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- 21 Mar 2024
- News
OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC
Solutions Conference at HBS last May,” says Courtney Fairbrother, associate director of the BEI. “It was meant to give alumni a roadmap for addressing climate change. More than 300 alumni attended. Coming out of that, we wanted to find a way to continue to engage...
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Margie Kelley
- 23 Dec 2010
- News
What Is Value in Health Care?
- December 2016
- Article
Impact Investing: A Brief History
By: Brian Trelstad
Over the last decade, impact investing has become an increasingly-discussed topic in the realms of both business and public policy. Impact investors are motived by a desire to advance social or environmental goals and an intuition that pursuing two goals at once -...
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Trelstad, Brian. "Impact Investing: A Brief History." Capitalism and Society 11, no. 2 (December 2016).
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
benefits to companies: Greater clarity about the relationship between financial and nonfinancial key performance indicators. This will help managers understand and confront the trade-offs necessary to balance financial and societal...
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by Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship
jobs challenged me intellectually and exposed me to some amazing colleagues, but I often struggled to feel passionate about the work itself. I was intrigued by the challenges inherent to the tech business landscape, but I realized that I needed a better understanding...
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
take your career to the next level with a deeper understanding of essential business concepts. Participating in a Harvard Business School Online course enabled Sheneka to gain greater clarity about her professional future and advance her...
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- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
highly interactive and intrusive dialogues to surface and prioritize risks, help to allocate resources to mitigate them, and bring clarity to the value trade-offs and moral dilemmas that lurk in those decisions. Download working paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
two forms: firms that are characterized by high camaraderie between workers, and firms that are characterized by high clarity from management. We document that firms exhibiting both high purpose and clarity...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
type of customer. This answer is a guaranteed recipe for underperformance: the competitor that has clarity about its primary customer and devotes maximum resources to meet their specific needs will beat you every time. 2. How Do Your Core...
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by Robert Simons
- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
both clarity and caution. While leaders have fallen back on the “business case” for hiring and promoting employees from historically marginalized groups, this rationale can trigger resistance, backlash, and biases, particularly among...
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Podcast - Business & Environment
share how consulting and advisory companies can help their clients assess their risks and take actions to become more resilient to climate change. He walks through several adaptation frameworks and roadmaps recently developed by governments, civil society, and private...
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- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
While that may sound obvious at face value, it's something that regularly stymies the veteran leaders in Montgomery's executive classes. "We'll be talking about Nike or Apple, and the participants will be praising the authenticity of the company and the View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
operations. That said, these same women are often more conservative when forecasting financial goals and with raising significant rounds of capital. And, even if they have a big vision, they are less confident in declaring at the outset...
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by HBS Working Knowledge
- 20 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say
life goals and a path to achieve them. I would also never take back the opportunity to have my kids exposed to life living at HBS. What advice do you have for prospective HBS students? To consider what they want out of their MBA and...
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- 07 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge
enterprise-level leadership. The goal is to build technical competencies in both directions. While the T-shaped manager framework has many advantages, it has a critical flaw: It overlooks the importance of emotional intelligence. Enter...
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by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
- 18 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works
the wheel" to get buy-in and to reinforce the urgency of the previous communication, Neeley says. "Managers without authority enroll others to make sense of an issue together and go for a solution." The researchers also determined that View Details
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by Kim Girard
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
respond to health and wealth gaps, ethnic tensions and cultural conflicts, or climate crises, whether as entrepreneurs in startups, seasoned business leaders, or concerned citizens and parents. The session included lessons on what can make things worse, when the View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
Finally, what does the organization do better or differently than others—in other words, what is our competitive advantage? "Another hallmark of stressful situations is that they can lead to paralysis and inaction." “In times of economic distress, View Details
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
does the job and the three components above are all most families in business need. Properly composed and managed, a family assembly and family council help: Develop clarity on roles, rights, and responsibilities for family members....
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