Virtual Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

This tendency is pervasive: It affects the educated and the uneducated, those inflamed by passion for an issue as well as those who pride themselves on their cool-headed rationality. Virtually everyone can benefit from incorporating a... View Details

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

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Events - Business & Environment

Events Events Dec 10 Alumni in Climate Speed Networking Organizers: Business and Environment Initiative 10 DEC 2024 | Virtual Open to HBS Alumni BEI is hosting two alumni-to-alumni speed networking events to foster connections between... View Details

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

emphasized this point and added “If you’re able to visit HBS, that is still very impactful. However, we work with many companies that never set foot on campus. You’re a technology company, so students expect View Details

Keywords: Technology

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

the industry leader. New hires would help to integrate new products and grow marketing efforts, but several experienced team members wondered whether virtual collaboration could continue to work with an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA

actively work to help you succeed.” 3. Optimism for the future - I have a lot of hope for this group of students. Compared to my graduating year, the percentage of students interested in nontraditional careers and things like... View Details

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

entail a countercyclical fiscal policy. A simple debt rule that limits the maximum amount of debt is analyzed and compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not perform well, the debt rule... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

one company launched daily virtual coffee breaks. For those working while caring for children, leaders must be sensitive to issues of exhaustion and the difficulty of working... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

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Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth - MBA

can be used to improve people’s lives back on Earth. Sweeney, who is about to complete her M.S./M.B.A., offered jointly by the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Harvard Business School , will soon head to SpaceX, where she’ll... View Details

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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava - MBA

full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of your choice before enrolling in the regular HBS MBA Program. We sat down with Zoe Bhargava (MBA 2025) to hear more about how... View Details

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The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS - MBA

students who have extensive experience working in Africa and those eager to expand their knowledge. The course was purposefully designed to leverage student and alumni/expert participation with its format that included live cases,... View Details

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Career Networking - Alumni

Glickman, CEO of Great on the Job, to learn what executive presence is (and isn't), why it has nothing to do with your title or role, and how to show up with presence every day in our new virtual reality. Speaking up on a conference call,... View Details

06 Sep 2016
Blog Post

What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

This became very apparent to me during the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) course first year. Our cases focused on different countries, and while we had the professor to guide the discussion, we also had section mates from View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

group of people around a mutual desire for change. “Effective agitators are able to draw attention to a problem and convince others that it requires both some corrective action and collective work to bring it about,” Battilana writes in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

who make a difference, and more. Furman Haynes (MBA 2023) Furman is a member of Section H. He will be working to launch an employee-owned company with the goal of building wealth for a diverse and middle-skill workforce. What case made an... View Details

29 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

Working PapersTraveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to examine how politicians with short-term electoral pressures control bureaucrats... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022) - MBA

classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are connecting with some of our 59 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, who are View Details

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4 Things You Need to Know about Immersive FIELD Courses at HBS - MBA

year-to-year. Additionally, students enrolled in each IFC have the opportunity to submit preferences for which project, if applicable, that they would like to work on as part of the course. 3. Immersive Field Courses (IFCs) differ from... View Details

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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience - MBA

#1: I don't deserve to be here. I initially struggled with imposter syndrome in the first few SVMP cases, feeling like I didn't have the seemingly prerequisite academic pedigree and brand-name work experiences to succeed. I excelled... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

representatives have met with the President and Cabinet members more than once to describe the impact of the pandemic on restaurants, as well as on those who supply or work in restaurants. Lobbying efforts in Washington have resulted in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Compute Cluster and Data Storage - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster and Data Storage If your computer is overheating when trying to work with your data, taking days to run a program, or you are running out of space to store your data, consider moving your data processing and storage to the... View Details

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