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04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

instructor returned to the room. Only 30 percent of the kids could hold out. But instead of measuring wait time, the team measured the ability of children to complete actual work tasks—folding paper per instructions—at an Italian summer... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

step in the right direction. About the Author Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) has spent her career as a journalist, author, and convener. She and Bonita C. Stewart (MBA 1983) are co-authors of “A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead,... View Details

24 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors

career-related outcomes. “There are lots of open questions,” says Chang. “We're talking about using this tactic in a one-off interaction asking for help, but we don't know what's going to happen if it’s a prolonged interaction.” Feedback or ideas to share? Email the... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

26 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

dwarfs basketball revenue, but money triggered by Division I basketball teams is hardly chump change, ranging from $123,000 to $44 million a year, Chung found. The boost from winning was very linear for both types of schools. A 3 point... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

organization was not eligible to receive nonprofit status—which meant donations would not have been tax-deductible and likely caused many potential donors to not contribute. "The One Fund team made it known we would proceed without... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

with team projects and experiential learning. Training might come initially through the collective work of multiple business schools, with cohorts of alumni who receive a short dose of either functional knowledge or research skills or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

25 Aug 2014
News

Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

says, noting that “long-range plans don’t usually work out,” and observing that in his career he has focused on building things in a different way. “I have spent 30 years working with some of the most talented people in industry—our CEOs and their View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Melcolm Ruffin

internship he'll be with Twitter's Global Content Partnerships team focused on sports, news, and entertainment content deals. Meanwhile, he recognizes that within HBS, he has "come full circle – I'm now among the leaders of the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

might also be applied to settings outside of creative production. For his next study, Zhu says he wants to examine how freelancers choose between contracts. “It will be interesting to see, as they gain some experience operating as a gig worker, how that experience... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million

The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

"but it needs the support of a solid management team at a fairly early stage in the company's evolution." Having reached the top echelon of a profession that has been both financially and personally rewarding, de Chazal is at a point in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

their counterparts at International. Wal-Mart also tries to aggregate across national boundaries with its IT platform and regional management teams that were created in 2004 to manage global brand development and oversee government and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

learned that its 20 percent interest rate was higher than average and that the card didn’t provide travel insurance. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/prRmhGSXiSbMwOabP4CL][/div] After qualified customers activated their credit cards, Buell’s View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

04 Nov 2015
What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

(Danielle); “Winning in this age requires more cross-disciplinary thinking... Women, in my experience, are better thought integrators.” (Allison S. A. Graves); “Many studies suggest that women tend to score higher on tests of social sensitivity than men do ... great... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

tell my FGI team when we arrived because I thought it'd be easier if they knew why I didn't feel well. They were so excited for me and unbelievably supportive. Not having to hide my pregnancy from my team... View Details

13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Picture the Jamaican bobsled team going for the gold at the Winter Olympics. Or competitors in what seem fundamentally unbalanced battles: the Chicago Cubs versus the New York Yankees, Apple versus Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines versus... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Apr 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Pooling on Throughput Time in Discretionary Work Settings: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of Stay

Keywords: by Hummy Song, Anita L. Tucker & Karen L. Murrell; Health

January 2008 (Revised January 2008)
Case

Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model

By: Robert G. Eccles

Two Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling for-profit private mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Health Industry; United States

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19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

people they oversee. Command climate surveys help direct reports and junior-level team members give honest, anonymized upward feedback to the organization and its leadership. Most importantly, the surveys assess overall workplace... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. 8 weeks, 4-5 hrs/week Enroll by February 13 $1,850 Certificate Leadership Principles Professors Joshua Margolis & Anthony Mayo Learn to bring out the best in others by applying and adapting your... View Details

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