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22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details

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Yaoxin Ding

capital management application “to help us manage our personal networks more effectively.” In his upcoming EC year, Yaoxin plans on exploring his ideas through an independent project. “In the long term, I want to design great products... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

grow as borrowers demonstrate good repayment. They’ve been very popular. Rigol: A year ago, when CEOs of microfinance institutions heard about these ideas, their response was, “You guys are nuts, but it would be amazing if you can figure this out.” So far, we have good... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global... View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

alternatives, and innovation without orchestration means ideas without impact,” the authors write in “Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate? Understanding the Roles You Can Play in a Movement Toward Societal Change.” Traps and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Nov 2023
News

Seeding Startups

a mobile shopping app acquired by Motivity Labs. Now Nadkarni, who retired from entrepreneurship in 2015, is the one sharing lessons to the next generation of startup founders. “I love working with smart people. I love the idea of helping... View Details

Keywords: April White

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

everyone.” Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at workingknowledge@hbs.edu. [iStockphoto/Mauricio Graiki] View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

Marketing in an Era of Disruptions is meant to share new knowledge and ideas that are relevant to this world of disruptions. Leading scholars from around the world, who have keenly observed the changing market environment, business... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Academics - Health Care

business plan for a global business innovation in health care that can better meet these needs. Students generally already have ideas for business plans that they want to pursue. Course Catalog Listing Innovating in Health Care Innovating... View Details

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Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Feedback Sample Class There is a wide range of approaches to board use across case instructors, from a minimalist recording of main discussion points to the filling up of multiple boards with ideas drawn from nearly all contributions made... View Details

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

develop a novel framework as a means to integrate and organize a wide range of theoretical insights and empirical findings on brokerage and brokering. The Changing Others’ Relationships (COR) framework captures the following ideas that... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

appeared in the Harvard Gazette. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. You Might Also Like: 5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment Could a Business Model... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

25 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

When Negotiating a Price, Never Bid with a Round Number

always been done. Fact is, in addition to proving the benefit of using precise numbers, social psychology scholars have shown that people are hardwired to communicate with round numbers, especially when they’re unaware of research telling them to do otherwise. “Our... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

innovative, and, ultimately, competitive, she says. Unlike assessment cultures, development-oriented firms: Encourage candor and risk-taking. Employees feel safe to share what they know and don’t know. They’re not afraid to offer new View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

we can come to prefer difference, with time—to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. We took on this idea while teaching Inclusive Leadership to first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School last academic year. I teach the... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

acquiring company—you’ve got a new business idea or you have no idea what’s next. When you are unsure about what’s next, it can be easier to think about what you don’t want in your next role versus what the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

04 Apr 2023
What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

centered on ideas that individuals with specific knowledge and skills can come up with on their own working remotely? Regardless of inevitable improvements in technology that will facilitate collaboration from afar, will this be the same... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

The FLSA was written nearly a century ago, when the distinction between hourly workers and management was much sharper, Cohen points out. One idea would be to determine whether employees should be paid a fixed salary or by the hour based... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?

it.” You Might Also Like: How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing) Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews Dog Eat Dog: Measuring Network Effects Using a Digital Platform Merger Feedback... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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