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The Benefits of a Residential Campus - MBA

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01 Dec 2023
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Happier-ness at Work

Winfrey is a global media leader and for 25 years hosted the Oprah Winfrey Show. Their book draws on social science research and decades of experience to suggest that one can build a better life by focusing on four pillars: family,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

signs of trouble, issues that aren’t visible to me, don’t wait to come to me until you have an accompanying solution. Bring me your early indicators and together we’ll devise experiments to tackle the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Spreading the Word – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Mayo’s The Human Problems of Industrial Civilization , in the journal The Human Factor , 1934 The Depression and massive layoff of employees at Western Electric helped bring the Hawthorne experiments to a grinding halt in the View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

Careers Generative AI Careers Generative AI In today's dynamic job market, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) stands out as a powerful ally for job seekers, offering personalized insights into... View Details

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

Support for Your Success Leverage a range of HBS resources designed to support your ongoing success. From career development to learning opportunities, we’re here to provide guidance and tools to help you navigate every stage of your... View Details

October 2013
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Shattering the Myth of Separate Worlds: Negotiating Non-Work Identities at Work

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin M. Reid

How much of our self is defined by our work? Fundamental changes in the social organization of work are destabilizing the relationship between work and the self. As a result, parts of the self traditionally considered outside the domain of work, i.e., "non-work"... View Details

Keywords: Identity; Diversity; Strategy; Jobs and Positions; Work-Life Balance

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13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-007_e181fd00-4426-4db8-8f70-89b1b5054a8f.pdf January 2015 Routledge Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Studies International Migration and Innovation: Insights from the U.S. Experience... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 1999
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John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

all the benefits of the register, Patterson gave them scripts to memorize. The practice of writing out sales arguments was rare, but not as new as some of Patterson's biographers claim. Booksellers and other canvassers had used scripts prior to the first N.C.R. Primer... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

07 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 7

Experiment in Computational Biology By: Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim Lakhani Abstract—Most of society's innovation systems―academic science, the patent system, open source, etc.―are "open" in the sense that they are designed to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care

opportunity in health care. Innovating in Health Care: Field Course This course is for students interested in careers in financing, leading or creating innovative health care services, health insurance, health IT, or medical technology.... View Details

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Jana Kierstead | About

Jana Kierstead Executive Director, MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations Bio Jana Pompadur Kierstead is the Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations at Harvard Business School. She brings over 25 years of View Details

09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

find that venture capitalists with the most industry experience increase their investments the most when public market signals become more favorable. Their reaction to an increase is greater than the reaction of venture capital... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

long commutes, household chores, and mindless scrolling on social media. We must make deliberate, sometimes difficult choices that protect the precious hours in our days, Whillans says, whether it’s a big decision like pursuing a less-demanding View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Apr 2004
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Birth of the American Salesman

"The development of modern sales management is an uniquely American story." Why do you think this is? Walter Friedman: In the early nineteenth century, many nations, certainly all the European ones, had traveling peddlers and... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 May 2018
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Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

mainframe computer, and made the requested transactions. Playing a small role in the front lines of money management was the perfect introduction for her career leading one of the nation’s top investment firms. “It is important to figure... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

Courses Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an... View Details

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How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey - MBA

offer a great opportunity for students to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore new topics. These are no-fee, no-credit courses over winter break open to both first-year and second-year students. We interviewed... View Details

24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977

time, print media was rapidly losing ground to its electronic competition, but Bradley was undeterred. “The happiest day of Mort Zuckerman’s career was the day I bought the Atlantic from him,” says Bradley with a laugh, noting that he was... View Details