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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Steel began incorporating photographs into its annual reports. These reports were developing into effective PR vehicles that attracted current and potential investors and served as a reflection of the company vis à vis other companies.... View Details

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports? The several comments on last month’s topic reflect the complexity of the tariff issue, wide differences of responses to the question, and the search for least-worst strategies. Ron Kurtz... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

an insider's view of the action, the Bulletin asked five members of the class who have been involved in a variety of banking endeavors to share some personal and professional insights and to reflect on the lessons, losses, and phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

dreams. But these same politicians are consistently unwilling to raise taxes when required. The massive budget deficits run up during the last eight years of war (now projected at 3.8 percent of GDP in 2009) reflect a Federal government... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

realistically about what they require. What lifestyle do you want? As you reflect on your grander ambitions, don't neglect the routine life ahead of you. Imagine an ordinary day – what would that look like for you? Do you see yourself... View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

welcome your support this year, . According to our records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in... View Details

08 Mar 2024
Blog Post

History of the HBS Women's Student Association

of women's contributions. This initiative reflected the WSA's commitment to creating a learning environment where all students, irrespective of gender, could thrive and succeed on equal footing. Other achievements include advocating for... View Details

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What You Can Support - Alumni

financial aid helped her make the move. Diversifying HBS's Case Collection Recognizing that, historically, too few protagonists in its case collection were from underrepresented groups, HBS has made a commitment to developing more cases that View Details

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

analyzing that data and designing strategy around it. That’s one reason eight HBS professors pooled resources in June to launch the Competing on Business Analytics and Big Data Executive Education program. “It was unprecedented to engage eight faculty in a single... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Aug 2018
Blog Post

My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS

Thirteen months after starting at Google and my first product went live, I was simultaneously filled with excitement, anxiety, and relief. But most significantly, the product launch sparked a real reflection of my time and work at Google.... View Details

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

feel a sense of ownership," Carter says about Lady Gaga's fans. "They rally around her." For entertainment executives reflecting on how the digital age is changing the ways they market their clients, Lady Gaga might... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

has 40,000 employees spread out around the world.Photo: iStockPhoto In the other camp are those who believe that despite all of these powers, the United Nations merely reflects the agendas of the 193 member states. Either way, the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

our values." (By the timing of his actions, he also illustrated one problem of managing the brilliant jerk—the event occurred 12 years after Welch assumed the role of CEO. My conclusions in the past have reflected those of leaders... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge

however, may not be enough. “You need to have more active or curated interviews, giving people a reason to talk to one another, and an agenda so they can reflect on their strengths and opportunities for growth,” Stanton says. “You don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, reflected on her research and its impact in an essay in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World (pdf). More recently, she... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead

"Alone, I am nothing, I have nothing. We have power, but we will never see it work, unless we come together to make it work." - Ayi Kwei Armah, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Ayi's exquisite words summarize my reflections from the... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

in your research? Does the HSX accurately reflect a movie's predicted and actual profitability? A: The Hollywood Stock Exchange is an online market simulation that revolves around movies and movie stars. It is a game—no real money is... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

perspective on the organization. Since our focus reflects the preeminence of the Balanced Scorecard as the vehicle through which strategy is described and executed, an OSM is typically an outgrowth of a good scorecard program. Such a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

made a difference in the world for many others, he said. Their success reflects their values and uniqueness; they were not people who tried to copy anyone else. "None of them wanted to be set up as paragons," Stevenson told the... View Details