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- 30 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA
managers are often faced with limited resources and time, and thus, dealing with ambiguity and making business decisions based on information available, even if it does not capture the whole picture, is a skill that I have had to develop.... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
they find most interesting and fulfilling: Do I like collaborative work? Do I tend to become the leader of groups in which I find myself? Have I ever volunteered to coach or tutor others? Do I find it intriguing to work on thorny, View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
God. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52731 2017 Scientific Reports Blunted Ambiguity Aversion During Cost-Benefit Decisions in Antisocial Individuals By: Buckholtz, Joshua W., Uma R. Karmarkar, Shengxuan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Raiffa Honored for Life’s Work in Decision Analysis
mathematician by training, Raiffa was an originator of the decision tree and did extensive research on negotiations and choice-making in complex and ambiguous situations. Raiffa was an adviser to the Kennedy and Johnson administrations... View Details
- 29 Jan 2015
- Blog Post
Ask about the FIELD Immersion during your next interview
student’s ability to engage with a diverse group of people and apply the knowledge he/she gained from those conversations to solve a problem or dilemma. Delving into the customer interaction experience provides insight into a student’s ability to work with diverse... View Details
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
also worked on an Independent Student Research project exploring the challenges and opportunities for women executives in Latin America. Breaking assumptions, embracing ambiguities Once she completes her degree, Margarita will return to... View Details
- 20 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One
over time. Leading businesses has made me appreciate these lessons early: making decisions in ambiguous environments, considering the impact of your judgment on others, and listening to those in your organization to approximate the right... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Career Highlights
Christensen gladly gave up the certainty of planned lectures for the ambiguity of free-flowing discussion driven by his students. HBS ARCHIVES PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION, BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 1943 Earns his MBA 1953 Earns DCS... View Details
- Portrait Project
Cordelia Shackleton
depended financially on me. I had my health, education, and a family who could support me. I was invincible. But I wasn’t. “Have you lost your job?” said my mother, suspicious of my ambiguity and mid-morning call. I couldn’t bring myself... View Details
- Profile
Ben Faw
serendipity. “Maybe some people can chart their lives five, ten, fifteen years out,” Ben says. “But me? I think some of the most exciting opportunities come as a surprise. Flexibility is one of the virtues of the HBS approach. I’m comfortable not just with View Details
- Profile
Ben Faw
“Maybe some people can chart their lives five, ten, fifteen years out,” Ben says. “But me? I think some of the most exciting opportunities come as a surprise. Flexibility is one of the virtues of the HBS approach. I’m comfortable not just with View Details
- 24 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Business Summit: Business Education in the 21st Century
experiences. Deans, executives, and recruiters identified four main areas where current MBA programs are falling short: leadership, globalization, communication/presentation skills, and problem identification in ambiguous environments. In... View Details
- Career Coach
Anne Marie Checcone
moved the family overseas Her areas of coach specialization are leadership through ambiguity and organizational change, career advancement and success in a new role, and complex career transitions for mid- and late-stage career... View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
when goals can go off the rails. Research Paper Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence People are most at risk of making overly positive self-assessments when their assessment criteria are not clearly defined. Yet, even within View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Mireya Iglesias Ayala (MBA 2025)
perseverance and dedication. My father instilled in me an unwavering work ethic, and my mother taught me to be unapologetic in my quest to achieve excellence. They also taught me to approach adversity with confidence and to treat View Details
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
something about the creative process that triggers dishonest behavior. Specifically, we decided to explore the idea that enhancing the motivation to think outside the box can drive individuals toward more dishonest decisions when facing ethical dilemmas."... View Details
- Profile
Fred Smith
At HBS, classes do not lead to definitive answers, but to a greater comfort with – and competence within – ambiguous situations. "Any business decision we have to make," says Fred, "is more than just about profitability.... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Blog Post
Finding the Path: Making Space for Reflection During Recruiting
loved about writing. I liked going from ambiguity to clarity. I liked the iterative process of finding the right answer and then communicating it powerfully. But I also needed to be around people – the more interaction, the better. These... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- Profile
Max Wibaux
marketing into different fields." Specifically, HBS could be an environment for meaningful reflection. "I wanted the time to take stock of my last ten years," he says. Philosophically aligned For many new students, the View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Exhibit at Baker Library Marks HBS Centennial
Hawthorne facility’s multiple and diverse production units made most of America’s telephones and related equipment. Four years after the company launched a study of its workers’ productivity, a perplexed Hawthorne official invited HBS professor Elton Mayo to visit and... View Details