Free Will - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2002
News

The Class of 1977

others. I view my volunteer efforts as a way to perpetuate the University as a renewable resource that will benefit others for generations to come.” is partner and national director of China for Ernst & Young. Born and raised in Hong... View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

19 Sep 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

Miles Davis Theorem: Radical Simplicity Allows Creative Minds to Shine How business can benefit by relying on radical simplicity to free and empower employees. When Not to Trust Your Gut Most of us trust our intuition more than we should,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

For sports fans, this time of year is like a chocolate addict's free pass to Willy Wonka's factory. Horse racing's Triple Crown. The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League championship playoffs. And next up, the most... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Financial Services

05 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?

workers with access to free vaccination clinics take advantage of them. (Overall, about 20 percent of vaccines are administered at work.) To boost the number of employees taking advantage of vaccination clinics, companies should think... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories

stocks and mutual funds. An "investment bar" offered personal computers where the customer could do her banking, check her investment portfolio, or just surf the Internet. There were comfortable couches, where she could relax, sip View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke; Banking; Financial Services

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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services

wish to bring to your attention a number of items that will help you work efficiently and prevent you from having future problems: Remember that home folders are not sharable, and typically contain files that pertain to your work only.... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

some new sign of the apparent retreat of government in the face of the relentless power of free market forces. Yet, in reality, contends HBS associate professor Willis Emmons, international trends in deregulation and privatization do not... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Cynthia Carroll

we provide free antiretroviral drugs to our 3,000 HIV- positive employees. In South America, we have multimillion-dollar projects to improve goat and cattle breeds, boost honey production, and diversify agricultural output. We work hard... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

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Europe - Global Activities 2021

platform aimed at newcomers and employers in need of low-skilled jobs for short-term contracts. Funded by angel investors, the for-profit enterprise uses a business approach to solve one of Sweden’s most important social problems. Newcomers can join the Just Arrived... View Details

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

Innovation happens fast and slowly. The GPS applications so prevalent today to guide us from Point A to Point B took their first baby steps nearly three decades ago when President Ronald Reagan encouraged the release of military GPS signals View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

had little revenue because it offered services free of charge. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709456 Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)

getting the help they need.” To that end, Simons created a free online job design optimization tool. Try it out to see if your job is offering a healthy mix of responsibility and support. If the answer is no, then talk to your supervisor... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

fact, operating like others, the presumption that it will produce efficient outcomes is unwarranted. The problem is not just one of excess pay. Flaws in the pay-setting arrangements for corporate leaders have produced arrangements that... View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo

referenced for years after the final presentation, and hopefully mine will be too. It might be less important than the work experience I was picking up, but I had always wanted to experience the Silicon Valley-style startup perks and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

are well equipped to take on general management roles across sectors. This is great news for companies seeking students with strong business acumen and leadership skills. However, Cathy and Molly will often remind technology companies... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Statement on Attack Against Israel | About

ensure we foster free expression and robust dialogue, even as we respect the rights, differences, and dignity of others and work—always—to create a culture of inclusion. Our sense of community is one of Harvard Business School’s greatest... View Details

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Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog

flows. Educational Objectives The course aims to equip students with a deeper understanding of globalization and international business by focusing on three broad themes. First, we will consider the variety of domestic institutions and... View Details

26 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Baker Library's Latest Collection: Little Black Library

little free library—were installed in July. “Seeing classmates take books out of that bin a year ago was very exciting to me. Now, having it in Baker—knowing that they'll take care of it and communicate about it to the students—shows that... View Details

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

Summing Up Is the Ultimate Question, Why? What might be called the "ultimate question exercise" this month yielded a number of interesting responses. First, nearly everyone was willing to play the game in suggesting their own... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 May 2002
Book

Bringing the Master Passions to Work

fact that the world is intelligible, predictable, and known. But for the logic that underlies these explanations, we would be free to doubt the very foundations of any explanatory act. "The workings of what we now call reason spring... View Details

Keywords: by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria

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