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Global Business Course | HBS Online

of social learning opportunities. In addition to module and assignment completion, we expect you to offer feedback on others’ reflections and contribute to conversations on the platform. Participants who fail to complete the course... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

a recent BusinessWeek cover story tracked the impact that Indian managers have had on American management. Q: You have said there is no such thing as a universal global manager. Rather, you say, there are three types of specialists who View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

16 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 16

PublicationsEnterprise Analytics: Optimize Performance, Process, and Decisions Through Big Data Author:Thomas H. Davenport Publication:FT Press, 2012 Abstract This book, an edited collection of research papers from the International Institute of Analytics, addresses... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Dissertation: A Relational Perspective on Boundary Work: How Attorneys Manage Work-Life Boundaries

Many professionals struggle with managing boundaries between work and life outside of work. For decades researchers have been trying to understand this issue but we still have much to learn about it. With my dissertation, I aim to improve our understanding of... View Details

2010
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Hospital Performance, the Local Economy, and the Local Workforce: Findings from a U.S. National Longitudinal Study

Background: Pay-for-performance is an increasingly popular approach to improving health care quality, and the US government will soon implement pay-for-performance in hospitals nationwide. Yet hospital capacity to perform (and improve performance) likely depends on... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Performance; Health Industry; United States

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20 Apr 2021
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A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

not contribute to the firm’s competitive standing. When I visit companies, I am always impressed by the myriad of activities I observe. At the same time, I often find myself at a loss to see how certain initiatives will help increase WTP... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

04 Jun 2018
Blog Post

Reapplying to HBS

introduced a line of products in a new geography, and launched a new product development process in the company’s highest growth business unit. Surely, my perspective—both what I might contribute and the learnings I’d now internalize in... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

consulting for two years prior to coming to HBS. Growing up in a family that prioritized saving for a rainy day, I had been contributing as much as I could to retirement savings. I was relieved to find that doing so would not hurt my... View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

performance software systems, sales force and sales management development, and business flow analysis for telecommunication infrastructures. Tsedal is a recipient of the prestigious Charles M. Williams Award for Outstanding Teaching in Executive Education and the... View Details

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... View Details

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

HBCUs [historically Black colleges and universities] borrow more than students from non-HBCUs because African American families generally have lower assets and incomes that limit their ability to contribute toward college expenses.” Most... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

interference from an incumbent that views the opportunities as unattractive. They have the potential to develop legitimately different skills and business models . There are three factors that contribute to asymmetric motivation, all of... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

28 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

other members of the collaboration are often too afraid, or simply too bored and disengaged, to contribute their own thoughts.” Because conversations are at the heart of collaboration, and because the topic of politically-tinged speech is... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Peggy Mativo-Ochola

intends to develop a fundraising program she began in Startup Boot Camp last January. "My big hairy audacious goal is a self-sustaining endowment fund to employ teachers in slums and rural areas." Looking ahead, Peggy knows that she wants to return to Kenya... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

risk, Raman explains, has been through inventory. But "for numerous reasons, inventory became very expensive." Shorter product life cycles contribute to higher expenses, for example, in the personal computer market, where the... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

beliefs about others and beliefs about ourselves, contribute to gender gaps in the workplace. The module proceeds in three parts. First, through a case and an... January 2025 Research Policy Everyone Steps Back?: The Widespread Retraction... View Details

18 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?

current operations that could materially impact their contribution margin, such as the failure to record any reserves for their furniture, fixtures, and equipment that are very real current costs. They fail to allocate any of their... View Details

Keywords: by Nori Gerardo Lietz; Financial Services; Real Estate

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

of the very nature of their mission and objectives. People feel good about contributing to and participating in helping those in need. Nonprofits provide a channel for them to do so. Q: Is there a downside to such widespread recognition?... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

05 Dec 2014
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Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

PublicationsOptimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations Authors:Bariş Ata, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy... View Details