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- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
“In times of crisis, when tensions are running high and discrimination is spiking in the world around us, you're going to be more susceptible to it if you're a platform that has decided to have a design that enables it,” says Luca, who... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
different resources to accomplish something productive,” says Khanna. “That means you are motivating people to do things, and the only way to motivate people is to communicate with them.” As crucial as communication is to running an... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
the rest of the employees were safely leaving the building and that the fire was contained. I learned that real leadership means running toward the fire and being concerned about the safety of others before your own. —John Fees (MBA 1999)... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
but not nearly as dramatic as a computer produced in 2000, which runs 10 million times faster than a 1960s' computer. Carr's graph on information technology stands as a subject lesson for Darrell Huff's well-known book How to Lie with... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
Courses on our course platform are designed to work on an internet-connected desktop or notebook computer running either the Chrome or Firefox browser. Tablet computers and smartphones are not supported for programs on the course platform... View Details
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
the strategy you've decided upon, then you run the risk of a serious problem." A graduate of HBS and a Rhodes Scholar, Christensen notes that several of his former classmates, while brilliant and driven, ended up unhappy. "Never have I... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
runs every year. For about half of the ads that had been pre-released, I asked half my students to evaluate, How much do you like this ad? so they got to watch them as consumers. The other half of my students were asked, How many more... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
on to HBS at a time when few women were considering business school. Driven by a desire "to run a business of some kind" and discerning that one route to upper-level management was through consumer packaged-goods marketing, she took a... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
followership? Why isn't followership addressed by business school curricula along with leadership? Does it belong in a course of study? Or does this just run the risk of deteriorating into a discussion of how to manipulate your boss? What... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Emily Schlichting
participating in the joint degree MBA/MPP program with HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Why the joint degree? "If you're running a health care business, you can't succeed without understanding government policy. If... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Student "Treks" Lead to Jobs and Opportunities
With interest running high in areas such as entrepreneurship, technology, new media, and the Internet, HBS student career "treks" to venues like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and London have become all the rage during the holiday break.... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
“Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.” The best entrepreneurs are taking this slower moment to re-examine their key business processes and make sure that they’re running them more effectively and efficiently. Train your interviewers (Who has... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
D^3, getting the labs up and running will be key. For our educational programs, we’re now ready to leverage the space we’ve created for curricular innovation in the Required Curriculum and to look at how we might better support... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
listened to speakers at Maersk’s HQ, it was clear that they felt this was a transitory windfall as shipping rates have already largely fallen to near pre-COVID levels. However, due to Maersk’s unique structure as run by the AP Moller... View Details
- 29 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism
Most of us tend not to think of capitalism as a moral system. The prevailing view of the free market, among laypeople and economists alike, is that it's one step removed from the law of the jungle. But the fact is that capitalism has always had an explicit moral... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Industry Information - Alumni
for full access). Adweek Long running publication dedicated to advertising and marketing. Tiered subscription model (free registration for a limited number of articles per month; subscribe for full access). Alliance for Audited Media... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
refreshing, he says, because they run counter to most companies' tendency to overmanage; they manifest "the brilliance of knowing when to lay off." The notion that "change comes from the top," Mintzberg declares, is a... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
that coaches demonstrate less racial preference when their team is on a losing streak or in playoff games. More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
risk, Raman explains, has been through inventory. But "for numerous reasons, inventory became very expensive." Shorter product life cycles contribute to higher expenses, for example, in the personal computer market, where the cost of carrying inventory can... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
your heart is already racing, you can use that high arousal in a positive way by being energetic, enthusiastic, and passionate," she says. "People's intuition is to try and calm down. You are better off running with your high... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding