Team Familiarity - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Dec 2016
HBS Case

Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

business side, too.” Elberse interviewed Johnson, Garcia, and several members of their team for her new case study, “Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson,” which she taught for the first time last month as part of her second-year MBA course, and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Anita Elberse; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand

teams at tech-savvy startups, such as Squarespace, quickly confirmed her data-minded suspicion. “I would successfully pass through several rounds of interviews, only to be stymied later on when handed a laptop for live coding exercises,”... View Details

Keywords: Technology

Profile

Shantanu Rege

with the business skills — developing relationships, building consensus, managing teams — I learned as a consultant and financial analyst." At HBS, Shantanu finds himself "surrounded by different geographies, different... View Details

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Data-Driven and in Demand

teams at tech-savvy startups, such as Squarespace, quickly confirmed her data-minded suspicion. “I would successfully pass through several rounds of interviews, only to be stymied later on when handed a laptop for live coding exercises,”... View Details

03 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 3

drive this reaction. February 2015 Perspectives on Psychological Science When Does Familiarity Promote Versus Undermine Interpersonal Attraction? A Proposed Integrative Model from Erstwhile Adversaries By: Finkel, Eli J., Michael I.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2014
News

Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships

that HBS provided the ideal preparation for launching a new company. “You become familiar with all the roles in a startup, from CEO to HR director,” he says. He and his business partners also benefited from HBS faculty advice. “It’s like... View Details

Keywords: fellowships

10 Nov 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones

zones As companies expand operations across the globe, they must grapple with time gaps during which employees cannot collaborate (i.e., lost productivity). To study this phenomenon, a research team studied communication patterns among... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2023
Blog Post

How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters

some tips and tricks to tackle hiring at HBS like a recruiter. Reach out to our Corporate Relations Directors and Recruiting Relations Managers for support The Career & Professional Development team is here to support you in... View Details

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How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 21 Nov 2024 How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters Jess Hopper Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies If you’re a Harvard Business School alumnus, you’ve... View Details

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

particularly in developing, technology-poor countries. Harvard Business School professor Diego Comin teamed with Harvard University's Philippe Aghion and Brown University's Peter Howitt to research the issue and write the working paper... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity

engage issues of race, material that familiarizes faculty with Black experiences, and the interpersonal skill development described in section 2. The Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community will create a View Details

18 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 18

examine the effects of team familiarity and diversity in experience on performance for software development projects. We find the interaction of team View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Presenting…an Alternative to Company Presentations: Evercore Grabs Attention with Interactive Events

presentations for them to merely watch. The Takeda/Shire case Eventually, Walker and her team built their first interactive session around a crucial audience insight: “We recognized that most MBAs were career switchers – and that many of... View Details

23 Apr 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

socially responsible development projects in economically challenged communities. Students come from 48 countries, predominately in Latin America and Africa. The admissions team and faculty personally conduct up to 1,000 interviews in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 1999
News

South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

personal support, public liaison and registry, protocol and ceremonial, communications, and corporate services. Her team is responsible for all aspects of assisting the president, whether it be keeping his calendar, providing legal... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

15 Nov 2021
News

Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)

technology, health care, telecommunications, and software. “When they founded the company, venture capital wasn’t a familiar term,” says daughter Bishop. “My father felt like he was an entrepreneur. That was how he explained their... View Details

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Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Once in a Lifetime Opportunities In 2011, at 26 years of age, Kasia Stochniol (MBA 2014) packed her bags and moved to Nairobi, Kenya. After previous professional experience as a consultant, she joined the early team at M-KOPA, a social... View Details

29 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks

quantitative strategy, digging into numbers many ignore; others look deeply into industries or countries they are familiar with that many analysts don't understand. Successful investors learn how to put their unique knowledge to work... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

22 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

examine how such changes may affect the accumulation of experience within, and the performance of, teams. We find that the level of team familiarity (i.e., the average number of times that each member has... View Details