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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
practices to lead some 150 consultants and employees in the building of the aquarium against almost impossible financial odds. "I started the early design meetings with a nondenominational prayer," says Stuart, an Episcopalian who also... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
As executive director of Florida's aquarium project in Tampa from 1987 to 1993, for example, James M. Stuart (MBA '69) used spiritual practices to lead some 150 consultants and employees in the building of the aquarium against almost impossible View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
from a UK prison, significantly reducing the rate of recidivism. The book is the result of four years of research, including a survey of 13 MBA classes, more than 200 interviews, and extensive archival and secondary research. Stevenson... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
vacation, or a long vacation. I always joke. I mean, how many people do you know that have taken a long vacation? Not only does that not really exist, especially in American work culture, now we've tried to solve that problem with unlimited vacation, which studies have... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
a "great surprise," another wondered if Buffett was investing with his heart rather than his head (he was a paperboy as a child), and a third said it was a "feat of financial engineering." Virtually all of them... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
Rivkin and Porter: HBS alumni are in a position to help put America back on a more competitive footing in the world economy. View the survey results Watch Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin introduce the project Join the... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
the financial objectives of the business." Thndr seeks to democratize access to financial markets for all, including women. In 2021, realizing the number of female investors was hovering around 5 percent,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
the company to make more of an outreach to such customers. IBM responded with a special advertising campaign that resulted in more business and spurred the company's thinking about potential, untapped applications and uses for its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
NGOs. For Naidoo, borders are meant to be crossed. — JH Virtuous Circle: As director of capital expansion and financial services at Habitat for Humanity, Cindy Song manages a $34 million loan portfolio that funds construction and... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
reward than spending $x/n in different stores. One approach to achieve this convexity in rewards is to create loyalty systems that are tiered. It is often argued that tiered rewards, such as those offered by airlines, hotels, casinos, and View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
concentrated in hedge funds but is not present for investment advisors or pension funds. Overall, our results suggest that private meetings help a select group of investors make more informed trading decisions. Working Papers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
and Life by Rob and Steve Shallenberger (OPM 6, 1982) (Eagle Systems International) After four years of intensive research into 50 different organizations, the authors found that not a single company had a common approach to navigate change or solve problems. This... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
forward-thinking companies that have adopted radical new approaches to talent, this book shows leaders how to bring the rigor they apply to financial capital to their human capital, elevating HR to the same level as finance in their... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
identify and develop solutions to student concerns. One result of Dobron's team-oriented approach was the creation of the first student-led case, "HBS Student Association 1995-1996 (A): The Soul of an Old Machine." Conceived and written... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
there are significant differences regarding, for example, the business leaders’ capacity to tolerate conflict and their ability to read others and empathize with their point of view. These results challenge some of the assumptions raised... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
organization can result in an overemphasis on established business practices, which preclude the development of ones that are more appropriate to the new market. Remember also that separation can benefit the core organization as well as... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
it as a chronic condition like cardiovascular disease, rather than as an acute, fatal disease," Maderis concludes. Hitting The Target When human lives are at stake, the urgency involved in turning such predictions into reality goes beyond the wish to reap View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
critical supply chains. An estimated 9 million green jobs will be created as a result of the IRA alone across manufacturing, onshoring, installation, and maintenance. As a venture investor focused on climate, I see the IRA as an... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
sensitive to the solicited person’s gender, with women responding more than men. These results shed light on the factors that drive employees’ engagement in organizational tasks, beyond regular duties, and provide insights on how to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
track record of producing healthy, productive offspring. “Now my grandpa and all the other farmers can get the best bulls, plural, for pennies on the dollar, create a breeding program, and track results to improve milk production,” she... View Details