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- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
that the emergence of the latter offers a great learning opportunity. For example, Jed Bullard maintains that "[onsite] MBA programs MUST study, embrace, and implement their own versions of e-learning programs, if only to remain...
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by James Heskett
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
networks and emergent behavior, Badaracco proposes a roadmap for thinking about ethical ways to delegate decisions to machines. “It’s a potentially catastrophic mistake, with technology like this, to have that mentality.” Ask stupid...
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- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
sector. In a way they become the catalysts for internal change. Q: Many alumni get involved with corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Critics of CSR often cite Milton Friedman, who famously said that "the social View Details
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by Roger Thompson
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
his remarkable career as a scholar, teacher, and administrator and culminating with his appointment as the School’s seventh Dean. McArthur’s vision, passion, and unparalleled gift for building consensus transformed the School. “John felt strongly the View Details
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- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
workload and patient length of stay (LOS) and its "spillover" effects across patient types. Patients are categorized as medical or surgical, and the effects of same-type patient workload (occupancy) on LOS are analyzed. The...
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Anna Secino
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information technologies (including View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
someone who is a “good storyteller,” or has previous experience collaborating with others, leading or participating in entrepreneurial efforts, or possessed of a “growth mindset” appropriate for the evolving needs of a start-up. Define your expectations: expert...
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- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
company's main priority is quick response to retailer demand. Outsourcing is another possibility, but a previous partnership with Flextronics was a poor match—LEGO eventually moved most production back in-house. Another option, Mikes...
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Matt Thurmond
Warren Buffett himself. Creating a decision-making habit After college, Matt accrued equity research, analysis, and consulting responsibilities along a path that began as an investment analyst at Zacks and concluded with...
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Deal Making in Real Estate - Course Catalog
strategic areas within Gilbane including profit and loss oversight of Gilbane’s Next 150 subsidiary providing site services, equipment and self-perform workforce and GRS Disaster Response, an emergency recovery business. He also leads the...
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- 24 Apr 2020
- News
Spreading the Love
Government Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) to determine what Lovepop could produce from among the list of PPE needed—N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns, hoods, coveralls, and...
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
the last minute to the Friday morning schedule of HBS fall reunion participants, who nearly overflowed Burden. While the panelists at all three sessions brought different perspectives to the crisis, a consensus emerged that lax regulatory...
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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
ready for my Nicotrol somewhere over Mount Rushmore; unfortunately, it's tucked away in my briefcase, which is jammed in the overhead compartment behind some clown's trombone case. I try to explain to the flight attendant that I really need to have that trombone tossed...
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- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
improvement in their standards and monitoring procedures. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-097.pdf Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens Authors:Forest L. Reinhardt, Robert N. Stavins, and Richard...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
This fall marks the launch of the first capital campaign in Harvard Business School's 94-year history, with a goal of raising $500 million by the end of 2005. In the following interview, Dean Kim B. Clark talks about the current state of the School, the View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
them succeed as individuals — but always with an eye toward the larger institutional mission. “Research and course development are the foundation on which this School is built,” he told a graduating AMP class in 1983. “Outstanding programs can only remain View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
a unique aspect of our research setting allows us to test who is responsible for the earnings management. While firms appear unable to increase the frequency of display promotions in the short run, they can reallocate these promotions...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
had before." When Klump discussed the matter with a fellow team member, she laughed and told him, "You are too American! No matter how toned down your comments might be, it's still too direct." The incident and its aftermath, Klump says, were largely...
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by Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
When Klump discussed the matter with a fellow team member, she laughed and told him, “You are too American! No matter how toned down your comments might be, it’s still too direct.” The incident and its aftermath, Klump says, were largely View Details
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Garry Emmons
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
silently shift in response to actions taken, even though no overt negotiation takes place. Of course, if costly misunderstandings are to be avoided, it's normally in the parties' best interests to make their expectations explicit and...
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