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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
delegating authority to them.” Currently a marketing manager at General Mills, Sundy has a long-term goal: He’d like to become a member of the U.S. Senate, “to influence public policy and make a real contribution to society.” — GE Martín... View Details
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
marketing positioning in a customer's mind, and a way to keep an organization on its collective toes. But the concept is, in the opinion of readers, one that in application raises more questions than it answers. Among these are: (1) Are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
The True Value of a Tweet
behavior. When was the last time you were influenced because somebody tweeted about a product? I think that research still needs to be done [as to] whether or not it can persuade somebody. LJ: One way to use Twitter that may be... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Both transitions have strategic and competitive implications for firms operating in and out of the region. The current "reconstruction" of Asia offers insights about differentiating systemic from asystemic risks and illuminates possible changes in View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
on the expectations market will continue driving us from crisis to crisis to ruin—unless we act now.” Check out our review in the September Bulletin. Previous Next Business lessons for a global century Bill Roedy (MBA 1979) Former MTV... View Details
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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
Faith Shapes Boardroom Debate Faith as An Enabler and Disabler Linking Spirituality, Health and Leadership Poetic Justice: Islam and Business III. Moving Beyond – Locating Purpose in the World Moral Growth as a Business Leader Spiritual Philanthropy in Emerging View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
Netflix, Pixar, Salesforce, and Facebook. “During the time I was president, we held three in-person dinners, honoring Twitter, Workday, and Yelp, says Susan Hailey (MBA 1984), current HBSANC board chair and former president. “It was a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
founder. Under his management, product demand was so high at times that executives actually found themselves discussing ways to slow sales. That all changed in the early 1990s as seismic shifts pounded the toy market. Big-box toy... View Details
- 06 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
How to Thrive in an Unstructured Environment
global corporate sales strategy. Throughout this experience, I worked on everything from “blue sky” brainstorming sessions and developing strategies, to attending conferences, implementing new software systems, and designing marketing... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
credit card companies have become much better at shutting that down quickly.” Now hackers look for personally identifiable information—think birthdays, social security numbers, and addresses—that they can sell on the underground market... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the government’s minimum bid for one of five development contracts, submit a proposal well... View Details
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
While C.J. Cullinane recommends that government "at least monitor the situation," he offers little hope that government intervention can be any more effective than private sector responses. Richard Oxford agrees, noting that "Free View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
cheat based on our lab and field studies; we thought it was now time to examine how to prevent people from cheating." The key, according to the researchers, lies in increasing ethical salience: inducing people to pay greater attention to... View Details
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Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN
celebrating the accomplishment. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MORE DURABLE CHANGES YOU HAVE SEEN AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC? During the pandemic, business leaders and executives had a lot of time at home to think about their businesses, their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
music director just a week before the flooding began, had led the orchestra only a handful of times as a guest conductor. Now, at 38, he was tasked with rebuilding an orchestra with no home or foreseeable income. When the orchestra took... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
A factory worker uses company time and materials to fashion a lamp he will take home for personal use—an artifact called a "homer." The practice is probably illegal and clearly against written company policy. If discovered, the... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
times are good, the numbers increase, a diversity officer may be appointed, and HR institutes sensitivity training. Denmark West (MBA 1998), an advisor, investor, and founding partner of Connectivity Ventures, points to the early 2000s as... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2015
of each gift. The University determines each year’s endowment payout rate—that is, the percentage of the endowment’s prior-year market value withdrawn and distributed for operations and for one-time or time-limited strategic purposes.... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
loan. Further, they suggest in a recent Financial Times op-ed that "government and the market should try to deal with temptation" (our limited self-control) by, for example, requiring that families... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett