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The Gift of Global Talent

continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 26 Jan 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Nonprofit / Government Summer Internships Why We Recruit Emerson Collective is an organization... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

hrs/week Pay by July 17 $1,850 Certificate Economics for Managers Professor Bharat Anand Gain economic insights and learn how markets work and firms compete to craft successful business strategies. 8 weeks,... View Details

01 Aug 2022
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Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

(“use of knowledge in a prudent way”), and trustworthiness. One can raise all kinds of questions about this research. First, the time line for cause and effect extends over a very long period of time. Obviously, religion is only one... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

market in which your organization operates, create and assess value, and communicate business decisions to stakeholders. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes and applying your View Details

16 Oct 2015
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HBS and the Arts

company. I applied my newfound knowledge on process flow to help senior staff redraft their procedures for receiving incoming property, among several other key operations. I worked to understand the... View Details

24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

mitigate these frictions. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-116.pdf Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future? Authors:Robert G. Eccles, Annissa Alusi, Amy C. Edmondson, and Tiona Zuzul Publication:Chap. 18 in Infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

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Courses - Private Capital Project

collaboration with industry entities. The course includes a wide range of projects and features lectures by private equity professionals, serving as a platform for industry relationship building and practical View Details

08 Jun 2010
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http://people.hbs.edu/evandensteen/OnlineDocs/PP10_MS_EVdS_Culture%20Clash.pdf Working PapersThe Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms Authors:Raphael Amit, Yuan Ding, Belén Villalonga, and Hua... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

of coal on his back and said when he was about 16, there has to be a better way. He founded our company in 1933 by driving a secondhand oil truck and just built this incredible independent energy company. And I’m really proud of that, but... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy &... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

management processes within each—what worked and what didn't—provided a unique method of learning, and incomparable to other course offerings available. Monica Higgins Account Director at Hollywood Agency Elevate your management skills... View Details

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Performance Measurement in Philanthropy by Michael E. Porter & Mark Kramer Charitable foundations justly take pride in the good works that they enable. But what does it mean for a foundation to perform well?... View Details

17 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 17, 2007

Periodical:Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

observe homophily in ethnicity and gender increases the probability of forming teams by 25%. Homophily in education and past working experience increases the probability of forming teams View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

out the best in others by applying and adapting your leadership style and managing the conditions that drive team performance. 6 weeks 7-9 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of... View Details

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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School