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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Pre-Class Arrival Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation... View Details
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
scheduling frequent meetings to seek feedback on projects or by subjecting important decisions to large and diverse groups to reach consensus. Thomke recalls working with a company recently where the working group was so large, it became... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Our Curriculum - Business History
worldwide. The premise of the course is that students will gain a richer and more intuitive understanding of modern financial markets and organizations by examining where these institutions came from and how they evolved. It covers seminal financial developments in a... View Details
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Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
intensity Improving employee health and safety Enhancing the productivity and wages of lower income employees Recruiting that represents the diversity of customers and the communities where a company operates More about the value chain View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary
to do everything twice as well. In addition, John Rice’s (MBA 1992) experience as a Black professional led him to create Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national non-profit organization that fights racial and economic disparities by empowering a new... View Details
- 09 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
4 Things To Know About the MS/MBA Biotech
myself, did come from a biotechnology company, but there were also people from life sciences consulting firms, research laboratories, medical device companies and larger pharmaceutical companies. This diversity is especially important for... View Details
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Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety
simultaneously create psychological safety and drive motivation, you can get people into the learning zone, which also happens to be the high-performance zone. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND INCLUSION? Many companies are making good progress... View Details
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Founder - Entrepreneurship
Rock Center Loan Reduction for founders who have qualified HBS loans. Meet with Entrepreneurs in Residence During the academic year, our EiRs provide startup counsel and advice to our students. These impressive entrepreneurs and investors have a wide range of... View Details
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Recent Insights from HBS Podcasts
Our faculty at HBS produce many podcasts on diverse business topics, designed to get you thinking, elicit discussion and provide new perspectives. Here we've gathered a few recent episodes you might want to explore. Of course, you can... View Details
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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online
real-world examples and experience Harvard Business School’s signature case method. Business leaders will share challenges they’ve faced. As the story unfolds, you’ll leverage course concepts, vital tools and frameworks, and the diversity... View Details
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Simultaneous Distinction, Democratization and Omnivorism Effects: A Longitudinal Analysis of Dynamic Symbolic Boundaries in Counterfeit Consumption Networks
Sociologists have long examined the interactive relationship between social structure, taste and power. This literature has overwhelmingly fallen into three, ostensibly competing, theoretical “camps”: Distinction, where high-status consumers use... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation
By: Vishrut Rana, Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
Problem definition: Investments in renewable energy have surged worldwide in recent years, with over $2 trillion spent globally on clean energy. This surge was driven by growing policy support, concerns about energy security, and, most importantly, the cost... View Details
Keywords: Wind Power; Electricity Distribution; Renewable Energy; Profit; Investment Return; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Revenue; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
Rana, Vishrut, Christian Kaps, and Serguei Netessine. "When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation." Working Paper, January 2025.
- August 2017
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Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes
By: Avery C. Plough, Grace Galwin, Zhonghe Li, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Shehnaz Alidina, Natalie J. Henrich, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, William R. Berry, Atul A. Gawande, Doris Peter, Rory McDonald, Donna L. Caldwell, Janet H. Muri, Debra Bingham, Aaron B. Caughey, Eugene R. Declercq and Neel T. Shah
OBJECTIVE: To define, measure, and characterize key competencies of managing labor and delivery units in the United States and assess the associations between unit management and maternal outcomes.
METHODS: We developed and administered a management measurement... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Outcome or Result; United States
Plough, Avery C., Grace Galwin, Zhonghe Li, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Shehnaz Alidina, Natalie J. Henrich, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, William R. Berry, Atul A. Gawande, Doris Peter, Rory McDonald, Donna L. Caldwell, Janet H. Muri, Debra Bingham, Aaron B. Caughey, Eugene R. Declercq, and Neel T. Shah. "Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes." Obstetrics & Gynecology 130, no. 2 (August 2017): 358–365.
- August 2016
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Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China
By: Juan Ma and Tarun Khanna
In this paper, we examine the circumstances under which so-called "independent" directors voice their independent views on public boards in a sample of Chinese firms. First, we ask why independent directors dissent, i.e. how they justify such dissent to public... View Details
Ma, Juan, and Tarun Khanna. "Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China." Strategic Management Journal 37, no. 8 (August 2016): 1547–1557.
- 08 Mar 2018
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning experience with a View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
moves along well in a group or intergroup context when the participants are diverse enough to trigger the curiosity itch, but not so different as to be threatening. What constitutes "too much" View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth
having blown billions.) But as the industry slows, it could be an opportunity to reassess the way they do business. “We are very data-driven, and all the data shows that diversity in teams can actually lead to out-performance,” Rupp... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda
- 22 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women
Women are more likely to invent medical treatments for endometriosis, cervical cancer, and other female conditions, but the dearth of women scientists limits the potential for such life-saving innovations. Female research teams are 35 percent more likely than male... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz