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01 Sep 2023
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Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

across India and Malawi. He said, “The fellowship will give me a platform to test out ideas and hypotheses while collaborating with other recipients, starting in my first year.” Paul Lachman. Paul comes to HBS from Fairchain, a social... View Details

12 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

When evaluating whether to invest in a new idea, senior executives often rely on experts. But these advisers often favor ideas that are easy to execute over tough-to-pull-off but potentially groundbreaking plans. The risk for companies:... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

forward. Active Immerse yourself in a dynamic, interactive learning experience. You’ll engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your... View Details

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/picking_green_techs_winners_and_losers/ The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership Author:G. Gavetti Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2011) Abstract In this article, it is argued that today's dominant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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About Us - HBS Working Knowledge

About Us Linking Policy About Us What We Do Since 1999, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has connected the School’s leading edge research and ideas on business management with practitioners, thought-leaders, and academics.... View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

their projects to potential investors. (The idea was to determine the effects of envy in a field setting, not whether those feelings affected the chances of winning funding.) Some entrepreneurs listened to what they thought was an audio... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Business and the Big Problems” with Rebecca Henderson. George Serafeim : Winner of Aspen Institute’s 2017 Ideas Worth Teaching Award in the Corporate Purpose & Leadership category for the MBA course Reimagining Capitalism: Business and... View Details

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

HBS Alumna Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy

company developing a novel therapy to combat cancer. “Entrepreneurship wasn’t something that had ever been on my radar before Harvard,” said Zutshi. “I found it so powerful, the idea of marrying the technical and business side of things.... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. She's also a startup adviser and angel investor. This article originally appeared on her blog, Being FA and Other Ponderings. You Might Also Like: Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance? How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

autonomously and perform at their best. DEEP PURPOSE. Copyright © 2022 by Ranjay Gulati Reprinted here with permission from Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

about fresh research and ideas from Harvard Business School faculty in this weekly newsletter. Working Knowledge Check Out What Attendees are Saying About the Women’s Leadership Summit “We MUST get women leaders together to recharge, fuel... View Details

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Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs

As a business leader, you are often confronted with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. You're expected to bring new ideas to the table, find solutions to existing and arising obstacles, and stay in the forefront of innovative... View Details

15 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Shaky Business: How Handshakes Win Negotiations

party voicing preferences for price, colors, and models. They found that when negotiators shook hands beforehand, they came to a more cooperative agreement—both sides getting more of what they wanted. “Together, they came up with better View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Jean Luo

living in L.A. for the first time," she says. "I still intend to start my own company, just not immediately after school. When it's the right idea and the right time, I'll have my experiences from Outdoor Pass and HBS to draw... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

dating clubs, game consoles, and so on. So the idea is to subsidize one side in order to attract it more or less irrespectively of the other side and then turn to the second side and charge it positive prices. Of course, depending on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

Stagflation? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by HBSWK using images from AdobeStock/wachiwat and AdobeStock/WP! View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

ESG objectives. Whe... Deep Responsibility, SDGs, and Asia: A Historical Perspective By: Geoffrey Jones February 2025 | Asian Business & Management Although it was only in 2015 the 17 SDGs were adopted by UN Member States, many of the underlying View Details

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Together Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Dylan Gillis View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Roland Christensen’s commitment to ideas and his personal interest in me were the reasons I considered an academic career and developed a passion for research,” said Porter. Harvard University President Neil L. Rudenstine has said, “Chris... View Details

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