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25 Feb 2020
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Research Brief: May I Ask Your Advice?

Ashley Whillans (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) Ashley Whillans (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) Workplace feedback can range from helpful to harmful, says Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans, but far too often it falls somewhere in the milque-toasty middle. The reason? We are... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Sep 2022
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Two Methods for Democratizing Power

28 May 2021
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Unspent Love

In a Modern Love column for the New York Times called “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box,” Genevieve Kingston writes that she shared a birthday with her mother, Kristina Mailliard (MBA 1981), who loved to arrange elaborate parties every February to celebrate:... View Details

13 Apr 2021
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Find the Right Words to Inspire Your Team

04 Dec 2020
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Compassionate Leadership Is Necessary — but Not Sufficient

20 May 2022
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Stop Rambling in Meetings — and Start Getting Your Message Across

08 Mar 2021
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Building Influence Without Authority

07 Oct 2020
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CEOs, Don't Let Fear Sink Your Leadership

19 Mar 2021
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We Are All 'Designers'

18 Nov 2020
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Books@Baker: Joseph Badaracco

Many of us are so busy, it can be tough to step off the daily merry-go-round, put our smartphones, laptops, and to-do lists aside, and find quiet time to reflect on our lives. Yet reflection gives us a chance to pause and figure out what really matters, especially when... View Details

December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
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Strategic Use of Music in Marketing, The: A Selective Review

By: Gerald Zaltman and Nancy Puccinelli

Summarizes selected research on music and its impact on mood and shopping behavior, and its impact on the communication of ideas. View Details

Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Music Entertainment; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Behavior

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14 Feb 2022
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Harvard Wants MBAs to Learn How to Be Happy at Work

24 Jan 2023
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Guy Raz on What Great Business Leaders Have in Common

15 Mar 2021
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Finding My Leadership Voice

10 Mar 2021
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Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia

Illustration by Gisela Goppel Illustration by Gisela Goppel By Connie Baher (MBA 1980) I was standing in New York’s Asia Society Museum when I saw it. A high school kid from Connecticut, I’d taken the train to the big city and was nosing around an exhibition of... View Details

Keywords: mentorship; nonprofit management; retirement; leadership

April 1993
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Prodigy Services Company (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine

Describes the actions taken by Prodigy executives. View Details

Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Conflict Management; Status and Position; Equality and Inequality

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16 Mar 2023
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Frustrated with Your Team

22 Jan 2015
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How the U.S. and India Can Strengthen Their Business Ties

Keywords: India; cross cultural issues; international trade; politics

April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
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Prodigy Services Company (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine

Top executives of Prodigy Services Co. must decide how to respond when publicly accused of allowing anti-Semitic messages to be posted on the electronic bulletin boards of the company's interactive computer service. Can they defend free expression while at the same... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Communication Intention and Meaning; Information Technology; Decision Making; Law; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry

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