Happiness - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?

just be spread out. You’ll experience HBS as a team Alex: Moving anywhere for a significant other can definitely seem overwhelming at first, but this has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life and I am so happy to be here! I... View Details

15 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS with a Non-Finance Background

subject areas like FIN (Finance) and FRC (Financial Reporting & Control, which includes Accounting). They are more than happy to walk through a model together and break it down step by step. Furthermore, both of these courses are... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

Depression, a time when markets were functioning poorly. We were happy to see an approach like this included in the administration's white paper. Q: What are the drawbacks of your proposal? A: One concern is that if we are going to rely... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

alike: (1) securing the future through innovation strategies suitable for an emerging "white coat economy" that is discovery-based; (2) pursuing happiness by addressing the connection between work and family life and reinventing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best use of my time and skill sets... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Finding the Confidence to Apply to HBS

Erica Santoni (MBA ‘19) is the co-President of HBS’ largest club – the Women’s Student Association (WSA). Erica is Italian by birth and received her undergraduate degree and Master of Science from Bocconi University in Milan. Prior to HBS, Erica lived in Milan, Paris,... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even singles View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Incentives and Operational Excellence

services and charging separately. Rather than recoiling, hospitals were more than happy to pay for services if it meant they would actually receive them without haggling. According to Narayanan, the ABP solution worked because hospitals... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Parable of the Bungled Baggage And the Unhappy Customer

I need to get on with my presentation, getting checked out and so forth. But, I'm a little happy too, because now I have something to talk about. And so I'm holding this little story in my back pocket waiting for the appropriate time in... View Details

Keywords: by W. Earl Sasser

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

40 years. "These are people entering their retirement years very engaged,"Emerson says. "They are not going to be happy just writing a check andgoing to the annual dinner." Finally, says Grossman, there's... View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

31 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management

after graduation have come to HBS with prior experience. That said, firms that have historically been open to career-switchers have often been incredibly happy with their decision and found career-switchers to be incredible “long-term... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund

Profile

John Nordin

"I've really enjoyed being an entrepreneur. I think I'd like to be involved in early-stage companies. I don't know that I have a stake in the ground yet, but there are lots of things I could be happy with." View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Dec 2014
News

In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)

it’s going to be war.’” What makes him Italian: “The ability to get angry or very happy in a seamless way that is impossible for Anglo-Saxons to understand. Joking about everything, even in the darkest moments.” British mysteries:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; technology; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Student-Profile

Filippo Mezzanotti

high, classes are engaging, and professors are always happy to advise students on research and coursework. After HBS The path to the end of the Ph.D. is still very long, but my intention is to pursue a career in research. View Details

01 Apr 2011
News

My First HBS Class

Readers subscribing to the “Life is real! Life is earnest!” philosophy may not have been thrilled by my two-part blog entry on “classroom hijinks” at HBS (see here and here). But they will be happy to hear that during my first-ever... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

failed at Singulus it was unlikely that he could have bounced back to his former position or commanded a salary that was similar to the comfortable one he'd left behind. As it turned out, this business story had a happy ending. Singulus... View Details