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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Karen Tumulty Reports on America
they don't always translate well into politics, Tumulty believes, "in part because politicians are held to a level of second-guessing and criticism that no corporate executive would tolerate." Since Tumulty's days at the Light, the media... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
percentage of revenues as well. Potential employees can post their résumé and use the Mom Corps job bank at no charge; they can also pay a fee to have their résumé revamped. The challenge of maintaining Mom Corps’ sense of identity and View Details
- 17 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete
competition and management practices, and they found a strong relationship between the level of competition and the quality of management practices adopted in hospitals. Dafny: There’s also quite a lot of research demonstrating that... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
level of trust that is not founded on the data,” Minor says. Companies would be wise to learn what forms the level of trust others have in them, he says. “The first step is identifying, whatever field you’re... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
how to manage vendors, equipment suppliers, and customers; how to conduct research, and so on. The final section surveys how to take the organization to a different level and sustain it: How do you make the transition? We discuss several... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
tractors ($12,000 each) as a cheaper and faster way to transport melons to the warehouse. Talley also negotiated a coveted co-management supplier agreement with Wal-Mart, showing how Frey Farms could share the responsibility of managing inventory View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
education program has modest effects, increasing demand for bank accounts only for those with low levels of education or financial literacy. In contrast, small subsidies greatly increase demand. A follow-up survey confirms these findings,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
time: from a logic of bias (women presented as victims of unequal treatment), to a logic of underrepresentation (women presented as stuck at lower levels of organizations), to a logic of work-family conflict (women's career advancement... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
valuation. And I had a partner that, when I told him the number, I felt certain that he would say, well, we'll find another one. And the first thing he said was, get the deal done. "Ready for the starts. They're off in the Kentucky Derby! Always Dreaming's going out to... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
Institutions on the Philippine Frontier Under American Rule, 1898-1918 Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Noel Maurer Abstract Abstract We examine three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
faculty to teach a broader cross section of Harvard students through new courses offered at the graduate and undergraduate levels and across disciplines. Making it possible for faculty to develop new curricula and expand their... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- What Do You Think?
Will Business Management Save US Health Care?
health care is about life, quality of life, and death. Start trying to manage, control and put a dollar figure on that and you will instantly run into walls at all levels of society." On the other hand, David Giammittorio described... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
warranted, says Hamermesh. "Health care is 17 percent of the U.S. economy, so at some level the HBS interest in health care is not surprising, and it's got a great set of intellectual problems to deal with. "Marketing is very... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
expenses to a level of $11 million less than originally planned. Major savings came in maintaining lower staffing levels, trimming costs in Executive Education and HBS Publishing, and deferring a number of discretionary maintenance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
fundamental allocation exercise.” Bubble on the horizon? All that cash pouring into commercial real estate since the tech wreck has fueled a dramatic run-up in prices for prime properties. “Prices are at levels I never would have guessed... View Details
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Jackie Burgos
internship with Citigroup in Manhattan when she was only sixteen. There she found business mentors at the highest levels of the organization, including CEO Sandy Weill. “It was important to me,” Jackie says. “No one in my family had... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
pressures in that environment, can influence creativity by influencing people's passion for their work. Managers can influence the level of creativity in their organizations by establishing work environments that support passion for the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
getting out of it. And there's this enormous line that's snaking by the pool side entrance to the club. The club is the first two, three floors of the hotel. It's just varying levels of exclusivity. Who do you know? Is the doorman going... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14
employer-employee data. Unlike most previous work, we use the firm as the lens of analysis to account for a greater level of heterogeneity and the fact that many skilled immigrant admissions are driven by firms themselves (e.g., the H-1B... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Program Policies - HBS Online
enroll in the CORe Program. CORe Program Grades CORe Program grades are assigned on the following scale: Pass with High Honors To pass CORe with High Honors, participants must demonstrate a superior level of content mastery and make... View Details