Shared Office Space - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

with Britain which made the operation of a British and colonial share register easier. Conversely, some merchant firms from the colonies relocated to London in order to access the markets for capital and information. David Sassoon moved... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

15 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

future others will share their view than to believe that future others will have an opposing view (e.g., opposition to President Trump). Six studies demonstrated this belief in a favorable future (BFF) for political views, scientific... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2023
News

Like-Minded

Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui share the same month and year of birth, so the friends started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always a hot topic of discussion.... View Details

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10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program - MBA

daily, had a mid-term statistical-analysis project, had a final modeling project, conducted two presentations, and had a final exam. Despite the accelerated format, it was still a full graduate-level class. 8. Being a small group has its advantages Our first case was... View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge, moved to a barn in Weston, then a building on Dartmouth Street in Boston's Back Bay convenient to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Boston Public Library, to a larger space on... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

the first decade of your professional journey. How do you decode office politics, advocate for yourself, or deal with that one troublesome coworker? This guide is your blueprint to workplace success. You’ll learn to cultivate rapport with... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

an insider's view of the action, the Bulletin asked five members of the class who have been involved in a variety of banking endeavors to share some personal and professional insights and to reflect on the lessons, losses, and phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA

through the bustling streets of Seoul. Our driver navigated us to a small office building as child-like anticipation grew in the van. The building was very clean and felt sparsely populated. We hopped in a small elevator and quickly... View Details

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

keep me figuring out ways to deal with problems (like an unsupportive manager) In the past (presumably, in a shared office situation), I would have been gone already.” Joan De Souza endorses remote work in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Dillon House | About

& White as part of the original 1920s campus plan. Construction was delayed until 1965, however, during the tenure of Dean George P. Baker. When it first opened, the three-story, 5,800-square-foot, stucco and brick building provided View Details

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On Campus Logistics - Recruiting

you may need to bring an Apple converter to utilize Apple products during your event. Conversations: Not all HBS conference rooms have audiovisual equipment. If you require A/V, contact our office . We will do our best to book you a room... View Details

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act | About

disciplinary action. For more information review Harvard’s policy or the U.S. Copyright Office FAQs . A paper copy of this notice is available upon request by contacting dmca@harvard.edu . At a Glance Do not use peer-to-peer file-sharing... View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

percent believe the technology will affect them personally. Harvard Business School faculty members share their thoughts below about how AI will reshape the workforce and the skills necessary to succeed in the years ahead. Joseph Fuller:... View Details

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

into the social space for fear of how customers will react, but Gupta questions whether that’s a sign these companies really have a more general image problem that needs to be addressed. “A health care company might say we wouldn’t have a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

01 Mar 2021
What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

accelerating a trend toward work-from-anywhere policies that were already proliferating. The crisis required all of us to retreat from the offices from which we practiced our leadership and management crafts. We had to find new ways to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Nov 2023
News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

tunes,” according to club co-president Shyam Ayengar (MBA 2006). The club also uses the GNN as an opportunity to recap the club’s year and announce new initiatives. Many clubs shared these images from their GNN events as well: Alumni in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

improved forecasting because they feel there is a lot of data that they own [but] they're underutilizing what they get,” Grushka-Cockayne says. “Players in the air traffic space have to deal with typical challenges that firms have to deal... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

syllabus, presented in class, and/or discussed in office hours. Clarity regarding expectations can be especially important when students are relatively unfamiliar with discussion-based learning. Even for students experienced in the case... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

8,500 dairy farmers, and the 4th largest dairy company in the world. When we entered the Arla Headquarters near Aarhus, the rare Danish winter sun lit up the central atrium, highlighting the most adorable office centerpiece: the cows!... View Details

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

interactive and one pre-recorded—and examined how happy and connected people felt before and after the videos. Those who participated in the live experience felt much less lonely, although that bump didn’t last. The team shared their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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