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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In Full Flower
At Bloom & Wild, delivering a joyful experience that fits through a letter-box door slot (Courtesy of Bloom & Wild Group) When Aron Gelbard (MBA 2009) cofounded London-based Bloom & Wild in 2013, he did so with a specific goal: to make sending (and receiving) flowers...
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- 29 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?
obvious to them that we didn't have to give this additional compensation, but that we had chosen to." The gift "signaled that we had done something nice for them which they may want to reciprocate." And they...
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by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Catherine Kuehn Price (MBA 1986) and Malcolm Price (MBA 1987)
leverage out of a gift to HBS than to almost any other institution. Here, your gift helps launch the careers of 900 bright, passionate, young graduates every year. That kind of investment has a global ripple...
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all...
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- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
Few people enjoy asking for money. Whether you’re selling cookies or seeking a gift to fund medical research, it's rarely easy. “Many people see it as akin to begging,” writes Harvard Business School Professor F. Warren McFarlan in his...
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by Danielle Kost
- 25 May 2016
- News
Backing Harvard’s Work for Children
Robert Tichio (MBA 2005) and Maya Tichio When some of Robert Tichio’s (MBA 2005) HBS friends seem surprised to hear that he recently made a gift to support Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, he simply explains that he...
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Financial Aid - Alumni
fellowship fund he established that honors his parents commitment to education. Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other Give View my giving history Hide my View Details
- 07 Oct 2021
- News
Planning Ahead
took the thoughtful approach that he has honed working for more than 30 years in the credit markets and applied it to his own situation. Ketchum established a bequest intention that will support HBS as part of his estate plan. Making a legacy View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
exciting, but rather unorthodox, new savings product. Instead of paying interest, this product gives depositors the chance to win large cash prizes each month. Michael Jordan, CEO of the bank's Consumer Solutions Division, must decide...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side
and maintained that through regular phone calls and emails from me and my RAs; and (3) we tried to make it fun by giving them little gifts at the meetings (like "TEAM Study" coffee mugs), and...
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- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
admirers right away, leveling the playing field and giving users a confidence boost. Picture walking around knowing exactly who likes you without needing to interpret signs like smiles, texts, and awkward banter. The research team...
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by Kara Baskin
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
From Chalkboards to Chatbots
Artwork/animation by Greg Meeson/hitandrunmedia.com; shutterstock.com Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, becoming an integral part of how we live, work, and interact. It is therefore critical for current and...
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- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
research team to give away. While 53 percent chose the (objectively more valuable) Best Buy gift card for the higher-income recipient, only 25 percent of the participants did so for the lower-income person....
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by Rachel Layne
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Donor-Advised Fund - Alumni
Giving Donor-Advised Fund Giving Donor-Advised Fund You can simplify your charitable giving by establishing a donor-advised fund at Harvard. This philanthropic vehicle enables...
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- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
example by giving rewards for both individual and team performance. Without direct oversight, “Relationships can all too readily slide into cutthroat competition or totally collusive bonding. Either extreme will harm the firm's...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
they couldn’t believe what they saw, as customers gave little gifts to the ladies and said they have never forgotten March 11 and were so grateful for what the Yakult Ladies did for them at that time,” Takeuchi says. “Employees at all...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and...
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Reunions - Alumni
interest in any of these volunteer opportunities, click on the Volunteer Now button above. An HBS staff member will follow up with you. Interested in Volunteering? Login to Volunteer Make a Gift INVEST IN LEADERS & IDEAS View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but...
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Tata Hall | About
the philanthropic subsidiaries of the Tata Group: Tata Companies, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, and the Tata Education and Development Trust. Commenting on the gift in 2011, Tata noted, “I am so proud to give...
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