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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services

a number of files on the /tmp volume that is local to each compute node. This volume is shared by all jobs on that node, is essential for the health of the node, offers a significant speed advantage over using storage on the network, and... View Details

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

Workers test the NASA-engineered capsule used to lift trapped miners to the surface. Hugo Infante/Government of Chile via Wikimedia Commons (Editor's Note: Amy Edmondson advises managers to think of teams as a verb, "teaming," which means... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

16 Feb 2023
HBS Case

ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

Bulletin: When they have a grace period, how do people use that time and capital differently? Rigol: Giving people more time up front allows them to better match the cash flows... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

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FAQ - Alumni

giving—using HBS’s secure online giving form —saves donors time and postage costs. It also allows HBS to process gifts more quickly so that the funds can be put to use almost immediately. How can I set up a... View Details

21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

reducing counter-party risk between financial institutions; and the strengthening of regulators' abilities to require more capital (and less overall leverage) at our financial institutions. They clearly will have this explicit power pursuant to this reform (if they... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

and earning reserves of the company.” He distributed $300 in cash to each Yakult Lady from the company’s safe, since banks were closed; used the firm’s delivery center as a temporary shelter for employees and their families; and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Jean Luo

HBS; they said it was the best thing they ever did. Second, every time I’ve made a big decision—starting my career at Goldman Sachs, leaving it for San Francisco—it was life-changing in a positive way. I thought HBS would be... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

02 Feb 2016
Blog Post

A Summer Internship in General Management

opposed to creating my own analyses from scratch. How did you use what you learned in your RC year in your summer internship? In a general manager role, I spent most of my time interpreting and synthesizing... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

March 2015 (Revised May 2018)
Case

JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly

By the spring of 2014, the pilot had come to an end for JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program, a program designed for women coming back to the workforce after a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not... View Details

Keywords: Women; Training; Leadership; Motherhood; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Diversity; Gender; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Programs; Financial Services Industry; United States

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13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

okay, so you've got me in the room now. You're one of four African American CEOs in the Fortune 500. Does it make any difference to our people that you're in the room? And that's his question. Neeley: all of us have to be present and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

08 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

by relevant "experience," which is the most frequently used criterion by sales managers. In his new book, Aligning Strategy and Sales, Cespedes discusses why the gap is so common—and outlines effective steps to bridge it. This... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

also feels like it might help somebody, in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, who might feel helpless. Kathy Giusti: Absolutely. I think the way I wrote the book was I had coached thousands, honestly, thousands, of patients through their cancer over the years and every... View Details

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. Unfortunately, there is little evidence about the validity of these ratings. We examine how well two of the most widely used ratings—those of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades

“Kinect” they were able to determine which researchers were quickest to use the new motion-capture knowledge embodied in the Kinect. Generalists created more impact When they compared the two sets, they found that the top 25 percent most... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Interviewing - Alumni

practice! Remote Interview Tips Follow these tips for a successful video conferencing or phone interview: Before The Interview Take time to prepare. This will ensure that the conversation flows and that you will not be looking for what... View Details

24 Apr 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

lagged PepsiCo’s. Since 2011, PepsiCo stock is up 70 percent, while Coca-Cola’s has increased only 15 percent. The courage cohort There are literally thousands of competent managers who can run organizations efficiently using... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

31 Mar 2008
HBS Case

JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis

mobile Internet devices. Mees also set the goal of doubling the number of agents who could simultaneously use the company's reservations system and of getting a Web-based rebooking system up and running so that customers could reschedule... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Air Transportation

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