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19 Jul 2016
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Trump Says He’s a Great Negotiator, but the Evidence Says Otherwise

The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later

Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the... View Details

Incentives for Bad Science

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) inform medical practice, health care delivery, follow-on research, regulation, and health policy. Yet, many RCTs are inadequately randomized, blinded, and reported. To analyze scientists' and firms' incentives to meet clinical trial... View Details

April 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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The Engine

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Jim Matheson, Fiona Murray and Nicholas Christman

The Engine, a venture capital firm founded by MIT to fill a gap in the technology funding landscape by commercializing breakthrough science and technology. Led by managing partner and CEO Katie Rae, the Engine's unique approach involved an unusually longer fund life,... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Services Industry

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Case Services - Faculty & Research

Research Services Case Services 1ms Case Services is part of the Division of Research and Faculty Development (DRFD). The team offers a full complement of support services to assist faculty in producing and disseminating high-quality HBS... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

and be a model for future businesses. Raya Partners: Profitability and Purpose TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History Key concepts: Corporate strategy This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the... View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

HBS OnBoard To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards The OnBoard program was created to develop alumni leadership skills critical for modern governance. OnBoard consists of virtual synchronous sessions on current issues,... View Details

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

class session Cold calls should not be viewed as punitive. Instructors can frame cold calls as "opportunities to shine" and further encourage this view by balancing challenge and support as the cold call unfolds. Whom to Call Instructors... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

education courses designed specifically for women leaders. She served for six years as senior associate dean for culture and community. Colleen Ammerman Director Colleen works with the faculty leadership of the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative to View Details

October 2020
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Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress

By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner

In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details

Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state

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01 Dec 2023
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Leadership Transition for External Relations

MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: Leadership Transition – Janet Cahill, External Relations We write to let you know that Janet Cahill (AMP 189) has decided to step down from her... View Details

07 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

out responsibilities and timelines; Relationship interactions in which colleagues support each other and share skills. Task interactions: Harnessing the right technology At the office, the teams studied would often sit together and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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RISE Career Fellowship - MBA

Financial Aid Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Career Fellow Tuition Assistance Summer Fellowships Career Support & Exploration Funds Fast Facts MBAid Stories Consumer Information RISE Career Fellowship A pilot for the Class... View Details

07 Feb 2017
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The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

help you” “The findings didn’t support that gender angle at all. I was really surprised,” Wolf says. “ It was just evenly good for everyone.” Although much has been researched about how to hide emotional expressions or how to internally... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

in India and outline both quantitative and qualitative evidence from 42 Indian state-owned laboratories to support this argument. August 2013 Journal of Economic History Colonial Institutions, Commodity Booms, and the Diffusion of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2001
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Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

decision making. These barriers are: Do no harm. Their gain is our loss. Competition is always good. Support our group. Live for the moment. No pain for us, no gain for them. The antidote? An approach used in the business schools, whereby... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

29 Jul 2002
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Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

by experts who were also blind to the experimental conditions. I found that the creativity of the poems was significantly lower in the extrinsic motivation condition than in the other conditions. This supported one of the main findings of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

01 Jun 2022
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Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS

born to supportive parents who pushed me to do my best in school and extracurricular activities, being able to benefit from strong education systems in safe environments, and having managers who trusted me to take on large... View Details

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

wheel," in which purpose is the hub and the supporting factors are the spokes. Drawing from an HBS case study, she shows how Gucci essentially used such an approach to support a purpose--"fashion-forward,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Drivers of Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

for thinking about multiple dimensions of the environment and the way they interact. Clusters are concentrations of firms in particular fields, including suppliers, supporting services and related institutions. They enable productivity... View Details

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