COVID - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

me for the rest of my life. I hope this inspires others looking to get a similar transformational experience know that you can do it too! While these takeaways aren’t unique, this is my perspective. #1 You can build a community online. While View Details

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

see-saw, many people still deal with COVID disruptions. Many people are still undergoing deep introspection about their life direction—and considering significant changes (in other words, quitting). People want more meaning from their... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

10 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

intervention, the researchers could see the average effect of all of the interventions public health organizations were running on the platform. Using online platforms proved to be cost-effective. The authors estimate that every $5.68 spent on ads yielded an additional... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis What do great leaders do differently? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

community. I’ve been elected senator for my section (Section J woo!) and co-president of the VCPE club focusing on Venture Capital. I’m passionate about giving back to the community, especially to those students who also want to break into VC. Given the current View Details

23 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf

happens in Europe. There are probably six or seven huge plants in Europe. Gazette: The unexpected surge in demand during COVID has led to huge manufacturing delays, forcing even stars like Taylor Swift or Adele to wait months for vinyl... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Music

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Dec 2023 COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted Re: Laura Alfaro More Articles Harvard Business Publishing August 29, 2017 Article How to Successfully Work Across Countries, Languages, and Cultures By: Tsedal Neeley... View Details

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/RobertCrum View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

such friction by implementing rigid policies based on the presumption that they have correctly anticipated how the pandemic will evolve. Designing and implementing any durable policy requires having a firm grasp of what the world—the “new normal”—will look like. But... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

this session, we will consider the implications of living in a permanent state of elevated turbulence. COVID has been an object lesson in having to continuously reassess changing conditions and adapt both strategy and operations to the... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

a mom at HBS? Being away from family and in a new place was hard because your back-up options for child care are more limited. And COVID unfortunately did not help. What advice do you have for prospective student moms? At the end it is a... View Details

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Ramya Sundar

for the first time here. Being part of the HBS community is like... ...being part of a truly global community. I’ve met some incredible people here at HBS. Even though social interactions have been impacted to a certain extent due to View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

financial reversals in business cycle models. See Pedro’s other research here , Nicola’s other research here , Andrei’s other research here , and Stephen’s other research here . More Info Sizing up Corporate Restructuring in the COVID... View Details

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

surprisingly, the 10 most-read articles on Harvard Business School Working Knowledge reflected the mood swings of another challenging, complex year for managers and employees everywhere. The 10 most popular articles 1. COVID Killed the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Liz Plooster

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? HBS’ case-based approach intrigued me, and the timing made sense as a transition out of COVID lockdown. An added bonus: living in Boston for a couple years sounded exciting to my husband... View Details

13 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams

come as analysts predict a coming wave of M&A deals that were long pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID restrictions fade, American companies are expected to move forward with delayed acquisitions in the months ahead, Zhang... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

employers grow faster than their peers in the dataset. This offers some promise for the future. But, given the starkness of the COVID re-employment challenge, it will be more critical than ever to foster linkages between education... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

are within our grasp." “Although we don’t have as much data on the quality of COVID care, I’m quite sure there are much greater quality differences across hospitals in treating COVID than heart attacks,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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