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Social Responsibility and Sustainability | Working Knowledge
decarbonization strategies. Learn how social movements influence public opinion, how unrealistic managerial expectations can lead to ethical compromises, and why building a climate-conscious ecosystem is essential. These articles provide research-backed perspectives to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Model Teamwork
Kungel, Paglia, and Bartels Investing in HBS Great Expectations Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Mike Johnston and Bill Spears Leading a 50th Reunion Campaign takes a special... View Details
- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
probability of a crisis within the next three years. “Once the bank balance sheet is handicapped, all kinds of other consequences come out.” An ensuing recovery can take longer to develop once a financial crisis abates if commercial... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- June 2016
- Article
Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors
By: Erin M. Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
People today are under intense pressure to be “ideal workers”—totally committed to their jobs and always on call. But after interviewing hundreds of professionals in many fields, the authors have concluded that selfless dedication to work is often unnecessary and... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Working Conditions; Work-Life Balance; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture
Reid, Erin M., and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 6 (June 2016): 85–90.
- December 2010
- Article
Work Pray Love
This article identifies five problematic issues in the intersection of work and life that create human resource challenges for organizations and their employees. These include work overload, the slow pace of adopting telecommuting, gender-related pay gaps, a household... View Details
Keywords: Wages; Work-Life Balance; Religion; Technology Adoption; Problems and Challenges; Human Resources; Gender
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Work Pray Love." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 12 (December 2010).
- 09 Nov 2020
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Now Is a Good Time to Take Care of Ourselves
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
"Success has always been an American preoccupation, but the definition of success takes on a new urgency today, when every conventional measure of success seems to have a faster burn rate than ever before," say Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson. The HBS faculty... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- November 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Mellody Hobson at Ariel Investments
By: Francesca Gino and Lakshmi Ramarajan
In 2018, Mellody Hobson, President of Ariel Investments, the largest minority-owned investment firm in the United States, was considering how best to divide her time and use her position and personal characteristics to push for positive change at her firm and in... View Details
Keywords: Female Protagonist; African-American Protagonist; Investment Management; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
Gino, Francesca, and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Mellody Hobson at Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 419-041, November 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- 08 Jun 2021
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How to Make Envy Work for You
- 11 Feb 2021
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How to Plan Your Life When the Future Is Foggy at Best
- 13 May 2020
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Do You Have a Life Outside of Work?
- 05 Jun 2020
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Managers, Encourage Your Team to Take Time Off
- 06 Aug 2015
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Is Investment Banking Losing Its Appeal to MBAs?
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Redefining Work Life
Fudge Image courtesy Business Week When Ann Fudge (MBA 1977) found that her career was overtaking her life, she decided to take a sabbatical. Not the most unusual of decisions, except that her job happened to be running a $5 billion division of Kraft Foods. “Like a... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
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Terrance Rogers
No one ever told my mother to dream. She grew up in 1950s Georgia, where nothing of importance was expected of little black girls. Yet without a high school degree, she scraped her way up from rural poverty to build a wonderful life for me and my siblings. Often having... View Details
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Suzanne Floy Gauron
tree was weathered and peeling, but still strong enough to stand years of coastal nor'easters. Refusing to grow efficiently skywards, its green swooping branches stretched outward, dipping low enough for a child to climb. That balance of... View Details
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Jeanine Barnett
struggled with fiscal discipline, but the ones that got it right struck an elusive yet harmonious balance between art and science. Today as an apparel buyer, with every fabric approval and pricing analysis for my assortment, I do what I... View Details
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Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2020
surplus of $30 million, compared with $104 million for the prior year. HBS ended fiscal 2020 with an unrestricted reserves balance of $174 million, compared with $129 million a year earlier. The School’s total net assets increased to $5.2... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- News
Putting a spell on theatergoers
old—while also keeping an eye on revenues—has been Horn's focus during his career in film and television. "The hardest part is finding that elusive balance between the pure creative sensibilities that would drive one to do certain things... View Details