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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
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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

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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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
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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

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; leadership; Black; African American

01 Dec 2006
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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

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

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
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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

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2011
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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

Keywords: Finance; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; National Security and International Affairs; Government

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

Keywords: All Industries

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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
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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

Keywords: awards

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

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