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Academic Experience - MBA
more importantly, with grounding and practice in how to make difficult decisions and what it means to assume leadership in a global environment. Curriculum Through case method classes, FIELD projects, multimedia simulations, and more, you’ll exercise the leadership...
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Christopher A. Bartlett
Professor Christopher A. Bartlett received an economics degree from the University of Queensland, Australia (1964), and both the masters and doctorate degrees in business administration from Harvard University (1971 and 1979).
As a practicing manager prior... View Details
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Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives
By: Oriana Bandiera, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
We combine unique administrative and survey data to study the match between firms and managers. The data include manager characteristics, firm characteristics, detailed measures of managerial practices, and outcomes for the firm and the manager. A parsimonious model of...
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Bandiera, Oriana, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives." Journal of Labor Economics 33, no. 3 (July 2015): 623–681.
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
right industry and time to start new ventures. Entrepreneurs with demonstrated market timing skill are also more likely to outperform industry peers in their subsequent ventures. This is consistent with the view that if suppliers and...
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
business problems. Meet Arjun, an HBS Online participant who took Business Analytics to better understand content creation research in his industry Arjun BhandegaonkarFilm studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing...
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Online Management Course | HBS Online
this course to your organization. Learner Stories 87% acquired new skills that were immediately applicable This program debunked many myths about management. I highly recommend anyone with or without View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Jorge Tamayo
Professor Tamayo’s research focuses on theoretical modeling and structural estimation of firm decision-making and productivity.
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
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Required Curriculum - MBA
finance, marketing, operations, and other business functions to create value and solve problems. Ability to set up and manage data science teams, governance policies, and analytics infrastructure. Expertise to prioritize and sequence data science projects based on...
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Simultaneous Distinction, Democratization and Omnivorism Effects: A Longitudinal Analysis of Dynamic Symbolic Boundaries in Counterfeit Consumption Networks
Sociologists have long examined the interactive relationship between social structure, taste and power. This literature has overwhelmingly fallen into three, ostensibly competing, theoretical “camps”: Distinction, where high-status consumers use...
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- February 1999 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
A "slice of life" depiction of the range of issues and activities experienced by Frank Burke (HBS MBA 1987), the president of a minor league baseball team (the Chattanooga Lookouts). Raises questions of the applicability of MBA skills in this role and the "quotient of...
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Keywords:
Happiness;
Managerial Roles;
Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing;
Cost Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Operations;
Sports;
Business Education;
Sports Industry;
Tennessee
Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts." Harvard Business School Case 599-029, February 1999. (Revised July 2004.)
Rosabeth M. Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details
Keywords:
accounting industry;
advertising;
airline;
apparel;
arts;
automobiles;
banking;
beauty products;
beverage;
biotechnology;
broadcasting;
chemical;
clothing;
communications;
computer;
consulting;
consumer products;
e-commerce industry;
education industry;
electrical equipment;
electronics;
entertainment;
fashion;
fast food;
federal government;
financial services;
food;
food processing;
grocery;
health care;
high technology;
hotels & motels;
industrial goods;
information;
information technology industry;
insurance industry;
internet;
legal services;
management consulting;
manufacturing;
medical supplies;
nonprofit industry;
oil & gas;
petroleum;
pharmaceuticals;
professional services;
publishing industry;
real estate;
recreation;
restaurant;
retail financial services;
retailing;
semiconductor;
soft drink;
software;
sports;
state government;
telecommunications;
textiles;
tourism;
toy;
transportation;
travel;
utilities;
wine
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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online
escalate Secure maximum value for your organization and yourself Reflect on personal behaviors and refine your approach to be more effective Who Will Benefit Negotiation Professionals Value-Driven Individuals Early and Mid-Career Professionals Hone your negotiation...
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Curriculum - MBA
Harvard Business School This course examines the role of finance in supporting the functional areas of a firm and fosters an understanding of how financial decisions themselves can create value. Topics covered include: Basic analytical View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
in on-campus encounters, at managerial conferences, and at crossover workshops; conducting site visits and practitioner interviews; working as a practitioner; and developing a practitioner advisory team. I describe several ways that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2018
- Working Paper
Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape
By: Das Narayandas and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu
Executive development programs have entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. Unlike other segments of higher education,...
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Keywords:
Executive Education;
Internet and the Web;
Disruption;
Management Skills;
Leadership Development
Narayandas, Das, and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu. "Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-020, September 2016. (Revised June 2018.)
- September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)
In the over 20 years since Hewlett-Packard (HP) set up a manufacturing site in Singapore to produce calculators, HP has invested managerial talent and resources in developing its licensor into a technology development partner. The case details the growth of high-volume...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competency and Skills;
Research and Development;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Product Development;
Computer Industry;
Singapore
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-035, September 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
percent believe the technology will affect them personally. Harvard Business School faculty members share their thoughts below about how AI will reshape the workforce and the skills necessary to succeed in the years ahead. Joseph Fuller:...
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- October 2016
- Article
Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science
By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani and Christoph Riedl
Selecting among alternative innovative projects is a core management task in all innovating organizations. In this paper, we focus on the evaluation of frontier scientific research projects. We argue that the "intellectual distance" between the knowledge embodied in...
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Keywords:
Knowledge;
Innovation;
Novelty;
Evaluation;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Innovation and Management;
Science-Based Business;
Experience and Expertise
Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl. "Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science." Management Science 62, no. 10 (October 2016).
- April 2019 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
Clear Link Technologies, LLC: Driving Sales with Peer Effects
By: Christopher Stanton, Richard Saouma and Olivia Hull
The importance of a good peer or coworker is widely discussed, but understanding the glue that makes coworkers valuable is less understood. This case sheds light on the importance of peers and the practices and environments that make a group greater than the sum of its...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Interactive Communication;
Experience and Expertise;
Decision Making;
Training;
Design;
Compensation and Benefits;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Sharing;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Measurement and Metrics;
Outcome or Result;
Performance;
Performance Improvement;
Research;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Telecommunications Industry;
Utah;
United States
Stanton, Christopher, Richard Saouma, and Olivia Hull. "Clear Link Technologies, LLC: Driving Sales with Peer Effects." Harvard Business School Case 819-072, April 2019. (Revised January 2022.)
- 13 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading
applying for job opportunities, particularly more advanced, higher-paying positions, because they’re concerned they aren’t qualified enough, whereas men don’t seem to worry about their skills matching the specific job requirements as...
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by Kara Baskin