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08 Jul 2016
News

So Why Don't You Have Your Dream Job Yet?

There are three forces, says author James Citrin (MBA 1986), that are “at fundamental war with one another” when people are trying to find a job: compensation, lifestyle, and job satisfaction. “So if you think about those three points and... View Details

A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

fundamentally different than in the past—it’s almost a new social contract that’s being developed around solving some of our most pressing challenges.” Having found his life’s purpose, Chertavian is making a significant contribution to... View Details

01 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

malapropism as saying, "take it." More than a funny Yogi-ism, the words suggest a fundamental truth for companies wanting not only to survive times of disruption, change, and surprise, but lead through it, Kanter suggests.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1996
News

Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

and leading others. This is a fundamental concept discussed in Coordination, Control, and the Management of Organizations (CCMO), one of the MBA Program's most popular electives. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

has enough leverage to practice it. Boards of directors play an important role in championing the cause of stakeholders of all kinds. DF in AZ put it this way: “If a company promises a fundamental shift towards shareholder capitalism but... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Rohit Pursram

security. Unconditionally love my friends and family, learn forgiveness, fight negativity, and value the softer side of humanity. And as I pursue these grand dreams, make sure I am true to myself and fundamental human virtues like... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Robert F. Higgins, MBA 1970

Harvard, including in his teaching the course Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors at the Kennedy School. In addition, Higgins and his wife, Kristine, support fellowships for students in the joint MD/MBA Program. “We’re not going to solve... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Distinct Yet of a Piece

the Fundamentals Ann M. Fudge: Enhanced Perspective Steven C. Watson: Course Change Karen Gordon Mills: Her Excellent Adventures Amy S. Langer: Fighting the Good Fight Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.: Improving the Coop's Numbers Andrew H. Tisch:... View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Orientation Teamwork

Teams are assigned and cross-sectional, taking advantage of the diversity of students in the MBA Program. “Their fundamental purpose is to serve as enhanced study groups,” explains Professor Jeff Polzer, faculty chair of the Learning... View Details

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

01 Feb 2002
News

Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan

the country in the 1970s and 1980s - ideas such as lifetime employment, cross-shareholding, and keiretsu (Japanese corporate groupings) - are currently undergoing fundamental changes and offer fascinating research possibilities. With the... View Details

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

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

reviewed the past few years of dot.com madness, chaotic markets, and companies thrown asunder. Stevenson said that business is changing in fundamental ways and business leaders better start changing too. Characteristics of this new world... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Shaila Ittycheria

fear? Suddenly, I realized that the role of a manager had many more levels than I had expected. You're more than a voice for yourself or your corporation. Sometimes, you have to speak out on fundamental human needs. Beyond corporate... View Details

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Alex Furleigh

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I was ready for a change. Having spent my entire career before business school in operations—helping organizations do better with the resources that they have—I realized that I was lacking skills in how to View Details

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Corporate Strategy Course - Project Resources

presentations by key players in business and finance. Compustat Compustat (United States) and Global Vantage (international) contain fundamental financial and price data for active and inactive publicly traded... View Details

Managing Customers for Growth - Course Catalog

achieve sustainable customer growth. The course explores the fundamentals of customer value, including strategies for customer acquisition, retention, and development. By leveraging customer analytics tools and technologies, students will... View Details

Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog

Organization The course is organized around two modules. The first module focuses on the restructuring of debt – and provides a foundation to understand the fundamentals of corporate restructuring and then applies these tools to explore... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

New Releases

for opportunities to explore as well as reacting to problems to be solved. Says Raiffa, "Smart Choices is based on the premise that quality decision-making is a fundamental and valuable life skill that can shape and influence in a... View Details

01 Oct 2013
News

Banking on Africa's Future

development." "I want to demonstrate that in Africa we're no different from anybody else in any fundamental way," Lawani elaborates. "We're just at a different point in our development. There's no reason that we can't apply to Africa the... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Porter Course Goes Abroad

reviews at INCAE and SSE-Riga have been overwhelmingly favorable. “There is intense student interest in taking a course that covers the fundamentals of competitiveness,” says Arturo Condo (DBA '00), a professor and associate dean at... View Details

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Max Wibaux

firefighting while managing two or three challenges simultaneously. This was attractive to me!" Yet the concentration on marketing left Max with gaps in some of the fundamentals of business such as finance and entrepreneurship. In... View Details

Keywords: CPG