Connectivity - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Family Business Club

to network and connect with people of similar backgrounds, and have the opportunity to learn from distinguished professors and guests at our action oriented workshops and speaker series. Students also get to interact with classmates who... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

and work together to find solutions. We do it every year in one of the capitals to make sure that the impact is reaching all of the GCC.” For attendees and this year’s 25 partners and sponsors, Lootah says the opportunity to connect with... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

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

customers? 2) Can I leverage data to serve those customers who are currently not served by me or my competitors?” In class after class during the program, across the range of disciplines that make up a business school, instructors emphasized the importance of View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

connections to acquire licenses in multiple states. Unfounded fears of a marijuana frenzy Despite these potential benefits, the legislation proposed by Schumer and his colleagues has faced lukewarm support and pushback. People worry that... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

business is doing,” says Schlesinger. (An electronic point-of-sale register, purchased through a Vietnamese connection and installed in 2014, is rarely used, the case notes.) Furthermore, Than is more interested in protecting his cash... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

08 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

strongly connected to real business problems, they may suspect sabotage or lunacy, both of which can create anger and not a steely determination to act fast and win. The crisis-creating strategy not only fails but makes matters worse.... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

time for team members to reevaluate how to conduct themselves and interact amid the changing circumstances. Topics for discussion should include how often team members should connect virtually during the week, and with what digital tools.... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

19 Jul 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

family precedent for service. “I turned to Leadership Fellows because I was interested in contributing to the social good,” says Mizuho. “For those of us entering the social space full-time for the first time, it’s a great place to start because of the exposure to... View Details

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

media to build a compelling personal brand, connect with your audience, and showcase your unique value. [...] Read more 31 Jul 2025 How to Use Perceptual Mapping to Assess Your Competition Ally Heinrich Author Staff tag Creating Brand... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

extended over greater distances, personal connections were not always available. Yet, as every merchant knew, restricting business to known customers was no way to grow a company. The solution to this problem was the new industry of... View Details

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

three of us represent Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Bolivia; hail from Los Angeles, New York, and La Paz; and worked in tech, finance, and startups before business school. We all bring excitement, passion y sabor to LASO’s leadership. Evelyn Ramirez I first heard... View Details

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

the case. "We are basically breaking the rules, improvising, adding music; in our minds, connecting the younger generation. In society, brands that succeed stay relevant." Stiles hasn't patented her classes, but in 2010 she did... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

that quite replaces those delightfully awkward informational interviews with people that might be in or near or not even close to your professional network. Those are real learning opportunities for what might be needed from the companies that are out there.” Know how... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

events. However, you may visit the HBS Online Business Insights Blog and HBS Online Facebook page for information about upcoming conferences and webinars featuring faculty, or join the HBS Online Community to build your network and View Details

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

interned in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? The highlight of my HBS experience so far has been learning from and connecting with my section (shout-out to Section B!). Each... View Details

23 Mar 2023
News

Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

US to treat elective procedures and a patient-centric platform with end-to-end support to connect both sides. Aldo Farah Orozco, MBA 2019, Cofounder & Co-CEO Region: International Track The Endowment Project The Endowment Project is an... View Details

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Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.

Preparation Quickly gain a holistic understanding of any company or firm including competitive landscape, transaction history, third-party affiliations, key people and their backgrounds, etc. Identify and understand the nature of company-to-company, person-to-person... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Task Force

Above: At Zubale, Monroy (left) and Campbell connect independent contractors with merchandising tasks. (photo by Rodrigo Ceballos) Allison Campbell and Sebastian Monroy (both MBA 2018) met on their first day of classes at HBS. Members of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

community in your field as soon as you can. Clubs are a great way to do this, but even informal coffee chats I had with classmates led to deep connections in my field later on. Although I only took one formal course in my field, I was... View Details

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

overwhelming. In five days, we had more than 250,000 pounds. We had to go back on the radio and appeal to people to stop sending checks because we had no way to even process it. And it was a moment of a deep connection with humanity for... View Details

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