Tools - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

Business Modeling The last part of the course revolved around modeling and analyzing a company using the tools covered in prior classes. We learned how to apply an engineering approach to representing business models and interpreting... View Details

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

blocks for developing customer relationships. Third, because deep metaphors are shared by consumers who may vary considerably on the surface, they become very powerful tools for developing new product concepts, communicating about them,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

the pandemic. Before they can do either of those things, leaders must leave the past in the past. After they let go of what was, they can use a tool that’s very powerful for corporate introspection. It’s called the CARE framework. Here’s... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

28 Apr 2015
Blog Post

3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School

brainstorming and idea generation. I am also often able to be the “voice” for other functions, such as Manufacturing and R&D, during case discussions. Guy: Being an engineer helps in several way in the classroom and at HBS in general. The engineering training gives... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

board performance even more difficult. Effective boards are those that take the initiative to design clear and focused forward-looking agendas, concentrating board energy on a company's specific value drivers, and then employing tools and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

alumni have encouraged the endeavor by making themselves available to students and embracing lifelong learning. “Their positive energy is contagious,” notes Perlow. To facilitate self-reflection and connections, Crafting Your Life features two data-centric View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

Profile

Dilan Gomih

in adulthood." “The professors here want to know, ‘How can I help you?' These are the best academics in the world—and they're willing to leverage what they know to help us achieve our goals," says Dilan. Her education has changed the way she sees the world.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Entertainment/Media

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

relation to our perceptions of ourselves. The order in which we encounter options affects our choice (the first and last interviewed in hiring, for example, have an advantage, explaining why "traditional interviews are actually one of the least useful View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

25 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

curiosity of trying to understand the life of a CEO." But what they did discover should help CEOs learn to be more effective with their time, and provide boards with a new tool to help assess the effectiveness of their chief... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Profile

Yung Winata

outside of my comfort zone. I believed an MBA would expose me to different perspectives on global, social, and business issues and provide a tool kit for me to be a plug and play leader in any industry. That belief has been 1000%... View Details

28 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

work of auditors is basically a black box. Even though investors are the ones who most benefit from the auditors’ work, they don’t get to see how it takes place. And that is why they need to rely on these somewhat blunt tools of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by August 21 $1,850 Certificate Design Thinking and Innovation Srikant Datar Leverage design thinking principles and creative problem-solving tools to develop innovative... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

COVID-19 has made virtual work the new normal. In a few short weeks, meeting tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and Slack have gone from a useful supplement to the primary enablers for daily interactions with co-workers.... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

to really achieve its potential. Kost: Artificial intelligence techniques and tools are influencing how companies conduct business and make decisions. How do these technologies affect creativity? Amabile: It depends on how we use these... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

opportunity to give me the right tools to learn more about this field." Desirée Kaplan Writer at Green Matters Identify strategic opportunities and articulate the business case for sustainability to achieve corporate social responsibility... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

background may not be traditional, I am not out of place. Being your true self is being your best self and that is how I navigated the application process and how I will continue to navigate at HBS and beyond. I am grateful to one day use my Harvard MBA as a View Details

12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

office hours, and networking opportunities. We also have sessions with big names in climate: Sophie Purdom walking through how to use her famous tool CTVC, Illai Gescheit speaking on climate corporate venture capital, and Christina Chang... View Details

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

subject to varying levels of psychological influences. Although the importance of psychological factors may be something that business leaders have long understood, the field of economics has only relatively recently been equipped with the View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

* Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
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* Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
* 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the analytics of identifying relations between industries that make successful diversification seem more likely (Hausmann/Klinger, 2006; Delgado/Porter/Stern, 2009; Neffke et al., 2009). There is less systematic progress on identifying the policy View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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