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09 Oct 2019
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Building a Tradition of Giving

a cure and maximum impact. Now that his children are young adults, Sternlicht is handing the tradition down. The chairman and CEO of the private alternative investment firm Starwood Capital Group cites as inspiration his own father, a... View Details

23 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

the venture capital industry. "There are strong affinity groups with Indian venture capitalists and entrepreneurs and with Chinese venture capitalists and entrepreneurs," Gompers says. "And there's sort of a cabal of Jewish entrepreneurs... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

Pearle is a luxury vegan caviar brand, offering the taste and feel of caviar without harming sturgeon, the most endangered species group on the planet. After building a reputation in the greater than $2 billion caviar market, Pearle will... View Details

01 Mar 2025
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Work of Art

Jason Price (MBA 2003) in the main gallery space at NXTHVN, the art community he cofounded in New Haven’s Dixwell neighborhood Trying to capture the scope of what’s going on at NXTHVN, the nonprofit arts and community organization Jason Price (MBA 2003) cofounded with... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Chris Sorensen; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Romeo Engine Plant

By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan

A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry

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Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance

By: Heidi K. Gardner, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats

In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Performance Effectiveness; Quality; Groups and Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Familiarity

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Online Personal Branding Course | HBS Online

person. Solya Martynyuk Stand out in your next pitch and the marketplace by learning how to communicate your value proposition. “I was pleasantly surprised by how informative, applicable, and helpful the course was. Its interviews and content were great, and the... View Details

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

attentional focus improves perceivers’ ability to judge group effectiveness. Finally, we find that perceivers with higher levels of social sensitivity are more accurate at judging View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Aug 2016
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Using Technology to Help Reclaim Lives from Addiction

from seeking help. Our at-home program uses secure videoconferencing to ensure that clients are known only to their counselors and their fellow recovery group members.” Lionrock also uses a proprietary mobile application to help clients... View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

representation on boards, and even the potential to create social good. Covering both public and private markets, the course will present the unprecedented opportunities that have arisen due to energy transition and other trends through... View Details

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation

incentives to encourage rapid experimentation. Consider using small development groups that contain key people (designers, test engineers, manufacturing engineers) with all the knowledge required to iterate rapidly. Determine what... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke

01 Dec 2004
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GLF Showcases London

Sir Martin Sorrell (MBA ’68), chief executive of WPP Group and the forum’s alumni chair, also will speak. The planning committee, chaired by Sherry Leigh Coutu (MBA ’93), has put together an extraordinary View Details

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

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

firms, by contrast, correspond to the traditional model of corporate profit maximization in which social and environmental issues are predominantly regarded as externalities created by firm actions which only need to be addressed if... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Amalia della Paolera

The most universal language I know is soccer. When I step into a pickup soccer game anywhere around the world, I enter into a brief, informal social contract. At first, male players eye me warily as I walk onto the field asking if I can... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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HBS Global Forum Set for June

of top-ranking industry leaders and government officials , including Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA ’82), chairman and CEO of GE, and Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary. HBS professor Malcolm Salter is the faculty chair, and Charles O. Rossotti (MBA ’64) of The Carlyle... View Details

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

23 May 2018
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Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Corporate Associates Program 2003 Earns MBA with Distinction 2003 Inducted into the Verizon Academic All-American Hall of Fame 2003 Serves as Chief of Human Intelligence Operations Cell, Afghanistan; receives Bronze Star 2003 Joins General... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Danelle Radney

Minnesota Christian groups “into one organization with centralized governance so that we could leverage our resources together.” She had already turned a summer merchandising internship at Target – “where I was the youngest intern, at... View Details

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Kayla Huang | MBA

of similarly entrepreneurially-inclined students. Tech areas of interest: Social Impact Tech, GovTech/Public Policy Tech, Machine Learning, Early-Stage Startups F ormative experience at the intersection of technology and business: As the... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

special interest groups (SIGs) to accommodate its broad constituency. The North Shore Chapter, for example, caters to members who live outside the city proper, while the Chicago Society gathers for cultural or View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

realize the different ways in which data can be easily manipulated.” Brandeis Marshall Read the Transcript We know our socialization and education impact how we curate and interpret information, so any cognitive resistance that some may... View Details

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