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V.G. Narayanan | About

research focuses on management accounting with an interest in performance evaluation and incentives. He uses field experiments to understand how firms can use incentives and performance feedback to improve... View Details

02 May 2025
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How to Work with Search Firms

one that engages and pays the firm to fill a specific position, and all the firm’s efforts are focused on meeting that client’s needs. As a candidate, you are considered a potential match for the client’s needs. The closer your background and View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Executive Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “The transfer from the field of polarized light to the field of photography was... View Details

December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
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Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

For Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Marketing Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Indonesia; Malaysia

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11 May 2009
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The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

the writing of popular film scripts like The Matrix or Star Wars. Character behaviors, actions, and motivations hook the interest of readers at all levels, regardless of their professional experience with IT, while the plot sets up a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

the field of technology management. The analysis of the analogies between these two types of radical innovations (of meanings and technologies) allow to set a research agenda for exploration of design-driven innovation, a relevant as well... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

the Credential Verification page: School: Harvard Business School Online Dates Attended: [The year you participated in the program] Degree: Other; Certificate in Transforming Customer Experiences Field of... View Details

10 Aug 2009
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High Commitment, High Performance Management

CEOs and boards of directors is hard but ultimately the only path to sustained commitment and performance. Human nature is such that we do not want to know the truth, and lower levels are afraid to speak truth to power due to fear, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2017
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5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

across Africa. I was worried HBS would not accept students from my background. I hadn’t studied outside Nigeria and most of my work experience was local. Were the things I had done “impressive” enough? I felt like all I did was go to... View Details

10 Aug 2016
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3 Benefits of the Case Method

Furthermore, the in-class experience helped me learn more about my classmates as individuals, uncovering shared interests and strengthening friendships. The people with whom I shared the HBS experience are... View Details

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Why HBS? - Doctoral

methodology required to pursue their research interests, including field studies, large-scale statistical analysis, consumer panel research, behavioral experiments and theoretical and empirical modelling.... View Details

18 May 2016
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Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

would benefit from a field experiment on this topic, please write to Francesca Gino directly at fgino@hbs.edu. Related Reading: How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat How to Spot a Liar Blind Spots:... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Sep 2023
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Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

they need is probably not a panel discussion. Rather they need someone with a high degree of expertise and lived experience in the field to brainstorm individually around their challenge. These resources sit... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

dysfunctional patterns from the past? How can I live more fully in the present? How do I create my desired future? Author Landon Carter shares his experience of what works in his more than 50 years of being on the path, and what has... View Details

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

contribute to the conference, sparking conversations and building connections. “It was like seeing how a thread could connect all these different pieces,” Nneka said. “I could take what I learned from one situation and apply it to another while bringing people... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

through the School’s ranks—teaching courses in corporate finance and related fields in several HBS programs, engaging in research and course development in Europe and North America, and holding a range of important administrative... View Details

29 Oct 2020
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Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

history on my grandpa’s walking tours of Lagos Island, celebrating Eid holidays with family, and working on craft projects with my twin sister. My family bonded over storytelling. Older family members recounted tales of their past View Details

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

group experiences common conditions.”[10] Building from this definition, the White House’s page on Justice40 defines disadvantaged communities (DACs) as communities “marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.”[11] In the... View Details

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Connell House | About

Partners. The Connells’ legacy of support for HBS has had a profound impact at the School and in the world at large. Work supported by the gift has led to the Leadership Initiative’s cutting-edge research and course development, including the 2011 launch of View Details

16 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 16

Abstract This paper documents that ventures that are funded by two successful angel groups experience superior outcomes to rejected ventures: they have improved survival, exits, employment, patenting, web traffic, and financing. We use... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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