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Baker Library Strategic Plan, 2024-2025 | Baker Library

hidden in challenges. We seek novel and elegant solutions. We are entrepreneurial thinkers and problem-solvers Strategic Directions, Goals, & Objectives Amplify Our Visibility and Impact Set the Standard for Excellence in Business... View Details

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Victoria Song

I will master my own destiny. As a young child, I took note of the sharp contrast between the standards that existed for boys and girls in my stoic, conservative family. My brother was encouraged to speak his mind, to defend himself, to... View Details

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Sarah Shanfield

and invested in. I will be remarkable by being approachable, and purposeful through listening. Like my mother, I will challenge myself to raise the standard of each interaction and encourage others to meet me there. View Details

08 Jan 2007
What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

associated with findings based on research in need of standards and more fully-developed methods. Joseph Mello points out that "these studies will produce results along two lines. First, there will be conclusions that can impact the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Reality of Web Services

"take it or leave it" proposition. Amazon and eBay don't renegotiate Web services standards with each seller; they simply publish their standards and wait for other companies to adopt them. So far... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

bonds, a standard measurement used by investment firms. He then matched the data against instances of wrongdoing covering a six-year period. The more the portfolio balance tipped toward stocks, the greater the chance of trouble.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

Argentina report government corruption in their front page during the period 1998-2007 and correlate them with government advertising. The correlation is negative. The size is considerable: a one standard deviation increase in monthly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Cai, Wei, Susanna Gallani, and Jee-Eun Shin Abstract— Organizations often struggle with motivating employees to develop innovative ideas that may benefit the firm, especially when the standard tasks for which employees are measured and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Professors Introduce Valuation Software

have extended its generality and output to really help a broader user to take advantage of the insights that it provides. Q: How does the tool work? A: The tool requires users to input financial statements for a company, enables the user to View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Health Plans - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

reward integrated practice unit models by providers Encourage or mandate provider outcome reporting through registries by medical condition Create standards for meaningful provider cost measurement and reporting Design new bundled... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Now You Can Choose

Finnegan In this issue of the Bulletin, Dean Nohria discusses the School’s efforts to ensure that an HBS education remains a transformational experience. Across the campus and at our global centers, the School is positioning itself to create a new View Details

Keywords: Paul Finnegan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2012
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Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS

more than 1 million homes. He has also arranged partnerships with multinationals to combat illness. For example, he persuaded Adidas to build a shoe that conformed to the company’s quality standards but still would cost only one euro.... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 1999
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Good Day, Sunshine

developments at the School, and enjoying faculty presentations. "Our alumni are the measure of the School," said Dean Kim B. Clark in a welcoming address to all classes. "I am grateful for what you do in your lives, for the standards that... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Righting the Ship

When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the headquarters of the NAVSEA Warfare Centers as their capital improvement program (CIP) manager in 2016, he was charged with leading divisional managers at each of the NAVSEA WC’s 10 subsidiaries. He also was responsible for... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2012
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Rebel with a Cause

environmental sustainability efforts, serving as executive director of Ceres, a coalition of environmental groups and institutional investors; initiator of the Investor Network on Climate Risk; and cofounder of the Global Reporting Initiative, the world’s leading View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; social activism; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2009
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Honoring HBS’s Organization Men

impacts the financial crisis. “I’m intrigued,” said Lawrence. “You may not call it a structural element, but one can think of values and moral standards as an integrative device that you enforce throughout your system.” There would be no... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Jun 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change

What Should Leaders Communicate? Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times As companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who do not compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

14 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Why I Love My Job: Leticia Tavares On Marriott's Management Acceleration Program

hotelier in the future. What is your most memorable moment on the job?In my first rotation I became very close with the housekeeping staff. They taught me how to clean a room to the Marriott standard and how to make each guest’s stay... View Details

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Daniel Serna

standards (and resolved the mystery of "missing" milk output — it turns out the gallon jugs were 1.5 ounces too big). Dan also spent time at AgriMark, a dairy co-operative of 1,400 farmers, where he worked on futures and... View Details

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Domestic Students | MBA

banking institutions. Harvard University is committed to the highest standard of ethics and conduct, in all areas, including financial aid. Please review the Harvard University Student Loan Code of Conduct (pdf) . Trying to figure out how... View Details

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