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- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
candidates looking for executive positions to join in before finally short-listing them for the interview." Surprisingly, relatively few suggested that the shortage of attitude might be addressed through formal education. Stever Robbins commented, "Attitudes... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
Practices of Trade: Jurisdictional Disputes in the U.S. Commerce in Cadavers Author:Michel Anteby Publication:Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2010) Abstract This study examines the U.S. commerce in human cadavers for medical View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
Business School case study details, big-name investors say they want to take bets on social justice startups like Blakeman’s, but few actually take the plunge—especially if the entrepreneurs at their helm don’t come from the same polished... View Details
- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
graduate of the General Management Program, an intensive seven-week Executive Education curriculum at Harvard Business School. On April 22, beaming in from space via satellite feed, he spent half an hour addressing a packed audience of... View Details
- 23 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
To illustrate the old adage that birds of a feather flock together, there may be no better example than the venture capital industry. A recent study finds that venture capitalists have a strong tendency to team up with other VCs whose ethnic and View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
of The Bridgespan Group, a not-for-profit strategic consulting firm dedicated to nonprofits. Bradach spoke to an audience at Harvard Business School on January 21, 2004 as part of the Social Enterprise Faculty Seminar Series. Today's... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
negative impact on America’s competitiveness that could result. We surveyed thousands of Harvard Business School alumni for their views on immigration. Our alumni were overwhelmingly supportive of skilled immigration. Over 90 percent said... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
draw conclusions, based on scientific evidence, on what does or does not work to enhance organizational performance." Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance of the U.S. National Research Council Commission on Behavioral and Social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
that Gary has been kind enough to help the School in a number of ways in launching a Global Leadership Initiative. Our work on that project has led us to conclude that there are not many short executive View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
to the study, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. In the edited remarks below, they discuss the findings and implications of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Law Review 126, no. 4 (forthcoming).18-23: (February 2013) Abstract Roger Fisher's career and writings not only offer lessons about negotiation but also about how an academic, especially in a professional school such as law or business,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
educating our employees to recognize symptoms of 'poor health' so that they are able to self-identify themselves to their managers?" And Ulysses U. Pardey said, "(In their training, doctors) are in real contact with what they... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
profitability—sustaining growth; developing and evaluating business plans; and financial analysis, valuation, and return on investment. The initial sessions were held April 5-8, with more instruction scheduled for May. Another group of NFL players attended sessions at... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
Shadow of a Giant (A) Harvard Business School Case 609-002 As the only significant competitor to Intel Corporation in PC microprocessors, Advanced Micro Devices faced daunting investment choices. Not only did it have to fund... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
1991 and 2009, a period when the growing number of highly educated women in the workforce tested widely held understandings about gender and professional work, write the authors, Harvard Business School... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
of the study, Alvin Silk, Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus, and Joel Weissman, associate professor, department of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School. The Physicians Report ran in the April issue of the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
Psychosocial Development and Leader Performance of Military Officer Cadets Authors:Scott Snook and Paul T. Bartone Periodical:Leadership Quarterly 18, no. 5 (October 2007): 490-504 Abstract Efforts to educate and develop future military... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1727508 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 711-464 Vodafone in Japan (A) Despite a rough start in the Japanese telecom market, by late 2003, Vodafone seemed to have weathered the storm,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
hospitals or schools or businesses that are trying to figure out how to incorporate this technology to get advantage out of it. And for them, this often entails a change problem. In Evolve, I explain some of the classic ways to defeat... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
production decisions. We find that insurance provision induces farmers to shift production towards higher-return but higher-risk cash crops, particularly among educated farmers. Our results support the view that financial innovation can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne