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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
navigate conflicts both external and internal. Today, more than ever, markets exert continual pressure on organizations to cut costs and return capital to the bottom line, but building value demands that much of that same capital be diverted into View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
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Laura Sandoval
plans on working in the CPG industry after graduation, with a long-term ambition to start her own business. “I almost didn’t apply here because I didn’t think I’d get accepted – why waste time on a long shot? But I’m glad I accepted the... View Details
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Career Journey | MBA
transformative experience that won’t end after graduation, and CPD is dedicated to helping set students up for lifelong career success and fulfillment. Your Personalized Experience From establishing long-term career goals to updating your... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Take Time to Transition (If it’s Time)
Don’t rush into the market. “Take some time to consider what you want to drive the next career decision. Is it long-term objectives, or do you want to focus on what’s going on in your life right now?” One of Burton’s clients is about to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Managing a Master
"And there were virtually no standards or requirements for managers. It's no wonder you'd hear about famous musicians dying penniless." Arrendell renegotiated Marsalis's contract, hired a new booking agent, and laid out a long-term career... View Details
Keywords: Jeff Lazar
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Toyota's model may have ossified a bit, as what happened with the Dell example we discuss in chapter 1. Some of the accounts that I have seen point to an inability by management to detect long-term patterns across different recalls.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
dynamic, long-term impacts of bundling on demand. The primary explanation for the profitability of bundling relies on homogenization of consumer valuations for the bundle, allowing the firm to extract more surplus. We find bundling can be... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
analyst moves, he or she continues to cover the same companies and serve the same clients. Most investment banks are within a mile radius of each other, so even the commute does not change. “A company that is willing to double your current salary, but will not invest... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- News
Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma
discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
short- and long-term direct monetary effects of operating a winning athletics program for an academic institution of higher education. We construct a unique panel dataset from multiple sources and utilize the latest dynamic panel data... View Details
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
puzzled. If they represent the crème-de-la-crème of long-term management performance, why is it that only a handful of graduates from Harvard Business School—or for that matter Stanford, Wharton, Chicago, INSEAD, or other well-known... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Matthew Mariner
Negotiation has always been a part of Matthew Mariner's life — including his home life. "Growing up, my dad and I always made deals," Matthew says. "If I got good grades, I could get rewards." Ultimately, many of these agreements had View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
of pharmaceuticals and medical devices work in a more coordinated way? —Rebecca Leung (MBA 1996) HASSAN: Smaller, highly advanced countries with long-term industrial strategies, such as Singapore, have a relatively well-coordinated system... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
HBS Posts Strong Results in 2008
will make important incremental investments to offset the effects of the downturn (for example, increasing our support to students in their job searches). Finally, we will seek out opportunities to strengthen our long-term position.” To... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
break away from their leader? Research Papers How Much Is a Win Worth? An Application to Intercollegiate Athletics The authors investigate the short- and long-term direct monetary effects of operating a winning athletics program for an... View Details
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Paul Luning
with operations and strategy from an office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania." "The HBS name, network, and people have been powerful in helping me reach my goal for the summer," says Paul. Once he completes his MBA, Paul plans on fulfilling what he calls,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Career Services Shifts into High Gear
searches to cope with what portends to be a long-term economic slowdown. To contact MBA Career Services, call 617-495-6232 or e-mail mbacs@hbs.edu; for Alumni Career Services, call 617-495-1433 or e-mail career_advisors@hbs.edu. CLASS OF... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Feedback
success is a little understated because he achieved these honors against a growing tide of electronic media that is moving strongly against print subscription. Competition thrills us, and I suspect Frank will embrace the technology that furthers his values and carries... View Details
- 15 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners
(among others) in its history. On top of that, given the pressing need to address the climate crisis, I sought a summer role with a firm focused on sustainable infrastructure investment. This internship allowed me to build my expertise in the field and evaluate whether... View Details