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28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Many American companies have made a four-year degree a default qualification for entry-level jobs, elevating an expensive university education—with a smattering of internship experience—above paths that might prepare young talent for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Oct 2021
News

Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

Private Equity Group, and executive chairman of the firm’s private equity business in Asia. Melwani’s support for the School stems from the deep impact his two years in the MBA Program have had on his life as well as his belief in the School’s mission. “HBS was the... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

the circle of life and the little control I have over my parents’ happiness. In all these moments, I am proud of who I am. Rick Lacerda (he/him/his), Class of 2023 I spent my whole childhood preparing for coming out. I suppressed my... View Details

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Our Curriculum - Business History

financial crises, government also looms large as an actor in many of the cases. Although the past is unlikely to repeat itself exactly, business managers who have a strong background in financial history are likely to be better prepared... View Details

03 Jul 2015
Blog Post

What is HBS Bridges?

When students first arrive at HBS, a whirlwind of activity takes place. First years quickly settle into new dorms and apartments, find out what section they’ll join, participate in a variety of START week activities, and begin to prepare... View Details

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

preparation for her imminent move to Boston when her phone rang. Brianna Bai:“When the concierge in Boston called and asked me to confirm my name/address because someone with the exact same name was already in the building, I was very... View Details

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

asking them for more business in higher-margin product lines. If the company could not transform these customers into profitable ones by these actions, it was prepared to drop the accounts. Customer profitability metrics provide a link,... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

14 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

course for first year MBA students , which immerses them in global research projects to produce a new product or experience, often in an emerging market country. To prepare students for their global immersion and help them practice market... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Oct 1997
News

Donald J. Chiofaro

community involvement: Chiofaro's pro bono activity includes founding both the Boston Jobs Academy, an organization that prepares Boston residents for office jobs, and the Boston chapter of the Police Athletic League. For the future,... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

have been calling for a prepared workforce,” says Sarah Morgan, president of the Benwood Foundation, a nonprofit partnering with area organizations to create shared prosperity in the region. “But that’s new for Chattanooga. As far as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

03 Dec 2018
Blog Post

10 Reasons It Makes Sense to Get an MBA

to consider. HBS Online provides professionals with the option to take the online Credential of Readiness (CORe) program so that no matter where you are in your life, you will be prepared for the rigors of an MBA classroom. In this HBS... View Details

01 Jan 2010
News

James Dimon, MBA 1982

hatches to prepare for tough times ahead; and as a charismatic leader who focuses on recruiting, training, and developing the people in his organization. While competitors imploded during the economic downturn, with Dimon at the helm,... View Details

October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
Case

NOWaccount

By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley

It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Entrepreneurship

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The best teachers are leaders, and the best leaders are teachers. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than 40 years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes... View Details

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Presentation to the Canadian Competition Policy: Preparing for the Future Conference Jointly sponsored by Canada’s Competition Bureau On Antitrust Policy “...countries where the intensity of competition is rising showed by far the... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

(SVMP). I applied and attended SVMP and found the week to be one of the most informative and transformational weeks of my life. During SVMP, we were placed in sections where we studied three cases a day and prepared for class in the... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

Assistant, which helps new sellers prepare professional-looking online listings, and its Turbo Lister service, which tracks and manages thousands of bulk listings on home computers. The company has also established and maintained... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

Intense preparation helped Hillary Clinton command the podium in her first debate with Donald Trump in September 2016—the most-watched presidential debate in US history. In one of the debate’s most memorable moments, Clinton called out... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

into the chain. Stephen P. Kaufman is a senior lecturer of business administration. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: The best leaders will break out of silos and improve workplace culture It’s said that fortune favors the prepared mind. Fortune... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

Google and the Instituto Brasileiro de Diversidade e Inclusao, to touch on other founder profiles." Transformation starts with new ideas, and Saggioro Leal and Lemann want to bring those new ideas to life. "We really see the tech startups as more View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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