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Partners - Case Method Project

Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming IL 1 of 34 Rose An ORR Academy Chicago, IL Subjects: Diverse Learners Specialist for Civics and U.S. History IL 2 of 34... View Details

09 Aug 2022
Cold Call Podcast

A Lesson from Google: Can AI Bias be Monitored Internally?

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

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Advent International

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26 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener

resources. That’s because today’s senior executives face a more complex, technology-driven work world in which they must coordinate diverse teams across the globe to achieve goals and solve problems, the researchers note in their recent... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

gender and diversity issues, and teaching styles and techniques. Planning for the Center began in earnest under former HBS Dean Kim Clark and received generous support from HBS alumni. It continues to develop under the guidance of... View Details

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Learning Organizations

David A. Garvin is studying how companies pursue improvement and change through efforts to stimulate organizational learning. He has found the following activities to be common in learning organizations: intelligence gathering; experimentation; learning from... View Details

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Consistent Belief in a Good True Self in Misanthropes and Three Interdependent Cultures

By: Julian De Freitas, Hagop Sarkissian, George E. Newman, Igor Grossman, Felipe De Brigard, Andres Luco and Joshua Knobe

People sometimes explain behavior by appealing to an essentialist concept of the self, often referred to as the true self. Existing studies suggest that people tend to believe that the true self is morally virtuous; that is deep inside, every person is motivated to... View Details

Keywords: Concepts; Social Cognition; Moral Reasoning; True Self; Culture; Misanthropy; Behavior; Values and Beliefs; Moral Sensibility

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Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

By: Ethan Mollick and Ramana Nanda

In fields as diverse as technology entrepreneurship and the arts, crowds of interested stakeholders are increasingly responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving

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Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Human Behavior; Performance; Virtual Work; Hybrid Work; Office Space; Workplace Design; Communication; Social and Collaborative Networks; Behavior; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Leadership; Management

03 Feb 2012
HBS Seminar

Dr. Regina Dugan, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

changes that diverge from taken-for-granted norms. “Although history remembers some individual actors as highly influential, single leaders rarely change the course of society on their own.” The Agitator stirs the pot by articulating and publicizing societal... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Leading in the Classroom - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Leading in the Classroom Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation... View Details

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Pam Chan

twist and turn that opens before her. "HBS doesn't box you into one direction," she concludes. "It supports a ton of diverse interests and potential opportunities. Careers are part making it happen and part letting it... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech

25 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

BrightUp that are having a deep impact on marginalized communities across the country,” said Alicia Thomas, director of diversity and inclusion for HBS’s MBA and Doctoral programs. “In addition to helping develop leaders, the program... View Details

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

women from diverse social class backgrounds as they describe how they ascended to elite organizational roles despite severe gender underrepresentation. We illuminate the varied ways that high-achieving women understand and retell their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

treatment of workers and CEO pay rank highest—higher than concerns about workforce diversity and fossil energy usage; (iii) moral universalism emerges as an important driver of nonpecuniary preferences. Combined, our findings provide new... View Details

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

final year, which I’m excited about. Going back and forth between the two schools has also helped push me outside the HLS and HBS bubbles to engage with the rest of the University. You get to be part of a very close-knit group. Viroopa: My favorite part of the program... View Details

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

at how much they communicated. When they crunched the numbers, the team found that weak ties yielded more jobs than strong ties, but with diminishing returns as the ties got weaker. The sweet spot in networking seemed to be “moderately weak ties,” providing people with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Apr 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Transforming Lives with Access to Credit

Keywords: Re: Caroline M. Elkins; Banking; Financial Services

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Events - Business & Environment

during London Climate Action Week. This event will bring together Harvard alumni and faculty from across schools, industries, and disciplines to build connections. In addition to fostering meaningful connections among alumni from diverse... View Details

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