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HBS Online Negotiation Mastery
Hone your negotiation skills with analytical tools, interpersonal techniques, and real-world practice to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
and reach their espoused financial goals. And you can see why: strategic direction is essential for sales effectiveness, and sales knowledge of actual customer behavior is essential for ongoing strategic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
surprising that the venture capital industry was essentially dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services... View Details
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
Navigator 1.0 part of a whole package of Internet tools, it sidestepped the competition by offering its product as a stand-alone browser. By also distributing Navigator over the Web and using a new pricing model that essentially made it... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
- Profile
Raymond Hwang
symptoms, test results, examination findings, and patient preferences. The surgeon’s job is essentially to distill this diverse information into a diagnosis and treatment plan. In the operating room, the process is reversed. At the... View Details
- 21 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals
me, and as I thought about where I wanted my career to be in ten to fifteen years, it was an essential skillset I needed to acquire. When it came time for me to consider full-time offers, I turned to a couple of my professors for advice... View Details
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
enactment of essential public policies? In June, Professor Anywhere (Siko) Sikochi interviewed Adenike Ogunlesi, the founder of Ruff 'n' Tumble – a leading children's clothing company based in Lagos. Speaking about the responsibility of... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
Indian nonprofit devoted to supporting the millions of low-income women who toil in the country’s informal economy. Serving young people and working mothers, brother and sister each came to believe that intervening at the preschool and primary-school levels was View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
they need. “It’s all about who gives the other person access to what is essentially their ‘page,’ ” says O’Grady. These days, though, O’Grady rarely needs to shorthand blockchain. Its most famous application, bitcoin, has become an... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
at the tip of America's sword." A Yale College alumnus (Class of '86), Baldwin found the Navy the perfect place to learn not only about the importance of trust and teamwork but about the essential ingredients of effective leadership.... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
reputation-enhancing ratings on one platform. Compared to a small or midsized city, more entrants will vie for dominance in a large city. In a winner-take-all battle between five players, there's essentially a four-out-of-five chance of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
Partners Program in Northern California, as an essential source of expertise to get their groups up and running. Ana Maria Camargo (MBA ’93) of Boston’s Community Action Partners, Judy Benardete (MBA ’95) of the HBS Social Enterprise... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
just for African-Americans and women; they’re essential for any manager who recognizes that an organization’s diversity is its strength. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54215 The Customer May Not Always... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
them? If we value diversity in leadership ranks, what can be done to provide greater access to the essential crucibles? In general, what can we do in the private or public sectors to create crucibles from which leaders may emerge? What... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
A Shot at Success
shooter. Her skills—and her resourcefulness—earned Feickert more than 40 offers. She attended the University of Kansas, where she spent three years as a Jayhawk and graduated with a degree in accounting, becoming a first-generation college graduate. Sports had been the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
James M. Citrin (MBA ’86) (Rodale) Citrin identifies essential characteristics and disciplines that have led many outstanding athletes and performers to equally significant accomplishments in business. His interviews with these... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
to sit down, work, use Wi-Fi.” He unabashedly cites a “Starbucks-like feel” as the objective, although some essential parts of that experience may take even longer to develop than a taste for coffee. It’s unusual in Nigeria to offer only... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
renewables, in particular solar and wind, means that our electricity system is going to be Capex-driven, and the marginal cost of power will essentially be zero much of the time. Matching demand closer to supply, rather than the other way... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
—Allegra Jordan (MBA 1995) Let’s separate the “black box” from the “client interface.” The black box seems at present to be an index fund allocation algorithm. Nothing special here—the robo-interface is essentially a web-based interface.... View Details