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Educational Technology

Streamlined Real-Time Slide Generation and Editing

Lets an instructor build slides during class, based on class discussion -- "the chalkboard alternative."  Student view offers a clean display with no distracting details (no menus, toolbars, or the... View Details

  • April 2024
  • Article

An Integrative Model of Hybrid Governance: The Role of Boards in Helping Sustain Organizational Hybridity

By: Anne-Claire Pache, Julie Battilana and Channing Spencer
Hybrid organizations must sustainably attend to multiple goals embedded in different institutional spheres. Past research has highlighted the value for hybrids in recruiting board members representing different logics to avoid attentional drifts; yet, diverse boards... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure
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  • 2019
  • Working Paper

The Impact of Professionals' Contributions to Online Knowledge Communities on Their Workplace Knowledge Work

By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf and Frank Nagle
Knowledge work is becoming increasingly challenging as pace of change in the knowledge frontier is increasing. Organizations have created multiple mechanisms to minimize knowledge gaps and increase learning such internal training, mentorship programs as well as... View Details
Keywords: Open Source; Future Of Work; Software Development; Knowledge Work; Online Community; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity
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  • June 10, 2021
  • Article

How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader in a Capitalist World

By: Celia Bravard, John Pontillo and Andrew J. Hoffman
Today’s business school education isn’t suited to the big challenges facing the world — climate change, economic inequality and racial injustice — that the leaders of tomorrow will be expected to solve. So, how can students and young professionals succeed in a system... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Social Issues; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Opportunities
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  • June 2013
  • Article

Unconscious Thought Reduces Intrusion Development: A Replication and Extension

By: Julie Krans, Dorte Janecko and Maarten W. Bos

Background and Objectives: Intrusive images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought... View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Cognition and Thinking
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Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting

the candidate’s home. As remote work has become more common, you may have experienced the distraction of where your colleagues are and what noises you may hear in the background. The same will be true in hiring. Candidates may not own... View Details
  • 06 Nov 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

distracted listeners would shut that off or look similar to attentive listeners.” Collins and Brooks then asked the speaker how much they thought the other person was paying attention to them. The results surprised them: There was no... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Nov 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

than the attention span of the organization—so long that other high priority initiatives by necessity will distract the organization from completing the effort. As venture capitalist John Doerr has said, “time is the enemy of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Sep 2023
  • Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

ideal of perfectionism and irrationally avoid giving themselves permission to come up short. When failures happen, Edmondson says, they often conjure reactions of aversion, confusion, and fear, negative emotions that distract people from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 17 Jan 2024
  • HBS Case

Psychological Pricing Tactics to Fight the Inflation Blues

with each segment, he says. Buy one, get one free distracts from the full price Buy one, get one free is an old sales tactic, but it’s an effective one that’s recently regained popularity among businesses trying to encourage... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 07 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

including the effective use of stock-based compensation and comparative performance measures, and the need to balance turbocharged incentives with turbocharged controls. “Enron's leaders perpetuated a kind of utopianism that ended up View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • Web

Research Services - Faculty & Research

distraction of fundraising and the constraints of third-party grants or sponsorship. HBS also provides a wide array of services to support faculty in the development of a large number of breakthrough business ideas, innovative course... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2020
  • In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

theme." Leonard A. Schlesinger, Baker Foundation Professor and co-author of What Great Service Leaders Know and Do. 6. They avoid distractions “They focus!” Rebecca M. Henderson (@RebeccaReCap), John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
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The Role of Leaders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

all constituencies Maintain discipline around the strategy, in the face of many distractions Decide which industry changes, technologies, and customer needs are relevant, and how to tailor responses to the company's strategy Measure... View Details
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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

great, I don’t want it to distract from the more immediate challenges that these workers face. By designing my operating model like Quiktrip’s, I’ll be able to build a business whose competitive advantage derives from removing friction... View Details
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1.4.2 Classroom Environment - MBA

and humor. Maintaining a professional atmosphere and decor. Refraining from distracting and disruptive activities. Professional conduct in welcoming guests. Upholding these expectations and the standards upon which they are based is a... View Details
  • 05 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

And so you feel very well insulated and guarded from everything else kind of happening. It's like all the distractions of a big city are completely barred off. And so it's nice to be in a little bubble where it's just literally your... View Details
  • 12 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

to fundamental functions they do not yet have, which could prove distracting and counterproductive. Q: What research are you working on now? A: I have just finished a book on software platforms, Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media - MBA

faculty, or class visitors is not permitted in any form during course-related sessions. This is intended to ensure that class-related activities remain confidential, allowing for candid participation and risk-taking in our learning environments. Additionally, it... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

several arguments. Individual pay transparency would eliminate a source of distraction (Srishti Mehra) and "would do more to eliminate gender and racial pay inequity than any other action," according to Miki Saxon. Will Quandt... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services