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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA
groups, notes, the electronic transfer of notes, and the work of students who have participated in previous class discussions. Presenting data or facts that have been borrowed without fully citing the original source. Note that... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
arbitrary terms with no intrinsic meaning, a lesson that even economists have not learned. "On the General Relativity of Fiscal Language," a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, provides a mathematical proof that the deficit, taxes, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Leveraging Female Talent
like. The emphasis will be on teaching practical skills for leaders who seek to best leverage their own talent and that of the women they work with. Male and female case protagonists will come to the... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
analyze the conditions under which each measurement method is most relevant. We also recommend an integrated model of impact measurement by drawing upon the best practices found in our study. Download report... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
therefore no reliable way to transfer codified knowledge about methods and practices across the organization. Furthermore, while "red team reviews" —progress reviews conducted by NASA's most... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)
create a blueprint of best practices that will help Black entrepreneurs across the country and, frankly, around the globe. My dad taught me Socratic thinking—that the process of getting to the answer was as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
business teams experience. “We pursued the idea for the case,” he says, “after Scott, who is a West Point grad and former teacher there, told me about his friend, the Army crew coach, Stas Preczewski. One season, Coach P, as he’s universally known, saw his varsity... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
discreet but regular ways for staff and supervisors to engage in officially forbidden yet tolerated practices at work. "Gray zones emerge when official company rules are repeatedly broken with, at minimum, a supervisor's tacit or... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team - Course Catalog
manager. The course is geared toward entrepreneurial settings, specifically execution required by the founder, investor, or advisor. However, the best practices are applicable to larger company requirements... View Details
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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
the importance of stewardship during their interviews. How do we design and implement technology in ways that honor the privacy of its users? What strategic goals do we have for our data practices and how might those goals not be the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
by venture capital in the past decades, there were many failures. But collectively, the companies that did succeed represent a significant fraction of the private-sector jobs in the United States today. The key is to use everything we know about View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
video case studies of laid-off workers, as well as a couple of technical notes for students—one focusing on best practices for managers as they consider workforce reductions; the other on the overall effects... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
requirements with life obligations and to persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Telling the stories of people at companies like JetBlue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the authors discuss... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters
worry about scaring away candidates if your interview and decision-making process is long and arduous, but it’s best to be open about these things as early as possible. Your transparency will make it clear that you’re honest and... View Details
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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
anyone on the Specially Designated Nationals List. Changes in employment : Funding is provided to the recipient for a specific opportunity and may not be transferred to a new opportunity without review and approval of the Review... View Details
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Joe Stenger
fighter pilot. What is your favorite childhood memory? It was a hot summer day in Barnesville, Ohio. I was 16 years old and had just finished loading several hundred bales of hay from one of my family’s fields into a wagon. It was exhausting work, and I had had... View Details
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Mental Health | MBA
with an initial 20-minute phone consult you make on the Harvard University Health Services patient portal. This is so they can learn about your concerns and make recommendations for the best next steps. It’s View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Porter, Kanter Win McKinsey Awards
HBS professors Michael Porter and Rosabeth Moss Kanter have won the 2011 McKinsey Awards for best articles published in the Harvard Business Review last year. Established in 1959, the award has been given annually by HBR and McKinsey &... View Details
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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
of Maine by Colgate—to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. We develop suggestions about how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the process... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Ahmed Eldemerdash
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I think it is a great opportunity for both learning and personal development and also to boost my career aspirations. The people here at HBS, the case method and the different ways to learn and View Details
Keywords: Technology