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- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
appear to be related to excuse-driven motives. A new study confirms that individuals often avoid information to make themselves feel better about the decisions they make. But the results also suggest that a variety of other factors can...
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by Kristen Senz
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
decisions that had them poised over an abyss of uncertainty. Without exception, they all had to confront their fears and use courage to take a leap of faith toward what they believed was the right decision...
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- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
treating both its suppliers and its blue collar workforce as homogeneous, interchangeable entities as well as its view that expertise could be partitioned so that there was minimal overlap of knowledge amongst functions or levels in the organizational hierarchy and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
everything I might have wanted, but the legislative process seldom produces that. Certain elements of this reform are positive and helpful, including the creation of a formal resolution authority and a systemic risk regulator; provisions...
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- 12 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment
the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and LISH research scientist Michael Menietti; as well as George Washington University’s Zoe Szajnfarber and Jason Crusan. “Given that these types of decisions can...
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- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
But leaders should be cautious about ending up somewhere in between, suffering the costs of not formalizing appropriately without gaining from scale advantages. These are the firms that risk sinking in the “Bermuda Triangle.” A version of this article was first...
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by Ashish Nanda
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
industry (and the financial sector more generally). Love and Money Rachel Greenwald , Founder & CEO, Elevated Connections + More Info – Less Info Relationships are big business. Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) is a celebrity matchmaker, an executive fellow at HBS, and a...
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- 26 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener
they are most highly valued in CEO candidates, the authors found. While corporations still require top executive candidates to possess “concrete” skills, such as financial expertise, administrative and operational experience, and...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 08 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate
avoided. Clearly, siloing existed before the pandemic and differed between firms and even countries, the authors note. To Zuzul, the more important question companies should ask as they contemplate the future of work is: What pros and...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
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What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 14 Jul 2023 What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Alumni Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Strategies Student & Alumni Stories...
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- 30 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?
convenience and speed. The report’s conclusion invites further study. Explanations for the disparities that the authors document range from differences in the types of questions or requests made by patients in the messages, the syntax of...
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- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
Publications In press Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes When Doing Good Is Bad in Gift-giving: Mis-predicting Appreciation of Socially-responsible Gifts By: Cavanaugh, A., F. Gino, and G.J. Fitzsimons Abstract—Gifts...
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Sean Silverthorne
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1.11 Leaves of Absence - MBA
HBS environment. For more about the process of clearance to return to enrollment and/or residence after a hospitalization or emergency room visit, see Section 1.12 Clearance for Return . The decision to place a student on an involuntary...
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- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
environments.” If central banks had used economic models that account for variations in the speed of firm’s pricing decisions rather than their traditional forecasting tools, policymakers might have detected rising inflation sooner,...
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- 13 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases
for the research. Farronato hopes to eventually study the impact of searching solely with images. Embedded inside a retailer’s new rollout In 2021, the authors collaborated with one of the largest e-commerce platforms in China as it...
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- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
ordinary managers. In The Innovator's DNA, the authors identify five capabilities demonstrated by the best innovators: (1) Associating: drawing connections between questions, problems, or ideas from unrelated fields; (2) Questioning:...
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Sean Silverthorne
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HBS Alumna Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy - MBA
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- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
Business School and Zhang is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Although the study results show the #MeToo movement has prompted meaningful change in Hollywood, the authors...
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- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate...
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by Rachel Layne
- January 15, 2019
- Article
Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?
By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index...
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Business Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Strength and Weakness;
Competitive Advantage
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).