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- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
efficiency, because some schools are strategic players that rank students in order of preference, while others order students based on large priority classes. Therefore it is desirable for a mechanism to produce stable matchings (to avoid...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
PublicationsWhat to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential Author:Robert Steven Kaplan Publication:Harvard Business Publishing, 2011 Abstract Successful leaders...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Commencement 2013 Address | About
few thoughts on some personal qualities that I hope will stay with you long after you leave HBS—qualities that you’ve already exhibited during your time here, and that will serve you well as you continue to build your lives and careers....
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- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
energy to priority areas for innovation." Amy Sauers added findings that suggest that large firms succeed that "attempted to 'get small' (through the vehicle of) 'lean, mean, heavyweight teams.'" Another ingredient...
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by Jim Heskett
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
patients during visits, plus more accurate visit notes. However, clinicians’ well-being is unfortunately not always the top priority for hospital executives. Currently, most US hospitals generate revenue based on “fee-for-service" payment...
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- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
which was how the pandemic would affect their careers. In response, CPD made it a priority to ensure that students would still have the breadth of internship and full-time opportunities available to them as did previous classes—a near...
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Becca Carnahan
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
As the Bulletin celebrates its 75th birthday, this is a good time to reflect on the principal topics the magazine has covered over the years. In paging through 75 years of Bulletins, we found a remarkable amount of ink given to matters that continue to be top View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
should immediately reflect their priorities for their daily lives. Silverthorne: Given how ingrained group conflict is, is divisiveness and thus decline inevitable—or is there hope? Kanter: A classic social science experiment at a boys’...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
grip on corporate America. Starting salaries averaged $22,500 in 1977. Neckties were wider, and the corporate uniform was dark business suits for men and conservative skirts and jackets for women. Saving time for family commitments was a low View Details
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Desmond Wong
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
bridges, water, power and more? It’s not because they don’t aspire to. It’s because they lack the money and the expertise (in African cities) or because they can’t get to political consensus (in the United States)—or because there are other View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
fundamental fact of life, choices necessarily have to be made about which challenges to address and the best way to tackle them. In this piece, we discuss the distinction between these distinct components of priority setting in health:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
predictable surprises and when should we give them a pass? If they have made reasonable efforts to scan the environment and tap into available information, yet still fail to see the piano dropping, we should let leaders off the hook. They likewise get a pass if they do...
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by Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a century of alumni accomplishments, exploring the trends shaping...
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Margie Kelley
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 8, 2013, psychology lost a giant. Six and a half feet tall, with an outsize personality to match, Richard was the leading scholar in two distinct areas: work design and team effectiveness. In both...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
your investor is a former operator, especially at an early stage company, odds are they have built/tested many MVPs. Engage them in the MVP discussion. Review product priorities and test plans. Again, their objectivity and experience...
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by Julia Austin
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
communities we see a vast degree of openness in which everybody can participate, but also the practice of broadcasting your work to everybody else. People continually broadcast their problems, others broadcast solutions, and the person...
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by Martha Lagace
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than making progress in meaningful work. If a person is motivated...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
highly communicable tools and (b) develop a personal involvement in the deployment and interpretation of those tools in important decision-making forums. Based on experts' ability to combine and balance these two processes, we distinguish...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton Publication: Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010) Abstract This article presents a dual interview based on a research study we conducted. Our study found that an artful dodger of questions was generally considered more...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
married — there were 11 women and 700 men in my class, and I’m not sure what my priorities would have been otherwise,” Cohen laughs. More seriously, she recalls, “One of my male classmates invited me early on to join his study group. That...
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