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26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

displaced, and millions left without electricity and water. Railways and roads were destroyed, and 383,000 buildings damaged—including a nuclear power plant that suffered a meltdown of three reactors, prompting widespread evacuations. Read the article in Japanese In... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience

the lessons you learned from foundational classes to a complex real-world consulting project at the end of your first year. With a diverse group of peers, there is an opportunity to have a genuinely positive effect on different companies... View Details

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

investments and triggered a run on deposits, gave pause to startup investors and also holds lessons for founders going forward. Harvard Business School faculty suggest some key takeaways for the startup ecosystem as the dust settles and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

04 Aug 2010
News

A Lonely Crusader

agencies, Wall Street analysts, and even the business press for the most part dismissed Ackman as a self-serving crackpot. His message got lost in the rush to discredit the messenger. There are important lessons to be learned from... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

you most proud of as a team? Are there events or elements of your business that could not have happened without the team coming together? Key lessons for each individual. Have each person speak to one or two key lessons. It is OK to “+1”... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

16 Jun 2021
HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

Carnival has survived—and has even emerged stronger—says Gilson, who chronicled the company’s travails in the new case study Carnival Corporation: Cruising Through COVID-19, co-written with research associate Sarah Abbott. The case highlights important View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

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Events - Business History

George Serafeim, leading European and Japanese business historians Patrick Fridenson, Janet Hunter and Takkeo Kikkawa, and prominent Boston business leader Larry Fish. Feb 12 12 Feb 2017 Conference Creating Emerging Markets: Lessons from... View Details

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

“Leaders have to understand this. The major lesson for employers is there’s been a shift in our communication networks as a result of the pandemic, and that this shift has to shape future decisions about organizational design.” [Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

02 Sep 2020
Blog Post

My MBAid Story: Christine Keung (MBA 2020)

when she was three years old and grew up in Los Angeles, where she helped her parents in their tiny Chinese restaurant after school. She reflects on what made HBS such an incredible experience, how she took full advantage of the opportunities available to her, and how... View Details

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

course of the year. The researchers found that influencers and marketers have a lot at stake if they don’t handle the relationship carefully. Influencers lose about 382,500 views a year, or $1,530 in annual income, related to reputation cost when viewers feel they’re... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

Behavior best-seller list—thanks in part to corporate managers who distribute it to their employees as a lesson in accepting and anticipating change gracefully. But is that really the best message to send? Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Training Materials - Research Computing Services

materials Introduction to Web Scraping with Python Static notes with code examples and results All workshop materials as downloadable archive Main site for all Python materials Unix Introduction to Unix Basic Unix Commands The Unix Shell View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

to school and studying hard was my job.” I will put a spell on you: “Glapion is my maiden name. We’re direct descendants of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen. I’ve been Queen Zulu at Mardi Gras twice, once in honor of my late father, who was a New Orleans city... View Details

09 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place

not work somewhere else. We tend to believe that technology has made us homogeneous, but distance matters. Countries are different; consumers are different. People in India are different than the people in the United States." Vodafone learned that View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

floor interacting with people every single day,” says Bojinov. “You really need to focus on getting yourself exposed to novel information.” Lessons for job seekers and recruiters The study demonstrates the usefulness of cultivating a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

Why did you choose this internship for the summer? As a joint MD/MBA degree candidate, I was interested in this position because it is at the intersection of medicine, business, and organizational leadership. The position provides me an opportunity to apply View Details

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

Latin America. Feb 13 13-14 FEB 2017 Mumbai, India Creating Emerging Markets: Lessons from History The Harvard Business School Creating Emerging Markets project (CEM), in collaboration with the HBS India Research Center (IRC), hosted a... View Details

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Gary Works Photograph Album | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences... View Details

15 Dec 2023
News

The Musts of 2023

to me because it felt there were so many lessons that we could learn today. Whether it's business or politics or just international relations I just found it very interesting. Marcus Wedner (MBA 1988): Marcus Wedner, 1988. The book is... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

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