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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

addressing institutional racism has many people focusing on what can be done—as individuals and as employers—to improve diversity, inclusion, and understanding in an organization. Below are several resources and recommendations from experts at the Harvard View Details

21 Feb 2012
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Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

organization, but was far from broken. "Women's progress has really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years," says Robin J. Ely, the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

21 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 21, 2007

Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsFinding the Right Job for Your Product Harvard Business School Note 607-028 Asserts that the typical ways that companies have learned to segment their markets, by product... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Naiyya Saggi

Organizations gave me exposure to lively debates around the best models for creating wide-scale societal impact and the role of business in doing so today. It would be an understatement to say that HBS has shaped merely my career path.... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Consulting

April 2000 (Revised October 2002)
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Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms

By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry

Presents suggestions for ensuring a good start in a professional services career. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Performance Expectations; Performance Effectiveness; Customization and Personalization; Practice; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Business Startups; Competency and Skills; Learning; Talent and Talent Management; Management Skills; Consulting Industry

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IT Strategy: Helping Leaders Grow Their Skills | Information Technology

vital members of our organization to grow, develop, and thrive. Leaders equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge are better prepared to navigate the complexities of the business landscape, drive innovation, and foster a culture of... View Details

2010
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The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

What does it mean for a nonprofit organization to be accountable? Nonprofit leaders tend to pay attention to accountability once a problem of trust arises—a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy

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Benjamin Story

stakeholders," says Ben. "But at the same time, we were creating a design tool for review sessions. In the past, the fine-tuning would come after construction, which made changes very expensive. With virtual reality, however, you can View Details

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Africa: research, news, analysis

business environment. Search Tip: Go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income, demographics, etc. Oxford Business Group... View Details

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Ryu Kawano

As a Japanese citizen who grew up in Indonesia, Ryu Kawano is certainly no stranger to multicultural diversity. But when it was time to get a college education, he came to the United States to experience even greater variety, despite a family-owned View Details

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

Consulting and Research Limited MSc, Business Administration What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Certificate of Specialization Prove... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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HBS Clubs Help Nonprofits Succeed

become financially self-reliant, created a business plan for the Rainforest Action Network, evaluated public television station KQED's external communications, and are devising a long-term strategic plan for... View Details

02 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 3, 2008

evidence that boards appoint overly optimistic analysts who exhibit little skill in evaluating the firm itself, other firms within the firm's industry, or even other firms in general. The magnitude of the optimistic bias is large: 82.0%... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Akshay Ghulati

his summer internship, Akshay will join the Parthenon Group in London to consult in private equity firms as they conduct due diligence. "As a potential entrepreneur – one of my long-term goals – I want to be able to evaluate the... View Details

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Jonathon Bunt

internship through an HBS soccer teammate who led him to an energy-drink start-up in San Francisco. “It opened my eyes to the beverage industry,” Jonathon says. “When I came back to HBS for my Elective Curriculum year, I used my independent study to View Details

25 Mar 2016
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New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad

Chad Losee Chad Losee Harvard Business School has announced that it has chosen Chad Losee (MBA 2013) to be its next managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. Losee will succeed Dee Leopold (MBA 1980), who has headed the... View Details

19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

how business is done in Colorado and to make it the leader in responsible business practice,” she says. “There are more than 1,800 Certified B Corporations, in more than 130 industries and 50 countries.... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

23 May 2011
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Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society

Editor's note: Please see related story, Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective. To what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society is a question increasingly important, not only to the companies themselves, but also to investors, the countries... View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim

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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

innovative model and drive adoption in the context of a network effect-based business opportunity? How does one evaluate the quality of the startup business model and... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

. Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Define what platforms are and how they create and capture value Understand network effects and how to leverage them to achieve growth Discover how to launch, scale, and maintain a successful platform... View Details

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