Happy End Problem - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
News

Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Enriching the MBA Experience Through Curricular Innovation In its first century, Harvard Business School created the pedagogy that has come to define management education around the world. The case method, adapted from Harvard Law School, brings real-world business... View Details

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

economic construct; it’s a psychological construct—the happiness one gets by being close to family and friends—and it needs to be taken into account.” By giving workers the flexibility to take vacation time when it is most meaningful to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

15 Nov 2018
News

Don’t Be Afraid of AI

those fears with some of these kind of analytical approaches but I find, generally speaking, people want to sensationalize things and they want the scary stuff to emerge. So, even if you counter it, we don't get quoted as much in those things as the people who are... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

revealed a consistent pattern: most people choose experienced happiness for longer time frames but not for shorter time frames. Since people typically live hour-to-hour, these findings imply that people may View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

aspiring entrepreneurs to build our own technical skillsets to become the person who can transform seedling ideas into actual offerings.When you're building, you're constantly expanding your understanding of both the problem and the... View Details

Keywords: Technology

19 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

economy? The ones most at risk? A: Singapore, China, and India are clearly doing the best and, pending political stability, Russia. Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa all have significant competitive problems, and Italy, Japan, and the USA have issues of maturity,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 May 2019
News

Broken Link

2013, less than 10 percent of US public school students—about 4 million kids—had sufficient broadband to use technology in the classroom. “It was a widespread problem that wasn’t really limited to one demographic,” Marwell says. “Even... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

27 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Horrible Boss Workarounds

aren't purposefully bad, says Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has authored several business management books, including Confidence: How Winning and Losing Streaks Begin and End and SuperCorp: How Vanguard... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable to 21st century conditions. On the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Anthony Martore

when I step into the unknown, I can surprise myself with what I can accomplish. How have diverse perspectives in your section contributed to your understanding of business concepts, leadership, and/or problem solving? I've learned that... View Details

12 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Sep 2020
Blog Post

HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic

Spangler in late October 2019 when Bastian and I met for one of those “coffee chats” where students learn about each other’s background. Bastian and I ended up geeking out on the current security problems... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Straight to the Heart

question, “What business are you really in?” How would you respond? When people come to a matchmaker, their natural expectation is “find me the person I’m looking for.” That is not at all what I consider to be my job. I’m in the happiness... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services

14 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Smartphone Addiction

millions of dollars for the most senior partners, as well as for unequaled exposure to colleagues and clients of the highest caliber working together to tackle pressing problems faced by the world's leading organizations, not to mention... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

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Jessica Kramer

The Entrepreneurial Manager,” she says. “It’s very practical – we get face time with real entrepreneurs who talk about the million problems we’ll have to resolve.” Applying the business “code” For her FIELD 3 entrepreneurial assignment,... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

As Bernshteyn explains, the prescriptive insights gleaned from the massive amount of community data available worldwide will transform entire industries and break down long-standing barriers to value. The Ends Game: How Smart Companies... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

Corporations have responded to society's plea to provide innovative solutions to deep-seated problems of human misery. Organization and management scholarship can play an important role in understanding and guiding this corporate action.... View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

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Nneka Ezeigwe

background. My current ambition is to be based in Africa, working in a managerial capacity, in a position of control to make meaningful contributions to the economy. A lot of our Africa-focused cases at HBS are sad – about corruption or pollution or poverty – and it... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

Profile

Estevan Santiago

and solving the big, meaty business problems that come with growing and scaling a company. I thought business school would be a great way to expand upon the toolbox I built at Collective, while also being able to explore new career... View Details

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Behrad Mahdi

two-year commitment. At first I did everything from meeting with board members to cleaning the office at night. Eventually, I became director of development and external affairs." Within a year, the Columbia City Year moved into the black. "At the View Details

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