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- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
first time Hanazawa has wrestled with the ways she could urge her industry to focus on social impact. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami leveled towns and cities in her home country of Japan, and she struggled with how to help. She... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
the long term. What about cultural differences and attitudes regarding work? For many years, we have believed in investing in people at all levels in the company, including shop floor workers. This means giving them responsibility for... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Introduces Global Networking through Technology
Association president Catherine A. Connett (MBA '79). "As graduates, we will be able to connect with each other on many different levels - not just geographically but across job functions and industries and eventually across interests and... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
that area some engineers, a lawyer, finance professionals from a banking background, and a communications expert,” she says. And why are companies so quick to take on these women? “These women have reached a certain level of seniority in... View Details
- 24 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?
just a few minutes actually affects body chemistry, increasing testosterone levels and decreasing cortisol levels. This leads to higher confidence, more willingness to take risks, and a greater sense of well-being, according to the 2010... View Details
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
what employees can do to resist them. As she states in a recent column in Harvard Business Review, "The best cure for horrible bosses is wonderful colleagues." Bad boss behavior #1: failure to communicate. At any level of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
difficult to build sound but less costly housing because of constricting regulations, building codes, and bureaucracy. "When all the various levels of subsidiary costs are added up," Poorvu observes, "the per-unit... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
should monitor the credit markets, because collapses in credit are extremely detrimental to the economy. The vast majority of crises happened following periods of that Red-zone, which is following periods of rapid credit expansion. “The key thing here is that it's not... View Details
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
do in recognizing and then communicating the user’s commands. Understanding the various levels can help managers focus on the big concepts without getting mired in minutiae. Technology systems consist of five key layers: assembly... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
purposes and ingredients in the governance (or steering) of a family business system. Explores at a high level the governance of the family business, its owners, and the family. Focuses on how these governance structures, processes,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Xiao Wang
better care of ourselves. We go straight from high-achievement to hypertension, obesity, and depression without ever stopping and thinking about why. We should be healthier, we need to be healthier, and with the right support, we will be healthier. My own dream is that... View Details
- Portrait Project
Peter Tynan
all share the same dream for a happy life. I am saddened that not all those watching the sunset will have their dreams fulfilled – because of deep poverty, conflict, inequality and all levels of struggle to get through the day. There are... View Details
- Web
Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
opportunities through the Leadership Fellows Program . She was familiar with Acumen through her work at M-KOPA (in which the firm was an early investor), and recognized that the program “would allow me to enter the social space at a sustainable salary View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
Watkins, an expert on leadership transition, presses his case for “accelerating” the critical transition period that begins when a new CEO — or a new manager at any level — is hired. Watkins estimates that more than a half-million... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
My Misperceptions about HBS
prospective students (many whom became my classmates). Not only that, but each person I met (from current students to staff to prospective students) was so much more encouraging than I expected. I really appreciated the level of humility... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
level of programs and services for alumni worldwide. At our meetings three times each year, we are also kept informed of major issues and opportunities facing HBS, and we provide feedback on those that affect alumni. The 44 hard-working... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
ceremony.(photograph by Dotti Stone) Companies submitting projects for the award must be engaged in activities that significantly promote employee and/or community development and meet specific criteria. For example, a company's commitment to corporate citizenship must... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Charting the Year Ahead
impact within months! Volunteer Cultivation and Recognition. The global HBS community thrives on an unequaled level of volunteer initiative and effort — on campus and through clubs, reunions, fundraising, and more. HBS does an outstanding... View Details
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
opportunity or bubble] will happen at the national level at once is a big question mark." Warren Ching comments, "The Chinese government wants nothing but [to save] face. They will not allow this kind of economic meltdown."... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
economy. What do macroeconomic data suggest about U.S. competitiveness? In the lower and middle strata of the income distribution, household incomes have remained stagnant in real terms for decades. Long-run growth rates in private-sector jobs started falling from... View Details