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Impact on Research & Curriculum | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Curriculum: Body 1 In response, new courses and cases were created. AASU founding member Clifford E. Darden, for example, helped develop materials for a series of cases to support a new second-year elective, “Organizational Development in... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Letters to the Editor

that many people (including people a lot smarter than I am) have about the basic feasibility of sustaining and spreading current American habits of material consumption. I have spent some considerable effort trying to get a handle on the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

06 Jul 2020
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A Letter from the Women in Investing Club

materials to educate themselves on implicit biases. Racial injustice is systemic: investors must learn about the realities that exist, look introspectively and critically at themselves and their firms, and take steps to fix problems. It... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

discs) Restaurants (grocer's takeout) Steel production (minimills) Telephone-long distance (Internet telephony) Are some industries more vulnerable to this threat than others? There are some industries, or at least parts of them, that I see as less vulnerable; for... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

everything from structure, management, and strategy to a firm’s customer and partner relationships. Faculty Books The Integrated Reporting Movement: Meaning, Momentum, Motives, and Materiality by Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus... View Details

23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

patients, and 12% of total Medicare spending are associated with physician beliefs unsupported by clinical evidence. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49218 Stock Price Synchronicity and Material... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 25

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2523601 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 815-047 Venture Capital at the Harvard Management Company in Historical Perspective The compromise between capital preservation and growth has... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

officials used its science capabilities to develop components for solar panels and are now working on materials for cars that make them safer and more efficient. "Dow is using its science background to address fundamental issues and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

12 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 12

reciprocity measured after surprising an employee with a raise is fundamentally different from that posited to explain persistent above-market wages. Download working paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mluca/Papers%20on%20RIS/oDesk.pdf Cases & Course View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2013
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From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

quantitative and qualitative research to explain how we can turn cash into contentment. The key lies in changing our spending habits and adhering to five key principles: Buy Experiences (research shows that material purchases are less... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton

24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-102.pdf Cases & Course Materials (None this week.) Publications Managing Up Author: Linda A. Hill Publication: Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Managing up is not... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

basic material needs to concerns about the safety and quality of these products. When products did fail—as happened dramatically in the late 1950s with the antinausea drug Thalidomide—such cases became the focus of aggressive consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

17 Apr 2024
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New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures

Waugh (MBA 2024) - SUMS accelerates adoption of sustainable materials in the fashion industry by pooling demand for those materials, unlocking economies of scale. VoltLink - Lucienne Oyer (MBA 2024) - VoltLink is a platform that... View Details

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Business Education & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

encouraged Copeland to collect and publish real-world business problems related to marketing. The book, Marketing Problems , was published in 1920 and provided material for class discussions. Donham also sought funding to support the... View Details

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HBS & the Case Method - Message From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the teaching practice. Drawing from materials in the HBS Archives, the exhibition explores the introduction and development of the case method during the foundational decades of HBS, informing... View Details

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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity

engage issues of race, material that familiarizes faculty with Black experiences, and the interpersonal skill development described in section 2. The Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community will create a team to oversee this... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Ink: The Three-Step Startup

present the material just as it’s written, and they want us to play it back to them. But in your case, you’re like the head of the jazz ensemble; while you clearly have a good sense of what you’d like to cover, you want us to improvise.”... View Details

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

01 Dec 2018
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Trade Off

where is it from? By trying to manage trade flows in any specific product through tariffs or barriers, you will affect many other elements with effects that are difficult to predict. SR: For millennia, most trade was either in raw View Details

01 Oct 2000
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A Message from Dean Clark

students a head start on learning before they come to campus. Live, two-way satellite feeds between HBS and remote sites bring the business world directly into our classrooms. A second major thrust is Harvard Business School Publishing's (HBSP) continuing development... View Details