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Instructor Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

performance of a case method instructor. Much of the instructor's impact on student learning takes place in the classroom. Although students bear co-responsibility for their learning, the instructor's effectiveness in motivating and... View Details

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

Management knows that business experiments matter to innovation. Belief: Management accepts that a more disciplined approach to experimentation is needed; adopts a rigorous framework and testing tools in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Projects - Business History

the site contains video clips for classroom teaching, and a wealth of relevant resources to allow for further research. The Medici Project The Medici project seeks to illuminate contemporary questions about... View Details

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

used them in their own marketing materials. “Startups are dying for resources and attention. They were so excited to get that [attention] that they didn’t think about the fact that they would likely change their product or their business... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

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Celebrating 100 Years of the HBS Case Method

was a one-page narrative about a management challenge facing leaders at the General Shoe Company. The case proved to be a very successful teaching tool, and many more cases followed. Today, the case method is just as View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

his team were bringing business rigor to the institution.” The inspiration arrived at the most opportune time. “NPR was a formative experience in which I learned two things,” says Mizuho. “First, I discovered that I enjoyed working for a... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

Co-Founder, Julius Education “Julius is solving the talent needs of the climate transition by providing inclusive, data-led solutions to start and grow green careers. Our platform demystifies relevant jobs... View Details

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

combat ranking biases, web developers have created “fair-ranking algorithms” that try to serve up a more equitable list of relevant results in a search query. For example, a fair-ranking algorithm might ensure women View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

field of behavioral economics, which economists usually think of as a "new" field, was in fact rigorously studying the very factors that Smith, arguably the "father" of modern-day economics, had always thought were... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Jun 1999
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Ikenna Okezie

patients through their HMOs and would link them online with their lab results, diagnoses, medications, and other relevant information. "We hope to prove that patients will... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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Help - Research Computing Services

Help There are several ways to get help for issues that may arise. For assistance with troubleshooting, please use this form , email research@hbs.edu , or call 617.495.6100 . Use the 5 W's (who, what, where, when, and why) as a guideline... View Details

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AASU50 - Alumni

multi-disciplinary event that celebrated the vibrant and important role that African Americans have played in shaping our institution, the business world, and society at large. This website has been designed... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where he remains university professor emeritus and dean emeritus. Recently he spoke with the Bulletin about teachable moments from the previous century and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

behave more peacefully in the barnyard, leading to a higher yield of eggs and meat for the farm. The ability of the case authors to recognize this device as a solution to a production problem was extremely clever, View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

capital and incubators and other new ways of launching businesses. "The Internet has changed everyone forever. It not only made it an opportune time to experiment with an organizational structure,"... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

motivate and encourage its students to join the fight by bringing more of these challenges to the forefront in the classroom and making careers in these spaces more accessible View Details

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

portfolio of carbon credits to meet the HBS criteria of delivering climate impact along with health & equity benefits (all priorities in Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan). The portfolio includes credits that Calyx Global, a credible View Details

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Hedge funds: screening, performance, & rankings

tracked in Bloomberg, type Hedge Fund, hit the HELP key, and then select #11 Funds from the menu. For Portfolio holdings information type PSRT hit GO, and then fill in the View Details

10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), breaking down specific programs and provisions included in relevant policy. Finally, it will dive into some examples of EJ as it is currently being applied by... View Details

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