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- 20 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say
me an invaluable amount about the world. Do you think you could have achieved your short-term goals without an MBA? Having an MBA validated my ability to think strategically and work with other bright minds from a variety of different... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Leadership Transition for External Relations
goal. In the years since, her work with the ER team to strengthen our fundraising enterprise and grow annual giving through the HBS Fund has built a strong foundation to support the School’s core activities and strategic priorities. She... View Details
- Web
Health Care - Faculty & Research
its new Vision 2020 plan, a strategic plan for the evolving global corporation, which included developing a global vaccine business. August 2015 (Revised August 2015) Case Hoag Orthopedic Institute By:... View Details
- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
likely someone who has studied, lived, or experienced something beyond the norms in a given environment and thus is able to create a vision of a different future that nonetheless makes sense to, and captivates, those living within the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Mar 2024
- News
Rooms with a View
Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details
- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
from a post-genocide recovery effort to one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies presents a compelling case for investors and business leaders. With an ambitious Vision 2050 strategy, Kigali has emerged as a regional hub for trade,... View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for embracing people of all backgrounds. These executives saw diversity as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
strengthening business-family communication and bond. A family constitution—the family's policies and guiding vision and values that regulate members' relationship with the business. This written document can be short or long, detailed or... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
returned to their organizations to lead inspiring projects that developed wonderful, strategic Balanced Scorecards. But not all of these companies were able to sustain the energy to deliver the results we reported in Chapter 1. What helps... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
of its wheels. Free to be lifted unencumbered. And not just one trailer, or two of them, or five, or a dozen, but hundreds, on one ship." In many ways, McLean's vision was nothing new. As far back as 1929, Seatrain had carried... View Details
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
experimenting with its product mix, renegotiating its relationships with suppliers, and developing new business models to maximize profitability. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308026 IBM's Decade of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Teaching Interest
Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)
Professor Bernstein taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) from 2013-2016 (7 sections). This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.
The course is divided into five modules:
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
When a company is small, communication among employees is as simple as rolling a desk chair around the room to talk to the president, the admin, or the chief engineer. But as a company grows, communication becomes more difficult. And View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
managers at all types of organizations (e.g., small companies, large companies, non-profits, and public servants) become more effective at enhancing the value of those organizations. HBS professor Ken Andrews described three roles for the general manager: [1] Setting... View Details
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
"That was the moment of truth whether he was going to be a product company or a platform company," says Yoffie. "In the end, the opportunity to build an ecosystem was more important." Interestingly, Jobs stubbornly held out the longest in his View Details
- 13 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles
different from managing their work. Leading is fundamentally about identifying where the group needs to go (developing a compelling vision for the future), strategizing how to get there, and getting people... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
Meanwhile, starting in 2013, Analog Devices CEO Vince Roche encouraged innovators from the top down and transformed the semiconductor giant into a designer of integrated, strategic systems—including a platform that accelerated the global... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
About Rock Advisory Board The Rock Center’s Advisory Board is responsible for providing strategic direction for the Rock Center and its staff. The Advisory Board includes HBS entrepreneurial alumni, HBS faculty, and HBS staff. Paul Baier... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
decoupling of the company's resource allocation process from the highest-value strategic opportunities. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary