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24 Dec 2013
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number of hours CEOs devote to work activities, and longer working hours are associated with higher firm productivity, growth, profitability, and CEO pay. Second, family CEOs record 8% fewer working hours relative to professional CEOs.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Jana Kierstead | About

Executive Director, Jana leads a team of over 300 full-time professionals who manage the lifelong relationship students have with the School, from admissions and financial aid to student life and career services to reunions and lifelong... View Details

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People - Advancing Racial Equity

Holly Fetter AVP, State Street Global Advisors Kristen Fitzpatrick Managing Director of MBA Career and Professional Development, MBA Program Hise Gibson Academy Professor, United States Military Academy at West Point Jerome Harris Program... View Details

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Innovating in Energy: Learning from High-Potential Ventures

By: Joseph B. Lassiter

My work at HBS has always focused on high-potential ventures. Most recently, these have been professionally financed start-ups and buyouts in newly emerging energy and cleantech businesses. These ventures tend to be based on innovative insights into technology and... View Details

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Working Paper

What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews

By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta

This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details

Keywords: Books; Quality; Experience and Expertise; Relationships; Publishing Industry

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Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

This case focuses on Kit Hinrichs, a 65-year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By 2008,... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Business Offices; Customer Relationship Management; Design; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Service Industry; San Francisco

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One of the leading business thinkers in the world offers a bold, new theory of advanced leadership for tackling the world's complex, messy, and recalcitrant social and environmental problems.

Over a decade ago, renowned innovation... View Details

Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job

Many professionals aspire to work for a start-up. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today’s dynamic innovation economy. Yes, start-ups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible. Many books are written for... View Details

30 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?

“It’s who responds to those messages and how they get responded to that really hadn’t been looked at.” Stark numbers point to uncomfortable conclusions The study examined communication between medical professionals and more than 39,000... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Health

09 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

owners of a corporation, professional managers and directors are their agents, primarily responsible for carrying out their wishes and creating value for them. This idea was further developed in a 1976 article by Michael Jensen and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

Several organizations have adopted the idea of overhead-free donations, Keenan says, noting that charity: water is one of them. The organization depends largely on professional philanthropists to cover overhead costs through a companion... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Tara Basu Trivedi

late grandmother, who I affectionately called “Tima.” After a fruitful career as a history professor and researcher, Tima focused her energy on empowering impoverished women and eradicating illiteracy in India. She was a force with which to be reckoned, refusing to shy... View Details

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Interviewing - Alumni

professional. Dressing up for the interview even though the interviewer cannot see you can help you get into a professional state of mind. Before a Video Interview Ensure that you have a quiet space, proper lighting, and a neutral... View Details

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993) Lisa Tanzer 22 Jan 2025 Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige... View Details

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Davida Bynum

Coming to HBS is like Opening the secret door to Narnia. As an applicant, it seemed like a magical land far, far away where my wildest dreams (and professional ambitions) could come true. And, during the time that I have been here, that... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

and marketplaces, including both advertising-supported and fee-based services. Today, CNET Networks' online properties attract more than 66 million Web users each month ranging form C-level executives and IT professionals to technology or... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

TX Monica Avila South Texas Academy for Medical Professionals Olmito, TX Subjects: Government, History TX Roger Azevedo John Paul II High School Plano, TX KY Delvin Azofeifa Martin Luther King Jr Academy for Excellence Lexington, KY... View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

AI-generated materials to maintain ethical standards and authenticity. Striking a balance between leveraging technological advancements and upholding personal responsibility ensures that GenAI becomes an efficient and ethical tool in the pursuit of View Details

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Finding Talent Opportunities

Recruiting Calendars Hire International Talent International students represent nearly 40% of the MBA population. Coming from more than 70 countries, this is a pool of talented professionals you should not overlook. Coming from more than... View Details

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The Experience | Predoctoral Researchers

mentorship, in the form of feedback, guidance, coaching in the areas of skill building, critical thinking, and technical skill development, They also participate in professional development-focused programming. Each cohort will... View Details

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