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The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead - MBA
Conference planning process. Thank you for encouraging my dreams by creatively brainstorming with me, sponsoring the Conference in-kind, buying tickets on the first day of sales, and enduring long flights to Boston to attend the...
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Tom Adeyemi
classroom. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? Have strong opinions but be open to them being challenged. The case method encourages you to make decisions with incomplete information, which is...
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Competing on a Common Platform
Why have over 100 firms joined the Eclipse Foundation to collectively produce an open source platform and tools for software application development? What are they trying to accomplish? This research analyzes IBMs divestment of the Eclipse Java Integrated Development...
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- 28 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?
through a flat fee also propel them to produce more interesting content. The findings may prompt publishers to consider changing their pay structure in ways that reward writers for originality. Beyond publishing, the research sheds light on effective ways of tying pay...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 08 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
How I Chose My HBS Recommenders
and in different industries. With that said, there’s no one right way to select your recommenders – it really is different for everyone. I chose to take this approach, but I know many of my classmates opted to pick their recommenders based on different criteria. I...
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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
assumed to use the bot and, while we encourage you to engage with the bot and share your candid feedback on your experience, a lack of engagement with the bot will not adversely impact your eligibility for a certificate of completion....
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- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
employees’ needs. And they encourage employees to discuss their caregiving needs. “It’s motivating for people to be heard,” Fuller says. Managers need to acknowledge that many employees are caring for young children and aging parents, or...
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- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
administration of elections. Silverthorne: You have studied voter participation and engagement in a number of countries.How does the American voting system(s) compare to those other countries in terms of encouraging turnout and protecting...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
especially if there is a tendency to start competitive businesses in the same market. (That helps explain why 30 percent of US hair stylists are required to sign NCCs even though their compensation levels are relatively low.) Perhaps most important, the existence of an...
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by James Heskett
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
we build, more than hazards. Yet vulnerable development remains legal, profitable, and most consumers don’t know the difference. Many policies indirectly encourage it. Look how the National Flood Insurance Program spurred floodplain...
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- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
designed to facilitate effort while encouraging every employee to contribute. The effort of each employee and circle is tracked by means of proprietary software. The notion was introduced in March of last year, receiving a relatively cold...
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- 17 Jun 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Excellence Comes From Saying No
their own individual philosophy of excellence. Frei and Schulman encouraged students to develop their own personal view of what it means to care, and what happens when they don't. One student put together a storyboard expressing her own...
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by Michael Blanding
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
people in Iberoamerica live in poverty. They have tried to improve their situation through government, civic society, and business philanthropy. But what if business could take this one step further? Companies could develop products for people that would also View Details
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by Manda Salls
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
Kaplan says. "Once you have a better matching of your time with priorities, you'll want to encourage your direct reports to do the same." Do You Coach And Also Solicit Feedback From Your Key Subordinates? Most good leaders...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About
faculty members and students are responsible for understanding and complying with this policy. Faculty members and students are encouraged to seek advice from the Dean or a Dean’s designate for activities or questions not explicitly...
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- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
Will they encourage mobility in their employees? Or will they express the same concerns as those for whom they currently work? What do you think? To read more: Carolyn Martin and Bruce Tulgan, Managing the Generation Mix, 2nd Edition (HRD...
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by Jim Heskett
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
BlackTech Week have demonstrated the force of Black entrepreneurship and catalyzed success for many, Kanter says. Hatcher and Pearson have rebranded their initiatives under one umbrella, the Center for Black Innovation, which includes a research arm to provide data to...
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by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
mindset and consistent behavior helps to create trust. Becoming known for inclusiveness and honesty helps others accept change and encourages them to put team success first and personal fame second. Getting in the game Sports teams may be...
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- 29 Nov 2023
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A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
encouraged to dress to impress, participate in the auction, connect with friends, and dance. Overall, this is about engagement. We want to benefit the community as much as we can, and we want them to have a good time. I know a lot of...
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Margie Kelley
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
behavioral economics research. Our hope is that it encourages people to go back to TMS and read it for themselves—it's a truly wonderful book. Q: What do you think Adam Smith's impression would be of the current formal academic study of...
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by Ann Cullen