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HBS - The year in Review

and build and manage new systems. Throughout, the HBS community worked together to overcome the complexities inherent in this hybrid approach. Students Arrive More than 9,300 applicants sought a place in the MBA Program and nearly 800... View Details

22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide

Courtesy Michelle Freyre Courtesy Michelle Freyre When Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997) was a brand manager at Neutrogena, Michael McNamara, global president of the beauty brand at the time, asked what she wanted to do with her career. She... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

managers from 20 firms to gather best practices of the companies that do collaborative innovation correctly. They also charted how global teamwork can misfire. The research built upon expertise developed in Wipro's own collaboration... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

for Managers is an 8-week, 60-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. Economics for Managers dives into fundamental economic principles like supply and demand, cost, markets,... View Details

06 Mar 2020
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A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

scientist who can’t wait to get to the classroom to share the experiment. If you adopt this mindset, students will remain intellectually and spiritually in the classroom with you.” The Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

Today, 25 years later, Hoa is still living in Hanoi and doing her part to help her impoverished country establish a modern, productive economy. As managing director of Galaxy Company, a successful consulting firm, her advice on doing... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

28 Apr 2015
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3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School

engineer, I often answer questions from my section mates about technical product descriptions, explain manufacturing issues, or provide an engineering employee perspective during discussions on management decisions. Many MBA students are... View Details

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

middle managers and line employees attempt to execute the explicit strategy. Unfortunately, these strategies often diverge. They are not aligned. And so the potential of the enterprise becomes unrealized. "Strategy therefore becomes... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211014-PDF-ENG MindTree: A Community of Communities David A. Garvin and Rachna TahilyaniHarvard Business School Case 311-049 MindTree is a mid-sized Indian IT services company known for its View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2013
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Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

functioning of the team. Together with Leigh Plunkett Tost of the University of Michigan and Richard P. Larrick of Duke University, Gino explores this question in When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance, forthcoming... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jan 2002
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How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

about world poverty. They want to move social marketing beyond mere sales and promotion. They insist that eliminating poverty requires all the complex skills the marketing profession can bring to bear. In this interview with HBS Working View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Mar 2019
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Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

promote greater flexibility in work arrangements, such as working remotely.” POLL Does your commute affect your workday? We asked Working Knowledge readers how they manage their comments. Here's what they... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

ICHOM supports a key strategic agenda item in Michael Porter’s Value-Based Health Care Delivery framework. Value-Based Health Care Delivery Initiative The VBHCD initiative engages health care providers to measure and manage patient-level... View Details

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

of Operations at Spire Inc. Gain an overarching framework to evaluate opportunities, manage startups, and finance new ventures. My favorite part of Entrepreneurship Essentials was the financing and equity module. It taught me the basics... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

framework can serve as the cornerstone of both effective management and sound governance. Key Learnings · A sophisticated governance system is necessary in a complex capitalistic economy to ensure that capital funds the best ideas. The... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

21 Jun 2010
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Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

Emerging markets such as the BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—entice and intimidate. When managers are asked what is special about emerging markets, they typically point to rapid economic growth, potential competitors, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

in individual information processing steps of the S&OP process, a tradeoff which to our knowledge has not been highlighted in the supply chain management literature. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Career Support - Business & Environment

and more. MBA students can schedule 1:1 time with seasoned experts to gain valuable knowledge and support. Alex Bondar Michael Mancinelli Jeff Engler Rock Entrepreneur-in-Residence - Climate Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiRs)... View Details

24 Jan 2018
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How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

where women traditionally manage both cooking and childcare. A survey showed that 79 percent of mothers in the sample could articulate, without being prompted, that the purpose of soap is to kill germs. But while more than 96 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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