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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Lesson Plans
going to help fill a gap for those people who find themselves without a job and want to learn a new skill or brush up on an old skill to make themselves more competitive. I hope it’ll help people get employed faster or even pivot to a new...
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Jen Mele
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
Entrepreneurial Manager, taught to all 900 first-year MBA students. Here’s what Professor Eisenmann had to say about the new joint degree. Why is Harvard launching this program now? “The world needs more leaders with a deep understanding of technology and management....
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Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967) - Recruiting
allowing the opinions and knowledge of others to fill my own experience gaps while being able to persuasively explain my own choices. HBS also provided the resources to help me in my job search and application process, and the tools to...
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- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
programs to support children and education—but they're often not coordinated, resulting in gaps and redundancies in service. This a fertile area for collaboration. "What you see in some places are business, civic, and education...
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- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
what are the key drivers of technology; and what are the macroeconomic consequences of technology. We prioritize in our discussion unified approaches to these three questions that are based on direct measures of technology. 2006 pub Dysfunction in the Boardroom:...
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Anna Secino
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
factors such as hard work, help from others, or luck. That gap in self-confidence starts as young as middle school, she added, but can be reversed as more and more trailblazing women pave the way—women like Sharon Baum (HBS MBA '65), whom...
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by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
personal example of these synergistic relationships and discusses boundary issues associated with these faculty/firm collaborations. Executive education in general, and custom programs in particular, may be an underleveraged vehicle in reducing the rigor/relevance...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
bridging the gap between fashion, technology, and sustainability,” according to Ventura. Women's Association of New York Names Rising Stars for 2021 In an effort to give outstanding HBS alumnae a mid-career boost of recognition, HBS...
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Margie Kelley
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
that ALS was not a priority for drug developers because so little was understood about its mechanisms, making it a risky investment. “We realized very quickly that we needed to bridge the gap over the ‘valley of death’ between the...
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Margie Kelley
- 17 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often
bottom,” she says. Middle managers may fill a critical gap here—especially since the study suggests that they are the ones who often reignite communication after the initial decline. Invest in meaningful ways for employees to...
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by Ami Albernaz
- 26 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Driving Change in Education-to-Employment
are working around the world to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. What are you working on this summer? I’m working at Year Up, a leading workforce development nonprofit that is helping close the Opportunity Divide,...
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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
ordering system and takeout food. Business after business pivoted remarkably quickly. To me, that was the huge and very positive lesson of this crisis: Businesses are amazing at figuring out a path forward. FINANCE AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY Addressing The Financial...
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April White
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
This curiosity needs to start with our existing team. Who is in our team and how can we map their skills to see the gaps? Then how can we approach the process of finding new people with a view of filling these gaps ?” NickC addressed the...
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by James Heskett
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
transit, can maximize the return on investment by optimizing natural resource use. For cash-strapped cities the private sector can fill the gap in providing critical funds and designing structures, including public housing and municipal...
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- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
quintessential Australian product. This case focuses on Kraft's decision to revitalize brand performance through the introduction of a brand extension. Drawing on extensive social media analysis of brand image, the brand team led by Simon Talbot identified a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
Programs at Harvard Business School. She and Bohnet, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School who serves as director of its Women and Public Policy Program, have extensively studied gender gaps and inequality in the workplace. Their...
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by Kim Girard
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
e-commerce is really about," said Job, "is reducing the gap between thought and action, between when you know something and when you do something about it." Third, he said, is a relevant brand that gives people confidence...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as...
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- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
tools to provide direct operational support to election officials, tracked misinformation campaigns that undermine the integrity of US elections, and worked to fill the gap in poll workers and other election resources. (More information...
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- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
agreed there weren’t many retailers in the market with knowledgeable staff who took proper care of the products in order to deliver an exceptional experience. He knew he could build a company to fill that gap in the market. Linzmeyer...
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