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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
language models (LLMs) to detect loneliness in conversations and reviews. Study 3 finds that AI companions successfully alleviate loneliness on par only with interacting with another person, and more than other activities such watching...
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
fixing the broken H-1B visa system William R. Kerr 04 Oct 2018 | Quartz Business Books to Watch in October 03 Oct 2018 | 800-CEO-READ Blocking immigrants could hurt US economy Midday Movers 02 Oct 2018 | Yahoo Finance How Companies Can...
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Adan Acevedo
tree leaves, the droplets left behind on limes that were ready to be picked, and the slow trickle off the thorns of red roses. Summer evenings were the best time to keep him company while he watered because we would sit outside as the sky turned yellow, pink, and...
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- 20 Aug 2020
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From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leaderand How to Be One
where you work—and I think in most places there are some people who just seem to have a talent or a skill at moving things forward in difficult situations—and watch them. Try to see what they do, and try to do some of it. See how what...
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by Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
these additional terminations are wise choices, but it helps to illustrate how the disclosure channel has a meaningful impact on competition and many millions of dollars of R&D investment decisions.” “People in the industry say, ‘Yes, we’re View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
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Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
Some of the managers took advantage of quiet periods when they were doing other things, like exercising, cooking, or commuting to work. “In the car,” one manager said, “I find it really easy to concentrate because there’s nobody talking to me, and you can View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Mar 2023
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Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:...
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- 15 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)
data-id=_/mDiFwaKGIcrwxD50eGAV][/div] TikTok’s short-form video content is designed for short attention spans, but sampling seems to lead to craving—people rarely watch just one. Among digital media, the data show TikTok holds its billion...
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by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
- 20 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Language Wars Divide Global Companies
and employee reactions. Managers must prepare for the communications challenges brought on by a new lingua franca system and watch for coping aids used by employees to avoid embarrassment, such as not attending meetings. Create a safe...
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by Kim Girard
- 04 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.
it’s not too late to pick up classic works of literature—he especially likes Jane Austen—as a way to practice putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. “Their shoes probably stink, but that’s what you need to do,” he says. 5. Watch the...
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by Kristen Senz
- 20 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think
trainer (who might charge up to $100 an hour) with the threat of a cancellation fee, clients precommit to their "should" self, ensuring that they will work out rather than giving into the strong pull of the "want" self and View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Taylor Wilson
and expression of discontent was the same determination I needed in the moments I feared speaking up. To be vulnerable. To not let my stutter define my trajectory. The second grader who refused to raise her hand in class—even though she knew the answer— could have...
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- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
delivers food to victims CEO Takeshi Niinami of Lawson, a chain of convenience stores, watched out his Tokyo office window as skyscrapers swayed. Just minutes before the tsunami reached the Tohoku shore, he sent an order to employees:...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Hoboken, New Jersey. Arriving in Hoboken, McLean was forced to wait hours to unload his truck trailer. He recalled: "I had to wait most of the day to deliver the bales, sitting there in my truck, View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
Zed, and Big. As we watch their lives unfold and intersect, we discover that instead of just reacting to change and chasing the cheese, each of us has the ability to escape the maze or even reconfigure the maze to our liking. We can...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Interviewing - Alumni
years of experience in interviewing hundreds of MBA candidates and in hiring for HBS, Bain & Company, and Goldman Sachs. Are you preparing for an interview? Or do you have one on the horizon? Read insights on what it takes to have a successful interview based on Brit...
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- 30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations
congratulations, that's fantastic. Okay, here's the agenda, let's get down to business. But think about how powerful it is. If you just take half a second and you say like, oh, congratulations, that's awesome. What did it feel like View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
have a number of options. Even though it was early, I went in and decided to do a double mastectomy. But again, everybody's different. I did that because if I did, I wouldn't have to do chemotherapy and radiation. I wouldn't have to be on treatments down the road. And...
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Financial Aid - Alumni
of experiences and perspectives to the classroom and make it possible for recipients to pursue career paths based on interest and potential impact rather than student debt. A Tradition of Philanthropy Watch this 3-minute video to learn...
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