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21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important in the context of BRIC, but we also outline how other factors such as factor endowments, colonialism, serfdom, and, especially,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 03 Oct 2018

HBX Becoming A Better Manager

Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: October 3, 2018 - November 28, 2018 View Details

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Ahmed Eldemerdash

internship, what did Cimpress do well to set you up for a successful summer? Beyond the usual orientation about the company and the business, from day one my manager made sure that I got to know the people that I worked with from different teams and she made sure that... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Energy - Course Catalog

will also cover the energy transition needed to reduce climate change and its impacts. It will examine the economic, regulatory, and social contexts that provide the dynamic backdrop for how both new entrants and incumbent firms can... View Details

02 Dec 2018
News

An Emphasis on Teamwork

recently directed his support to the HBS Fund in support of program innovation. “The School’s consistent focus on making leadership the fundamental tenet of the curriculum sets it apart,” he observes. “It’s critical to placing business in the View Details

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

apply their skills and knowledge to improve health-care systems. (A book excerpt from Designing Care follows.) Martha Lagace: How does health-care delivery fit into the greater context of health-care reform? Dr. Richard Bohmer: Broadly... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

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Patent terminology: Prior art

What is prior art how it can be used in patenting? In order to ensure that an invention is new and non-obvious (and therefore patentable), patent examiners conduct a prior art search. In this context the term art is used as in the phrase,... View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EST, 09 Jan 2019
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HBS Online Management Essentials

Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: January 9, 2019 - March 6, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 19 Oct 2017
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Innovative Finance for the Common Good

Whether it's a vaccine or green bond, drought insurance, pay-as-you-go financing for solar electricity in Kenya, or discounted metro cards in New York, innovative finance is as much about incentives and sound decision making as it is about money; when it works,... View Details

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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

- to be awarded a Nobel Prize. To celebrate both an extraordinary honor and a remarkable man, the Baker Library presents an exhibition exploring the context in which Professor Robert Merton conducted his Nobel Prize research, from his... View Details

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Creating the Modern Financial System - Course Catalog

companies). Still others focus on the behavior of financial actors and groups, particularly in the context of financial bubbles and crashes. Because the course highlights the origins of financial markets and instruments as well as the... View Details

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Chiedu Onichabor

listening to a section mate's "left field" comment or question that added additional color and context or highlighted a previously undiscussed edge case to our discussion. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students,... View Details

11 May 2021
Blog Post

Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)

stressful part of so many people’s lives, and it really defines one's HBS experience, yet there's not a lot of open conversation about the topic. It felt useful to put numbers and context on something that a lot of us sensed, which was... View Details

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Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements - Course Catalog

contexts including equity-investment analysis, IPOs, mergers, short selling opportunities, and hedge fund activist investing strategies. Over the course of the semester, several high-profile guest speakers, such as renowned CEOs and CFOs,... View Details

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Ximena Garcia-Rada

Ximena’s research focuses primarily on consumer behavior in the context of close, personal relationships. She considers how the experiences consumers share with their friends and family members affect those relationships. She is also... View Details

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Supply Chain Management - Course Catalog

a context of rapid product proliferation, short product life cycles, and global networks of suppliers and customers. Hence, topics not examined in RC TOM such as inventory management, distribution economics, and demand forecasting are... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Averting Crisis

beliefs play a central role. I have worked on projects that study beliefs and important economic decisions, in the context of corporate investment in general, and banking and the financial crisis in particular.” —Yueran Ma (PhDBE 2018),... View Details

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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

evolved since then. Social impact for me is including a human angle when making decisions. It's a value system. In a business context it means considering your impact in the context of the whole - your... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables

representatives of this group who reflect on the challenges they have faced and — often with humor — place their professional accomplishments in the context of other activities that give meaning to their lives. Scott Cook John Doerr... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 20 Mar 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Business Analytics

Develop a data mindset and the analytical skills to interpret and communicate data. This course will demystify data analysis and equip you with concrete skills to apply in your work or further studies. Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details

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