Short Time Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

to reshape their companies, and explored how they can put data to work for them in ways that create value for their own businesses. The data advantage in sports Big data is already being used heavily in the sports world, students heard... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

time when many bemoan the lack of skilled workers. ASD is an umbrella term for several cognitive impairments, including Asperger syndrome. The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates one in 68 children have been diagnosed with... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. Students either founding or working for social enterprises (nonprofit, public sector, or for-profit... View Details

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What is an HBS Section? - MBA

understand and work through cases together. The section is the embodiment of this idea. The section is also an extremely safe environment where everyone is encouraged to speak up and contribute in the discussion. That allows for a very... View Details

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

challenges facing professional negotiators whose work is very high-stakes? If it's possible to generalize, how do you view the skills and practices of most negotiators working on high-stakes issues? Are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

He recalls this moment in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts. “Up until that point,” he writes, “the only thing I had managed were a couple of donut shops—replacing managers for their summer... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

05 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

of damage caps on settlements, the propensity of men and women to initiate negotiations, and the readiness of each gender to volunteer for, and work on “nonpromotable tasks.” Linda won this award, however, not only for her path‐breaking... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 May 2019
Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

the foundation on top of which we built our extraordinary experience. If you have a partner, working together will be essential. Logistics for the kids is the immediate second layer: figure it out as soon as you can and connect with... View Details

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

one the disruptor plays best, it is very hard for the incumbents to develop new skills quickly. By the time the Bell companies firmly established themselves, they developed unique competencies related to transmitting the human voice over... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

24 Feb 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

Business school is a valuable investment in your future. HBS supports that investment through generous need-based scholarships. In addition to scholarships, many HBS students utilize student loans to help meet their portion of the shared investment. If you anticipate... View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

opportunities that particular protagonist has. The underlying premise is that after thinking and trying to feel like a decision maker, there’s a higher probability of our students being able to think about complex issues and work through... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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News - Research Computing Services

please plan accordingly. During the maintenance window: You will not be able to log in to the HBSGrid cluster via terminal or NoMachine. All interactive jobs and NoMachine sessions (connected & disconnected) will be terminated. Globus transfers will be temporarily... View Details

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

offices and forging new paths in hybrid and remote work models. Many workers decided they didn’t want to suffer through long commutes or return to jobs they hated and joined the “Great Resignation.” And ultimately, virus variants and... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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AASU50 - Alumni

HBS and worked with the Administration to conduct an outreach program to a number of undergraduate colleges including Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The number of black graduates increased from 5 in 1969 to 27 in 1970 to 57... View Details

19 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control

strategies that brand managers have used in order to cope with it. Avery recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss their findings. According to the paper, consumers are operating in four concurrent Web-based eras: The Age of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

Working PapersTaxes, Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities Authors:Mihir A. Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Abstract Investors can access foreign diversification opportunities through either foreign portfolio investment... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

organizations schedule time for workers to reflect on their workdays. (Previous research has shown that taking time out to reflect on work improves job performance in the long... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

Professor Esty emphasized the importance of having a viewpoint backed up by data—I feel better equipped going into the working world having been forced to reckon with my values and how that applies to corporate policy issues. Why did you... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

Ron Daniel told graduating students how to tell if they were in the right job. "You have to want to run to work at least four days out of five," he advised. As a consultant at McKinsey for almost fifty years, twelve of them as managing... View Details

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

article that "says that most eureka moments come when the mind is relaxed and unfocused," Gerald Nanninga commented that "You need the initial focus to fill your brain with the raw material, but then you need unfocused time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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