Spending Per Year Of Life Gained - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

systematically analyzed their effectiveness in terms of impact per dollar spent. Beshears is part of an informal group of behavioral scientists... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School - MBA

academic year should contact MBA Student & Academic Services ( sas@hbs.edu ) for guidance on how to balance this special time of life with their academic requirements. The... View Details

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

both the exchange and the acceptance of ideas-people really hear your message and become open to it. Cultivating warmth and trust also boosts the quantity and quality of novel ideas that are produced. The... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience - MBA

empowered like never before to share my personal and professional experiences. Throughout my coursework that week, I gained insight into the different problems that industries face and developed a range of... View Details

27 Jun 2011
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Recovering from the Need to Achieve

real sense of purpose and a "flatness"—in career and in life. They often go through patches of life without creating or enhancing meaningful relationships, and even... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Loujaine AlMoallim

reunion memo envisioning how our lives have been since we graduated from HBS. As we read our reflections aloud in the classroom, emotions ran high. I especially remember our final classmate's words that truly moved us. He spoke about View Details

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

total national income in developed countries at a time when the share of profits is at a multidecade high in many developed countries. The lack of a globalization safety net in many View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

2015, Square, Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO had an offering price of $9 per share, lower than the $11 to $13 estimate that had been outlined in the preliminary prospectus and 42%... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of them were willing to pay for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

starting point is $93,378.14 in aid per year. Sweet! If you didn’t earn the full Post-9/11 GI Bill, HBS doesn’t forget about you for need-based aid. Historically, those who earned 40% of the Post-9/11 GI... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

startup to tackle product accessibility for the disability community. Many products and websites today are inaccessible to people with disabilities despite over 30 years of the Americans Disabilities Act... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

organizations. We can learn vicariously from their experiences. Consider the example of one manager who was about to undergo a critical transition in her career, only four years after first becoming a... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

the next level by learning how to maximize investment portfolio value with alternative investments, including private equity and real estate. 5 weeks 6-7 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a... View Details

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

Most people at one time or another feel as if they are just spinning their wheels, unable to gain traction either in career or in life. This feeling of being stuck in one place, while troubling, is part... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

sufficient passion for those tasks you choose to spend time on. This is a critical area of advice that I regularly give to MBA students as they are thinking about their first job and industry choice. The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

considering getting an MBA and worried about similar issues, I hope you will find this post helpful. Here were my major concerns: 1. I wasn’t interesting enough I studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Lagos, then spent... View Details

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Community's Official Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events and other networking opportunities. Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in the discussion board in... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

to work on the mission at hand. It has not always been fun, and it’s never been easy, but it has honestly been worth every ounce of struggle. All this hardship has made me the person I am today. I gained... View Details

18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

valuation of $200 million and debating changes to them that will allow them to grow their business. Ensuring that their marketing dollars were being spent efficiently was critical to the data-driven management team and proving to be... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Past Programs - Crossover Into Business

Past Programs Past Programs A pilot program, launched in the fall of 2017 in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), involved ten active and recently active NBA players as well as twenty second-year MBA students and... View Details

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