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- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
Netta Barak-Corren, Elizabeth Linos, Elspeth Kirkman, and Sean Robinson Abstract—Roughly 20% of adults in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) lack basic numeracy and literacy skills. In the UK, many colleges... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
well-being by offering time-saving services—perhaps even in place of financial rewards. The Stanford School of Medicine did just that with a pilot program that rewarded faculty members with vouchers for meal deliveries, laundry services,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
virtual Executive Education programs 14,000 hybrid classroom hours across 16 classrooms Harvard Business Publishing Leadership Change In February 2021, Harvard Business Publishing announced the retirement of CEO David Wan (MBA 1981). Wan... View Details
- 2022
- Book
Ripe for Revolution: Building Socialism in the Third World
By: Jeremy Friedman
A historical account of ideology in the Global South as the postwar laboratory of socialism, its legacy following the Cold War, and the continuing influence of socialist ideas worldwide.
In the first decades after World War II, many newly independent... View Details
In the first decades after World War II, many newly independent... View Details
Keywords: Socialism; Economic Systems; Globalization; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies
Friedman, Jeremy. Ripe for Revolution: Building Socialism in the Third World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2022.
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
of a large incumbent organization, with high personnel costs, crippling bureaucracy, lack of customer-centricity, a dull brand, and eroding profitability. Tsamaz was taking over the reins at a time of deep economic crisis in Greece, which... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Giving All Stakeholders a Voice
For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Industry Information - Alumni
faculty from the fields of business, economics and law. + – CPG/Marketing AdAge Leading trade publication of the marketing and media landscape. Tiered subscription model (free registration for a limited number of articles per month;... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
more variations that are randomly applied to customers. As important, he says, it must also agree to abide by the results. In his book, Thomke includes Booking as a case study, showing how running these kinds of experiments by the tens of thousands helped to View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Kauffman Fellowship Program in 2009. Peter Tufano : Received the Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching in 2002 and 2009. 2008 Laura Alfaro : Named a Young Global Leader 2008 by the World Economic Forum. The... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
economic development, and time-invariant unobserved characteristics of origin and host countries. We further show that egalitarianism correlates in a conceptually compatible way with an array of organizational practices pertinent to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
pharmaceutical giant one day—not creating a company from scratch. But Goble was determined to explore the wide variety of opportunities available to him in his time at HBS, so when he read about a nonprofit life sciences entrepreneurship View Details
Keywords: April White
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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
you’ll learn about what characterizes a successful entrepreneur, how to decide if entrepreneurship is right for you, and what skills you need to thrive. Access Your Free E-book Upskill Your Team, Transform Your Organization Whether you... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
full-blown financial and currency crisis. Latvia then adopted an aggressive economic adjustment program centered on maintaining its currency peg, which meant competitiveness would have to be restored by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Operations Management) Suraj Srinivasan Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Strategy Execution Robert Simons Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Tatiana Sandino Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 View Details
- Web
Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Winner of the 2022 Strategy Science Conference Best Paper Award for “Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Open Sourcing and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub” with Annamaria Conti and Christian Peukert. Raffaella Sadun : Awarded the Premio Fondazione de Sanctis for... View Details
- 24 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions
conjunction with Harvard University’s Economics department, and co-authored books with HLS professors as research assistants. Another advantage of being in the JD/MBA program is the ability to create... View Details
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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Coney Island Prep Connecticut Office of the Governor Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Dillard University Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Endeavor Global Environmental Defense Fund Equal Justice... View Details
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
the level of new investment. But, in the case of investment centers, Economic Value Added, or EVA, is likely to be the most effective single-period measure because it is designed to encourage only value-increasing investment decisions.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
causal evidence for the role of matchmaking in promoting happiness. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46356 August 2013 Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse Oil, Macroeconomic Volatility... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne