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- 27 Jan 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
A Brief Postwar History of US Consumer Finance
- 13 May 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Mark L. Egan
When considering how households make investment decisions, Professor Egan became intrigued by the question, “What makes a bank ‘special’ when compared to other lending institutions?” Focusing on empirical industrial organization with applications to finance and...
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- 6 Oct 2021
- Talk
How to Transition In and Out of Work
How to keep home and work separate while working remotely. Some remote employees miss their commute, with several even creating a fake commute to turn off work at the end of a long workday. Expert Jon Jachimowicz explains how to maximize the positive lifestyle benefits...
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Jachimowicz, Jon M. "How to Transition In and Out of Work." Headspace, Boston, MA, October 6, 2021.
- 1996
- Chapter
Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from the Minority Experience
By: D. Thomas and M. C. Higgins
- April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Dave Armstrong (A)
A second-year Harvard MBA student considers the pros and cons of three job offers. He identifies several concerns and evaluates each job in terms of how well they meet these concerns. He assesses probabilities for whether the jobs will be successful for him.
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Wu, George. "Dave Armstrong (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-300, April 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- 20 Mar 2023
- News
Taking His Shot
Before Matija Pecotić (MBA 2019) beat Jack Sock—a tennis star once ranked 8th in the world—at a Florida tournament in February, he had to ask his boss for time off to compete. "I had to send an email to the whole team. [My boss] let me off," Pecotić, the director of...
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- February 2006
- Teaching Note
Pension Policy at the Boots Company PLC (TN)
By: Luis M. Viceira
Keywords:
Retirement
- February 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Teaching Note
General Motors U.S. Pension Funds (TN)
By: Luis M. Viceira
- October 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
The Professional Services Course
By: Ashish Nanda
Outlines the conceptual framework, module structure, and service flow of an MBA course on professional services.
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Nanda, Ashish. "The Professional Services Course." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-046, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- May 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Dennis Hightower: New Horizons
By: Ashish Nanda
Named president of Disney TV and Telecommunications, Dennis Hightower has to yet again come in as an outsider and take charge. The magnitude of challenge is much larger than in 1987, and the situation facing him is subtly different.
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Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Telecommunications Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower: New Horizons." Harvard Business School Case 396-316, May 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
Wegrzyn cited (1) "incredible pressure from the economic side," (2) "incredible instability," and (3) a resulting "dog-eat-dog attitude." Dennis Hopwood said, "In the end, it's all about making the numbers." Akhil Aggarwal...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Feb 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Learning with People Like Me: The Role of Age-Similar Peers on Online Business Course Engagement
- 25 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Does ‘Could’ Lead to Good? Toward a Theory of Moral Insight
- 07 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Prominent Job Advertisements, Group Learning, and Wage Dispersion
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by Julio J. Rotemberg
- 11 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Business Competition Harms Society
Last winter, a senior admissions officer at Claremont McKenna College resigned, after admitting to inflating reported SAT scores of the incoming class for six years and sending the falsified reports to U.S. News and World Report. “It's very cheap to get a second...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Donor Spotlight
established a fellowship in 2007 and, with his next reunion still a few years away, has added to it twice. Haydock’s investment is a personal one; for the former fellowship recipient, it’s a way of passing on educational opportunity....
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- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
values they espouse. There's a great deal of hypocrisy among politicians, and personally I'm very tired of having the term "family values" being thrown around by public officials who later get caught in sex scandals, and also...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
hits its mark in sustainable and responsible sourcing efforts. You personally are in the midst of developing a task force in central Florida to combat the opioid epidemic. Talk about why social responsibility is important to Red Lobster,...
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- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
Top leaders of a global consulting firm longed to add more women to its partner ranks, if women would just put in the hours necessary to compete. But mothers would always prioritize their children’s needs over those of clients, they reasoned. There was probably nothing...
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