Department Of Defense - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2017
News

Going the Distance

Photo courtesy of Martin Frey Martin Frey (AMP 165, 2003) didn’t plan to become the first person in the world to climb the Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas, an achievement that earned him placement in the Guinness World Records. Yet... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Web

Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

Winners & Success Stories The New Venture Competition has been the launching pad for many ventures, and not just from the winning teams. With more than half of Harvard Business School alumni classifying themselves as entrepreneurs at some... View Details

Web

2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA

they may be referred to a substance abuse education program. Members of the community with affiliations at Harvard that extend beyond HBS—including PhD students, Joint Degree students, and joint faculty appointments—are responsible for... View Details

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

Hurtado, a social psychologist who is Professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Women are still at a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Profile

Phillip Michael Strazzulla

amount of money for a fifth-grader”—he was hooked on finance. Eager to depart the homogeneous town of Cohasset, the upscale South Shore community near Boston where he... View Details

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

public documents. More generally, a wholesale revisiting of the rationale for departing from conformity in the reporting of book and tax income seems long overdue. Given that... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

homes. For example, more generous tax credits could substantially reduce the cost of adopting available children, and would make adoption more feasible for lower-income families. Our State Department could... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?

important buying episodes. JCR has had a significant effect on the teaching and research directions of marketing departments and on the marketing strategies of major consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

01 Dec 1997
News

Banking on HBS

aware of the need to work early on with other managers to complement their current programs. These are valuable insights, particularly as my department tries to incorporate a new Bank instrument." And the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

18 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups

available, you're much more likely to be able to compare different attributes of the shoes." Next Steps The researchers are currently testing their theory at a large company. Instead of submitting... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

improvements and concrete action plans that were designed to improve patient conversion and timelines, from diagnosis to treatment,” Leger explains. “The project led to fewer required patient visits, better management of patient... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

06 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best

than 14 million people employed in personal selling in the United States alone represent about 10 percent of the entire country's labor force, according to the US Department of... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

12 Sep 2019
News

Skydeck Voices: Finding My Muse

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Today's episode of Skydeck features alumni weighing in on where and when they do their best thinking. The podcast team collected these thoughts during Spring... View Details

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

manager’s back to get the CTO’s opinions on their work or they try to undermine a decision made by the new head of a department by complaining to the CEO. Even finding time to just chat with the founder is a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

07 Sep 2021
News

Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act

that when you're plural, as we call it, with a number of things—no one has a sole call on your time. When I was a chief exec, the business had the call on my time 24 hours a day. No one has that all on me anymore. And that’s wonderful.... View Details

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

make something happen in physical stores that can’t happen online. If you think about the history of the department store in America, they were the circus when the circus wasn’t in town. There was always... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

research department of Lehman Brothers took steps to create a comfortable environment for women, and to evaluate all their analysts fairly and mentor them intensively. This paid off: The bank developed a lot... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development

department keeps everyone on the same page with how an employee wants to be spending their time, and what is necessary for them to succeed in their current role. Understand Your Employees’ Motivations A critical part View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

How to Support Your Employees' Career Development