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13 May 2014
Working Paper Summaries

The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino & Maryam Kouchaki; Legal Services

September 2020
Case

Minerva 2004: Discovery

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

After nearly five years in operation, Doctor Cynthia Bamdad, founder and CEO of Minerva Biotechnologies Corporation (Minerva), was reflecting on the company’s next steps. In a few short years, she and her small team had managed to develop a nanoparticle process for... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Biotechnology Industry

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October 2014
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Mothercare, 2014

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Turnaround; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry; United Kingdom

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20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

people. I also did freelance projects for venture capital and private equity firms (which then helped me to gain an internship in venture capital). With all this activity, it’s especially important to build out time to reflect on your... View Details

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

of work. You Might Want to Read 05 Feb 2025 Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) 29 Jan 2025 Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values... View Details

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Brandon Graves

both professional and personal aspects. The HBS experience encourages deep reflection and has allowed me to take early steps at shaping my life post b-school. I am pleasantly surprised by how many takeaways extend to everyday life beyond... View Details

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Reunions - Alumni

Recognition for Your HBS Giving According to our records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in... View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Professor of Business Administration. Tip: Use COVID-19 as a time to reflect Make time for introspection. The coronavirus represents a historic inflection point that is likely to forever change us, as did the assassination of President... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

reflections and contributing to conversations on the platform. Participants who fail to complete the course requirements will not receive a certificate and will not be eligible to retake the course. More detailed information on course... View Details

08 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

How Centuries of Restrictions on Women Shed Light on Today's Abortion Debate

strong incentives to impose restrictions on women’s promiscuity. “The gender gaps in labor market participation, micro-entrepreneurship, or business ownership more generally seem to also partly reflect this social norm against women.”... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

back to the Hong Kong Disney parade, reflecting on how far the company had come and the lessons he had learned about reawakening the Disney magic. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/717483-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way

Harvard Business School faculty on how to get out of your own way. A Good Place to Start Reflecting on Work Improves Job PerformanceResearch by Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano, and colleagues shows that taking time to View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

value chain. At the other extreme, a global industry is one where important activities in the value chain can be shared across all countries. Reflecting on my experience, however, I'd have to say that the worst mistake—and the most common... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

donation to the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab). “I regard HBS as a national treasure that should be preserved and enhanced,” said Crisp from his home in Florida when reflecting on his leadership gift that will establish an endowment in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

23 Oct 2019
Blog Post

How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life

sharpen conversation skills is through practice, experimentation, feedback, reflection and more practice. “How to talk gooder in business and life” will help Elective Curriculum (EC) students hone their conversational skills—so they can... View Details

20 Dec 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

discussion. As part of that experience, executives use LEGO bricks to build models that reflect their positive and negative experiences. “It’s not about building objects. It’s about solving problems,” explains Thomke, who has co-authored... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation

25 Sep 2023
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HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)

discussions in Aldrich Hall, my aim is to leverage data and empathy to advocate for disadvantaged voices, especially as diversity and inclusion face challenges due to the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action. When I travel the globe with my Latine friends, I... View Details

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

addressing fundamentals. But the time is coming when such upgrades will be unavoidable. Usually when a resource becomes scarce, its price increases. But that hasn't happened here because IP addresses are provided at de minimis cost—a regulatory decision View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications