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PK–12 Education - U.S. Competitiveness
collaborate to improve public education in a locale. Sep 2013 Case IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone This case explores the motivation behind P-TECH (a growing View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
meals, not only to senior citizens but also to typical recipients. There’s an important lesson, Ghose notes, in the outsized impact the Army has had, given the free rides, free meals, and free time from volunteers: “We learned a lot of non-business View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
at how workers could face challenges head on, by becoming more resilient, building a repertoire of skills that allow them to recover quickly, and responding constructively to hardships. “A lot of tough stuff hits us,” he told...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the...
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George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 321-073, January 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
on intangible capabilities, such as the ability to assess the value of the knowledge and skills that are already present within the firm and in some instances within its broader ecosystem; to rapidly understand how to redeploy them in new...
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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
the world’s best user of technology to create globally best-in-class industries? Can a new wave of research and innovation be unleashed to transform urban and rural habitats where high-quality education and skills are available to create...
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- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
sketches and sparse instructions. He would more often tell them what not to play. Think about how valuable it would be for teams of business innovators to be free of preconceptions but as skilled at their task as Davis's musicians were....
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- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
grades in school. Thomas Yao - MBA ‘19 “You’re pretty good for an Asian kid!” As a Chinese boy growing up in Germany, I learned to deal with acts of everyday racism. I had always been a passionate soccer player and assumed that at some point my View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
popular sentiment could prove disastrous for employers trying to retain professional and highly skilled talent. And while speed is required, leaders also need a long-term view. They need to envision the practices that will be common...
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by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
an executive who understood technology, knew how to market it, and had the leadership skills to take on difficult challenges, she also focused on paving the way for more women. “I see it as a virtuous circle,” she says. “People help you,...
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Susan Young
- 01 Feb 1997
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Doing It Your Way
to survive." Bhide also points to "certain attitudes and skills" that spell entrepreneurial success. One is "the ability to make decisions in real time, with very limited information," a skill that may ring a bell with HBS grads. "Yes,...
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- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
have skills to cope. And it’s when workplaces need to make sure employees are getting the help they need.” Stressed-out workers seek online tools Whillans decided to explore whether an internet-based platform called Happify, which coaches...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
a great way to get to know others outside your section and also have everybody bring their unique skills and experiences to the table. In a grand-reveal you find out your unique project and global country host. Almost exactly one year...
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- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
limit the opportunities to develop people who are "dual-faceted" and good at both the sales functions and the marketing functions. But, some companies successfully try to hire people who have good "cross-over" skills...
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by Benson Shapiro
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
included those that “women have greater analytical skills and coordinate activities with much (greater) ease than men while upholding company values and strategy” (Mathews Daniel Kapito); “Having senior female leaders should lead to...
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by James Heskett
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Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN
OF YOUR FOCUSES HAS BEEN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM–INDIA (SELPI). HOW HAS THAT PROGRAM EVOLVED? This year, we are celebrating the eleventh program in our senior executive leadership program portfolio. These programs help executives develop the View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
emergency medical workers, and medical researchers all demand cadavers or cadaver parts. As an illustration, orthopedic surgeons use human joints to fine-tune their skills to learn new procedures. Similarly, some researchers studying...
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- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
stakeholders, including the patients these charities are ostensibly designed to help,” the paper says. You Might Also Like: Can Amazon Remake Health Care? Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize Lessons from COVID-19: The Business View Details
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
already occupies. Share customer lists and credit cards with the new businesses. Share the company's competency in product purchasing. Share key management skills with the new LOBS. Financially, SMI had dual objectives: Maintain market...
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- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
imprint, such as a strong corporate culture, should help individuals better evaluate future employers and recognize the ways in which that first career experience may shape not simply the skills they acquire, but also their assumptions...
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by Mallory Stark