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Teaching has been a lifelong passion of mine. As the third generation of academics in my family, I see good teaching as a means to give back and to encourage others to share my passion for discovery. I’ve been very lucky to have many teaching opportunities, both as an... View Details

02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

hyperopic. As a result, they have wistful regrets of missing out on life's pleasures when they look back at how they spent their time." Permission To Indulge Keinan proposes a possible way to change that unfortunate outcome. In... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Deeply Responsible Business

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18 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC

2000s. More recently, we’ve proudly recruited at HBS in both spring and fall semesters since 2015, and we’re looking forward to being back on campus this fall. We look for top-tier candidates to fill both our full-time and intern... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

When Stephen Kaufman took the helm at Arrow Electronics in 1982, it was de rigueur for CEOs to sit on the boards of several other companies in addition to running their own. Back then, serving as a board member didn't require much of a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2023
News

Bless this Stress

organizations owe it to their employees to do more. Even in environments where people thrive on stress, “We need to do more to help people, naturally and structurally, get back to a state of homeostasis,” she says. One structural approach... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

by reviewing your own assumptions. One of the managers acknowledged, for example, that doubts voiced by an outsider could help people close to projects—who are often conditioned to be optimistic and think in terms of being successful—to take a step View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

Find Answers - MBA

there an advantage to taking the Business Writing Assessment before it is requested? The only advantage of taking the writing assessment before it is requested would be completing it early and giving yourself time to retake the assessment... View Details

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

graduating high school next year, and will witness their son receiving his MBA this week. With their sacrifices in mind, Acevedo has steadily invested in creating and giving back to his communities, and... View Details

January 2013
Case

Omidyar Network: Pioneering Impact Investment

By: Michael Chu and Lauren Barley

Omidyar Network, having deployed to date over $500 million in ways ranging from donations to commercial equity capital, must decide whether to back Anudip, an Indian organization dedicated to providing the rural unemployed and marginalized with livelihoods linked to... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; India

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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration

The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details

13 Nov 2020
News

Global Ambition

two kids and a dog, living in Beijing. To show their appreciation for the tremendous impact HBS has had on their lives, Kao and Chew have given back to the School consistently since graduation, both as volunteers and donors. They help out... View Details

06 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

back to things said earlier, for example—can prompt better communication. “You can look for moments to check in and ask, ‘Do you understand what I’m saying?’ or ’Are we on the same page with that?’” says Collins. “Or even just pause in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

“Could you provide a specific number of years of experience? Or, give examples of what demonstrated excellence might look like. [Postings] that are concrete, objective, and clear all work in the direction of reducing ambiguity.” Actively... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

Stories

Stories Stories Advancing the Mission Advancing the Mission The HBS Fund makes an impact at the School and beyond Back to School Back to School Sharpen your pencils and get ready to learn something new as... View Details

26 Apr 2024
HBS Case

Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

communicates and the unapologetic way he holds people accountable,” Gibson says. “He tells people what he wants. They communicate back to him what they heard. Then he maneuvers about the environment and observes if what he said is... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

06 May 2021
Blog Post

The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute

started to heal my heartache, I keep coming back to what he said and was thinking. What did he see in me that makes me a “wonderful” mother? I’ve been reflecting on this and using it to give myself grace on... View Details

17 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

intact. Among Asians, 21 percent got calls if they used whitened resumes, whereas only 11.5 percent heard back if they sent resumes with racial references. ‘Pro-diversity’ employers discriminate, too What’s worse for minority applicants:... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

29 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

celebrities where they were realizing, ‘Hey, these could have a really strong impact on the other brands that we have, especially if we put them together.’” Authentic offered to acquire 55 percent of David Beckham Ventures, the company through which Beckham ran his... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports