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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

and Who We Become Theresa Vescio , Pennsylvania State University Sugar-Coated Discrimination: How Subtle Sexism Undermines Women Jack Dovidio , Yale University Included but Invisible? The Benefits and Costs of Inclusion Keynote:... View Details
  • 21 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 21

  Working PapersIn Favor of Clear Thinking: Incorporating Moral Rules into a Wise Cost-Benefit Analysis Authors:Max H. Bazerman and Joshua D. Greene Abstract Bennis, Medin, and Bartels (2009) have contributed an interesting paper on the comparative View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2015
  • News

Harvard’s Next Frontier

John A. Paulson (MBA 1980), founder and president of the investment management firm Paulson & Co., has made the largest gift in the University’s history—a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details
Keywords: Drew Faust
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

Illustration by VectorStock As a doctoral student at HBS, Prithwiraj “Raj” Choudhury identified a little-studied phenomenon in innovation: Managers from emerging markets who migrated to the United States for jobs at multinational... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • May 2010 (Revised January 2012)
  • Case

Lincoln Financial Meets the Financial Crisis

By: Robert C. Pozen and Peter Goodspeed Spring
In March of 2009, Lincoln Financial Group's CEO Dennis Glass was facing a difficult decision as to how he would replenish his company's capital, which could quickly fall to dangerously low levels as a result of the financial crisis. Though the cost of raising capital... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Capital; Private Equity; Crisis Management; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Insurance Industry
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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

Will Benefit Current and Aspiring Managers Leaders of Cross-Functional or Distributed Teams Entrepreneurs Manage team dynamics through psychological safety, inclusion, team... View Details
  • January 2002
  • Case

Noranda Inc.: Mining, Smelting, and Sustainability?

By: Richard H.K. Vietor
Noranda is a $7 billion international mining and smelting company headquartered in Canada. It has been cited for its fine environmental record. This case explores the issue of sustainability--in this case, for a mining company. Over time, and under nongovernmental... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Mining; Cost Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Environmental Sustainability; Mining Industry
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  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Going Public: Shari P. Hubert

successfully applying to a local community college. "I have definitely benefited from the support and advice of some wonderful mentors," Hubert continues. "Helping that woman is the closest I've come so far to repaying those who have been... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • Web

Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog

create. The benefits of learning are twofold. First, you generate signals about your idea’s potential that can convince others—from investors to employees—to join you. Second, if you learn your idea stinks, you can iterate and pivot to a... View Details
  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

  Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Surprising Benefits of Nonconformity By: Bellezza, Silvia, Francesca Gino, and Anat Keinan Abstract—This research demonstrates that, under certain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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How Sharing Smart Ideas on Social Can Boost Sales | Working Knowledge

Managing the Business How Sharing Smart Ideas on Social Can Boost Sales Featuring Tatiana Sandino . By Ben Rand on July 15, 2025 . Sharing content on internal social media platforms improves performance at far-flung stores, says research... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

more important, Choudhury says, as people increasingly choose to live and work close to where they grew up, often foregoing economic opportunity to do so. “Vacation flexibility means being able to go to your manager and say this is when I... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • March–April 2014
  • Article

Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans

By: Doug J. Chung, Thomas Steenburgh and K. Sudhir
We estimate a dynamic structural model of sales force response to a bonus based compensation plan. Substantively, the paper sheds insights on how different elements of the compensation plan enhance productivity. We find evidence that: (1) bonuses enhance productivity... View Details
Keywords: Performance Productivity; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits
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  • October 2002
  • Article

CEO compensation, diversification, and incentives

Keywords: Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives
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  • 01 Mar 2004
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

employ to successfully return to the Red Planet. The case, "Mission to Mars," looks at changes the space agency has made not only recently but also over several decades as it followed a faster, simpler approach to program design. MacCormack's findings may... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
  • Case

SMARTBITES (A)

By: Michael Roberts, Jeronimo Silva and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a US bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business. View Details
Keywords: Franchising; Start-up; Franchise Ownership; Family Ownership; Business Startups; Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Turkey; United States
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  • 01 Jun 2020
  • News

Prognosis

patients than any other hospital in the state—to bend without breaking under the pressure of the pandemic. Professor Robert Huckman is an economist and health care researcher who serves as unit head for Technology and Operations View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 12 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 12

the costs and benefits of land placed under different uses. Policy scenarios then determine the amount of land under each land use and the implications for costs, benefits, and carbon emissions. A "low-carbon development... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Brittany Williams

Preparing for general management Upon reflection, Brittany realized her career was “heavily technical.” But she saw herself as becoming a “general manager, a C-level executive of a Fortune 500 company. To get there, I would have to expand... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services