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30 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies

with the level of technology adoption in modern times. However, the paper states, the data set from AD 1500 turned out to be "an excellent predictor of per capita income today." According to the research, when a geographical area had a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Portrait Project

Ratnika Prasad

my city. When my father died shortly before I turned 13, his loss was devastating but also cemented my determination to shape a career in sustainability. While my approach to being an “environmentalist” is certainly not by the book, I... View Details

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

valence." Common wisdom says that the best way to overcome anxiety is to calm yourself down, creating an emotion with low arousal and positive valence. But enacting a transformation across two axes at once is difficult to achieve. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Jan 2007
HBS Case

When Good Teams Go Bad

spirals, especially how to turn around a downward spiral. At what point, with what tactics, and how strongly, do you intervene when there's a downslide? I always try to push the students to consider how these questions and possible... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

conclusions about the costs of hiding information carry implications for individuals and companies alike. It turns out that who benefits from disclosing information has everything to do with how they reveal it. Match Game In What Hiding... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Portrait Project

Jay Katatumba

deliver the news and I even bought a “Harvard Dad” t-shirt which I knew he would proudly wear. Things took an unexpected turn that February when shortly before Papa’s planned travel, he suffered some sharp stomach pains, which View Details

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

trends, and economic growth rates. But in business, it is also influenced strongly by the cost of retirees, which in turn is determined in large part by the outcomes of negotiations between management and labor. Harvard economists David... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

establishing a family precedent for service. “I turned to Leadership Fellows because I was interested in contributing to the social good,” says Mizuho. “For those of us entering the social space fulltime for the first time, it’s a great... View Details

Profile

Ahmed Alimi

best use of myself would be to provide a bridge for others, particularly young people, to have a more successful life. I thought HBS could help prepare me on this journey." An unexpected turn toward entrepreneurship "The number... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

the bone marrow transplant. So I'm in a new country that's not my own. I don't have money and I have to raise 150,000 pounds from a standing start, otherwise my daughter would die. And that feeling of desperation, that feeling of, “Who do I View Details

15 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

impressive. Whether your own system is modeled on unitary or team leadership, you need to design, structure and allocate leadership roles. We'll turn to this in my article next month. Other Articles In This Series Managing the Family... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)

possibilities. For me, HBS was a turning point." After graduating, Brody went directly to Goldman and began an outstanding twenty-year career there. Over the years, he founded and headed Goldman's high-technology investment banking group,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

when the soap wasn’t foamy,” Hussam says. And because all people in the experiment ate meals with their hands, they were turned off by heavily perfumed soap, which interfered with the taste of their food. So the experiment avoided... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

How to Avoid a Price Increase

When product companies see the cost of materials rise, the result for consumers is often a price increase (gasoline) or, less often, a smaller amount of product at the same price (potato chips). Which option is more likely to turn off... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Profile

Wombi Rose

How does a person go from naval engineering to producing high-end greeting cards? For Wombi Rose, MBA 2015, the journey took an important turn in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. "There is no better way to get to know your classmates than... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing/Energy; Retail/Hospitality

29 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

product enabled customers to turn on motors and lights for different items, such as a car built out of the plastic bricks, with a remote control. However, once the entrepreneur added a feature that turns on... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

turned over 75 percent of the assortment, tripled net direct product profitability, and increased sales. When she advanced again, she moved back into the marketing department as senior vice president of small business and retail... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

"Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but [fellow nominee] Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Millions of viewers were turned off by his impulsive bullying, and Carter and Lady Gaga, both... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

01 Apr 2020
Blog Post

The Product Design Sprint - 5 Things I Learned in Launch Lab 1

necessary, but it turned out that our scope could be much smaller, and it would still have a great impact. 4. Get really out there – within reason. Throughout the design sprint, Jake taught us a tool called “time boxing.” Whenever we did... View Details

10 May 2019
Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

project ahead of the deadline. In another project-based exam, I hosted my small group at my place to work on the project so I could keep an eye on the baby too. Job hunting was the scariest part for me. Looking for a new job with a newborn and a toddler View Details

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