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Arthur Rock

accolade, but in Rock’s case, it is entirely fitting. A 1984 Time magazine cover story was titled “Arthur Rock: The Best Long-Ball Hitter Around.” Writer (and later successful Silicon Valley venture capitalist) Michael Moritz wrote he... View Details

03 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

and Spain, on many Latin American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, and on Chinese-speaking communities. Much of the best research is only available in local languages. Business historians have also widened their... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

Ramirez learned how to operate a nonprofit organization like a profitable business. From operations and technology to sales and marketing, she dug in deeply to bring the best of for-profit business models into an impact-driven setting. In... View Details

24 Jun 2019
Blog Post

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

her own hands to break the technological glass ceiling. She decided to invest in external courses—specifically, the Data Science program at General Assembly—to bolster her data and analytics expertise. During her 10-week course, Ho learned the Python coding language,... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Creighton Taylor

Out of what Creighton Taylor describes as a “turbulent childhood,” he emerged as a self-taught jazz pianist and as a person with dual interests in creativity and practical analysis. “When I was young,” Creighton says, “I learned to adapt... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

900 first-year students, a pair of video clips that showcased the contrasting leadership styles of two of college basketball’s best coaches: the nurturing Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and the intimidating Bobby Knight of Texas Tech and,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Data-Driven and in Demand

her own hands to break the technological glass ceiling. She decided to invest in external courses—specifically, the Data Science program at General Assembly—to bolster her data and analytics expertise. During her 10-week course, Ho learned the Python coding language,... View Details

04 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Should You Outsource Your Marketing?

access the skills they need, since in practice they are relying on a variety of in-house and outside suppliers to get the job done. Q: What are the keys to consider in successfully managing outsourcing relationships? A: Marketing managers... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin

19 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Education Pioneers

work like setting up Newark Public Schools’ universal student enrollment system, developing new teacher talent management strategies for KIPP New Orleans, researching youth engagement best practices for the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Mar 2009
News

Alumni Books

Press) Faced with thousands of studies, theories, frameworks, tools, and best practices in the discipline of leadership — an enormous, confusing body of knowledge — how does one learn to become a better... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Buckley (Profile Books) Beginning in the mid-1990s, Sabis, a private, for-profit education provider, transformed the Alfred Glickman School from a failing school in one of America’s most violent cities into a silver medalist in U.S. News & World Report’s annual... View Details

07 Jun 2016
First Look

June 7, 2016

May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings International Data on Measuring Management Practices By: Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We examine methods used to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

both men—Forbes christened Schumpeter, not Keynes, the best navigator through the turbulent seas of globalization. Time has proved that assessment accurate. Prophet of Innovation is also the private story of a man rescued repeatedly by... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

Practicing active, habitual kindness can transform the remote workplace and it can start today. A little reassurance, compassionate listening, a conscious effort to validate people's fear and confusion all go a long way. Employees and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

disease in one person and how to cure it. The School of Public Health looks at a disease and asks, "What is its effect on society?" From the Business School I think we've brought a perspective of looking at disease from a "user's" point of view, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

29 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

definitions of a small world. In layman's terms, the best way to think about a small-world network is that there are local clusters, much like caves. Within these caves you have a small clan of people tightly connected together, with... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor and visiting fellow at the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

the DA. In designing the DA career conference initiative, Harris and her team polled DA faculty representing all promotion tracks and length of service. They also captured best practices from across other... View Details