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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

current use gifts totaled $41 million. This represented an increase of 11 percent from $37 million a year earlier, surpassing expectations in light of the pandemic-related economic disruption. Going forward,... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Career Support 1ms Opportunities to make a difference in major environmental challenges If you aspire to make a positive impact on the world, there are many opportunities to do so through a career that integrates a nuanced understanding View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

deadline October 9 View weekly calendar Enroll Now No documentation required All learners must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow... View Details

01 Nov 2022
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Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

potential source of disease, drugs, gangs, crime, you name it. The crimes they do commit are given extra publicity. And yet common sense and the data that we have don’t support the allegations. Think about... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated only after the fact. But by the... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

25 Jul 2016
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Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

the push toward lean manufacturing. Beer cites a manufacturing company whose CEO was committed to improving quality and launched a lean training program in multiple plants. The effectiveness of that training... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

organizations and companies create greater and more effective social change. The Shared Value Initiative The Shared Value Initiative is committed to driving the adoption and implementation of shared value... View Details

06 Mar 2020
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A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

to students. I hope to create an environment where students know I care about them, or at the very minimum know that I care about them by extension. My love of my subject and my preparation extends to them. But I must convince them that I... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

schools seeking to hire new professors. In the stories that follow, the Bulletin presents four members of the next generation of business education leaders, a group as diverse in their backgrounds and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act | About

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Harvard University is committed to maintaining the integrity and availability of the Harvard network for the vital educational and research purposes for which it was designed... View Details

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Ellen Desmarais | About

Ellen Desmarais Bio Ellen Desmarais is Co-President of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a not-for-profit independent 501(3) corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. HBP bridges... View Details

01 Jan 2002
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Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)

executive's salary that flows into the firm's coffers. According to Zehnder, that practice-as widespread as it may be-is incompatible with the role of a professional, whose only focus should be on what's good for the client. "Our View Details

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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration

The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details

26 Feb 2019
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Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

An experiment in real estate investing is underway in Philadelphia, where Steinbridge Group CEO Tawan Davis (MBA 2006) has made a long-term commitment to less-affluent renters in the city’s most rapidly gentrifying communities. “You want... View Details

12 Feb 2020
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Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

skills required to succeed as an early-stage entrepreneur. The Bootcamp is designed for three types of students: Aspiring founders whose startup concept is selected as a team project will accelerate their concept’s development. Students... View Details

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

and shows your commitment to the organization. What you take away from Andrus's story and how you apply the advice of the experts, only you can determine. But almost everyone should be able to pull at least... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About

committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the University community is, on the basis of sex, including sexual... View Details

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News - Research Computing Services

the security and integrity of the data and research conducted within our system. We appreciate your cooperation and commitment to adhering to these new requirements. Should you have any questions or require... View Details

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

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Mireya Iglesias Ayala

with Mexico or OXXO. I had a lot of fun sharing my perspective! What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? I brought with me a metaphorical "compass"—an innate sense View Details

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