them in their new book, Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Working PapersAn Optimal Lower Bound for Anonymous Scheduling Mechanisms Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Shahar Dobzinski, and Ron Lavi Abstract We consider the problem of designing truthful mechanisms to minimize the makespan on m unrelated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
museum’s “incredibly supportive and creative building committee.” Working with skilled professionals from a wide range of disciplines is something Houston did often in her experience at New York City’s... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
Michael Wheeler illuminates the improvisational nature of negotiation, drawing on his own research and his work with Program on Negotiation colleagues. He explains how the best practices of diplomats such as George J. Mitchell, dealmaker... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
one-year-old, who’s just been through this whole back to work after parental leave transition, who could give you some pep talks over the next six months. That support can come in so many different ways, but the more thorough and... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
Design Officer at Intuit. Earlier in his career he worked as a design engineer at HP and at IDEO, where he became a Partner and Global Managing Director. He led the growth of IDEO’s own new ventures, such as IDEO U, CoLab, and View Details
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
working with a dealer or making subtle suggestions. Or he could decide that his advantage lies in standard talks, since creative solutions might be missed in a straight price deal. As a negotiator, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
attending meetings, but searching for information. It doesn’t have to be that way. Federal Express and UPS drivers have handheld technology that gives them the information they need to work efficiently. Why are we so late in getting all... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
beds in the West Wind dormitory, where Marietta broke ground on a $475,000 renovation project last fall, they’ll burn some calories learning traditional Appalachian folk dances from a teacher who attended day camp at Pine Mountain as a youngster, came to View Details
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
and research, it can best contribute to what will be a major new force in the American economy. For several decades, the view from the HBS campus across Western Avenue has been decidedly "old economy." But now, creative... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
and gift certificates for post-pandemic gatherings. Large businesses and state and local governments need to make small business contracting a priority. Biden administration policymakers and mayors from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative are already hard... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
manufactured a product that changed the world by dint of its pervasiveness and indispensability. But as some noted, Ford also introduced revolutionary management, workplace, and business innovations that in and of themselves transformed the worlds of View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
her current focus on climate education. “I wanted to create programs that would sustain student learning, programs that would be more impactful than a one-off field trip. These students are our next generation of climate stewards!” Today, Mary Jo is using her funds,... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
time. I had worked closely on day-to-day operations with the firm’s founder since 2005, so I was up to speed on most things, including the public offering. But being up to speed on something and owning ultimate responsibility are two... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
A Conversation with Dean Clark
and opportunities - as it always will - and he was encouraging me to approach them head-on. BULLETIN: And how is the School's relationship with the rest of the University? CLARK: Healthy and productive. [Harvard University President] Neil Rudenstine has been terrific... View Details