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- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
assistant professor of strategy at Harvard Business School. “If a CEO can trust his senior managers, he will be more willing to decentralize decision-making” "The bottom line is that whoever is in charge of the acquisitions and the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
minorities are able to get on and stay on the path to senior leadership, Tingle and Pierre-Jacques connected with friends who shared their passion for investing. Their group of six, including co-founder and current Harlem Capital Venture... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
a more inclusive culture? And how should HBS change over the next 10 years in order to accelerate the advancement of women leaders who make a difference in the world?" On March 8, in observance of International Women's Day, faculty... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
accelerate the advancement of women leaders who make a difference in the world," Nohria said. Indeed, the anniversary has spawned a survey of several thousand alumnae on work-life balance and a new case study on the female experience... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 18 Jan 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference
Georgia, Georgia State, London, and Michigan. Among them, five are former HBS club presidents, three are current and former HBS club board members, three are current and former HBS club officers, and six are also HBCU alumni. All of the mentors hold View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
trusted brand in business. Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role By William Cowan (MBA 1972) Stradis Pty LTD Do you know how to seek out and win your next executive role? Are you... View Details
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
traditions just drift forward. They need to go forward in the same purposeful way in which we think of moving forward on innovation. So, for example, Youngme Moon senior associate dean, chair of the MBA Program has held periodic meetings... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
identify the characteristics of successful enterprises and leaders in this realm. The nearly 100 academics, business practitioners, and nonprofit executives from fifteen countries who gathered for the event examined the operational and... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
management practices. Using data for 58 countries, we show that after the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting laws and regulations, the social responsibility of business leaders increases. We also document that both sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
than learning from the experience, and revert to the "comfort zones" of behavior consistent with their roles on the team (that is, junior experts reduce contributions and more senior members become increasingly directive). “The very best... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
disclosures hit the headlines. For this reason, it is perhaps a good time to solicit creative ideas about how leading business schools that mint a high proportion of senior executives in large organizations can identify and weed out... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
market through a thicket of government regulations. Beyond diversity, note the authors, the group also has to be encouraged to develop several creative options to a problem that has been clearly framed by a leader who has carefully... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- Profile
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
hero-like efforts. Launched in 2007, Care.com is an online web portal for connecting families, caregivers and employers for child care, senior care, housekeeping, pet care and more. Today, more than 14.1 million members in 16 countries... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
HBS administration and faculty about the current, fast-breaking revolution in the School's own deployment of information technology. Addressing the conference's first plenary session, on March 20, HBS senior associate dean F. Warren... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- Blog
Crossing the Bridge from Program Learning to Practical Application
When you attend an HBS Executive Education program, you never know what opportunities the experience may present. In fact, you could even find yourself becoming part of the teaching team. Ask Deb Barnes, Senior Managing Director of Fund... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
coming out of labs over the next 10 years will surpass anything we’ve experienced in the past,” says HBS senior fellow Richard Hamermesh, who co-chairs the accelerator with Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985). “Looking ahead, we expect to have the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
folks aren’t without blame. Because of their need to be on-the-ground, in-the-moment thinkers, it can be difficult to get them to look beyond the next handshake and sealed deal. To combat this, Cespedes has written Aligning Strategy and Sales as a kind of methodical... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Teaching Teachers
billion people into the global economy” drives the School's commitment to the CPCL, says HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson, senior associate dean for External Relations. “We strongly believe that the case method is the best means for... View Details
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Online Personal Branding Course | HBS Online
the sources, benefits, and components of a successful personal brand Define your purpose and values and communicate their distinction to others Turn common personal branding pitfalls into opportunities Understand the psychological power of interpersonal influence and... View Details