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01 Mar 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

is whether these efforts overlook a much larger job crisis ahead, one involving the service sector. The focus of attention is on a sector of the American economy that employs 12.3 million people, down from about 17.3 million in 2000, a 29... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

30 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Harvard and HBS: The Next 100 Years

"build cathedrals." This entails educating leaders who make a difference not just in the world, but for the world. As the institution looks ahead to the next century, there are key areas where new work is planned: The School must become more global, and must... View Details

Keywords: Education

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Jennifer Hurford

Jennifer's search for reasonable answers, she had focused her attention on microfinance, "which led me to impact investing. How do we grow small- and medium-sized businesses that can have greater impact?" During her summers at... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

01 Dec 2020
News

Hit Pause

lives may seem. Observe yourself. The optimum time for reflection is different for everyone. “Pay attention to when you naturally find yourself stepping back, when it’s easier to get some distance from your to-do list and your mind is... View Details

31 May 2016
First Look

May 31, 2016

Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy Cuddy Abstract—This paper... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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William H. Draper, III | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

serving until 1995. Upon returning to Palo Alto, California, Bill founded Draper International, later Draper Investment Company, to focus on global investment opportunities in Europe and Asia; a year later, he cofounded Draper Richards L.P. to bring View Details

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

dealing with the personal concerns of employees? Will more attention have to be given to "community building?" Will, in fact, the war on terrorism prompt managers to engage in behaviors necessary for success in the war for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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RCS Offboarding Checklist - Research Computing Services

Usage and Policies RCS Offboarding Checklist RCS would like to wish well to those who are departing for new opportunities and congratulate graduates! In anticipation of your departure from HBS, we'd like to bring to your attention the... View Details

01 Mar 2025
News

Venture: Time Heals All

Assembling a nursing schedule for a hospital ward can be surprisingly difficult—a little like playing three-dimensional Tetris, says Ilana Springer Borkenstein (MBA 2022). “It is a really challenging, tedious task.” Nurse managers must take into consideration a host of... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford; Illustration by Klaus Kremmerz; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

PublicationsEmotion-induced Engagement in Internet Video Ads Authors:Thales S. Teixeira, Michel Wedel, and Rik Pieters Publication:Journal of Marketing Research (forthcoming) Abstract This study shows how advertisers can leverage emotion and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2012
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing

viewer. New experimental research by Thales S. Teixeira looks at how advertisers can effectively capture and keep viewers' attention by evoking certain emotional responses.Key concepts include: In a recent experiment, participants watched... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Technology

01 Jun 2006
News

CEO Compensation Troubles

Ask any thoughtful corporate board member what they are most concerned about these days, and it is not Sarbanes-Oxley. It is CEO pay. Directors worry because shareholders continue to express outrage, and the media attention to the issue... View Details

Keywords: Jay W. Lorsch; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

attention to the anti-globalization movement. Brand America provided good products at good prices. Politics was one thing; smart shopping another. Q: Which brands are most likely to feel the heat; what brands will continue to sell... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

with classmates, speaking with second year students in the Armed Forces Alumni Association, and through career coaches. I focused my attention exclusively on consulting during the recruiting process. Why do you think so many people pivot... View Details

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Protecting Yourself Against Social Engineering | Information Technology

act, you might be downloading a computer virus or malware. Email hacking and contact spamming It’s in our nature to pay attention to messages from people we know. And social engineers know this all too well, commandeering email accounts... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Lesson Plans

past participants, half said they got more attention from recruiters after completing one of our programs; 53 percent gained more responsibility at work; and 25 percent got a promotion or title change. This will be the first recession... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

04 Sep 2019
News

Accelerating Scientific Discovery

example garnering worldwide attention is CRISPR-Cas9, a genome-editing tool that builds on the work of a host of international scientists. The effort began in 1993 with Francisco Mojica at the University of Alicante in Spain, subsequently... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 May 2019
News

Look Again

(MBA 1980) recent exhibition at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery did just that, focusing attention on how black figures have been depicted in artwork ranging from the often-overlooked servant in Édouard Manet’s Olympia to artists... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

24 Jul 2018
News

How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft

Hood needed to correct missteps made on Ballmer’s watch. First up: the $9.5 billion Nokia deal. Less than a year after closing, it was foundering and had missed Hood’s initial forecast for sales and savings. “Once the forecast failed to pan out, Amy was extremely... View Details

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