Entries by Alex

As curiosas perguntas das admissões de MBAs top

  Como seus pais o descrevem quando você tinha 12 anos? Qual é a coisa em que você nunca será tão bom quanto os outros? Que questões tiram o sono do CEO da sua empresa preferida? Esse é o tipo de pergunta que os candidatos recentes à Harvard Business School (HBS) foram perguntados durante suas […]

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

Managing cultural friction not only creates a more harmonious workplace, says professor Roy Y.J. Chua, but ensures that you reap the creative benefits of multiculturalism at its best. Originally written by Michael Blanding, from Harvard Business School Working Knowledge In today’s global work environment, it’s a given that companies need culturally diverse teams to succeed. […]

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ethan S. Bernstein explains why decreasing workplace transparency can increase productivity. Originally written by Carmen Nobel, from Harvard Business School Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, for example, […]

The B-School Class of 2015: By The Numbers

Originally written by John A. Byrne* A portrait of the incoming class of MBA students This year’s incoming class at the Top 10 MBA programs in the U.S. is an extraordinary bunch, arguably one of the most talented and skilled classes of MBA students to ever enter business school. For one thing, nine out of […]