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- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of them were willing to pay for it.” "This is why MBA programs send out lists of average... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance. But we do pay attention to misconduct, and I have seen many types over the years—from the garden-variety deceptions and betrayals that sap... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
low-cost handsets and the opportunity to buy airtime in advance. "A subscription model doesn't appeal to the poor at all," Rangan says. "They don't want to pay a fee for something they might not use." Moreover, more... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
incentive to add more transparency on things like invoice markups and service costs? Myriad consumer websites help car buyers overcome that asymmetry with information on what dealers pay for cars, vehicle quality stats, and maintenance... View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS
get accepted into HBS and decided to attend. Even though I was already on a great track and well-compensated at Google, I determined that attending would be a long-term investment that would likely pay off during the twilight of my... View Details
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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity
Hannah Riley Bowles is the Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).She is a leading expert on how gender influences pay negotiations and more broadly on negotiation as a... View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
Achievement Award are no different. One spent a summer during college doing hard labor in a lumber mill. Another pumped gas and washed windshields as a teenager. Across a diversity of experiences, one thing is clear: Work does much more than View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
Power of Data Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’ On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
automation slashes jobs Service industry outpaces growth in manufacturing Civil Rights Act Equal Pay Act Unions concentrated in big businesses Formation of United Farm Workers union Influence: Medium 70 1970 s 19 Wage controls OSHA... View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
addition to the capstone project and peer learning activities. How and when do I select my electives? + – You’ll select your electives when you enroll and pay for the terms in which you take the electives. If you need help selecting your... View Details
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
value-creating potential of longer and closer working relationships with grantees, and they pay insufficient attention to the ultimate results of the work they fund. This article lays out a blueprint for change, challenging foundation... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Runner-Up and Lovin’ It
Jackson Photo courtesy NBC Sometimes losing really pays off big time. Just ask Kwame Jackson (MBA ’00), runner-up in reality TV’s latest hit series, The Apprentice. Jackson chucked his job at Goldman Sachs to make a run at besting fifteen... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
of paying for college on my single mother. But it was actually a great fit; I have a tendency towards structure, hierarchy, discipline, and reward, so that worked out well in the military. After college, I enlisted in the Marine Corps for... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
provided by us willingly.” George Yurieff put it this way: “If you are concerned about your privacy and want to somehow protect yourself to some extent, start paying for services which you want to use stop posting (send directly to your... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988
father did not mean that Johnson didn’t have to pay her dues to work at the company. As an equity analyst summer intern, she and her cohort pulled all-nighters before industry reviews. That experience solidified her interest in working at... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
(Lucknow) Institute for Competitiveness, India (Gurgaon) SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (Mumbai) T A PAI Management Institute (Karnataka) Indonesia Bina Nusantara (BINUS) University (Jakarta) IPMI Business School (South... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
have a business model that will get us to profitability. We make money when users buy offsets. So currently the primary service we provide that customers want to pay for is if they want to offset their footprint, the average subscriber... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Source: iStock If you’re stressed out because it feels like there are never enough hours in the day, here’s a solution: hire a housecleaner, order takeout, and pay the kid next door to mow the lawn. In other words, buy yourself more free... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
Slayton said. Honesty, for example, is important for any leader, although it can get you in trouble. "Sometimes you'll pay the price [because] some people don't want to hear it." On the other hand, Zia Chishti, chairman and CEO... View Details