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- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
about how unjust this world is for me, my family and my future children. I want you to avoid turning a blind eye from my reality because it’s convenient for you. I want you to constantly think about ways to make Black people who “consume”... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills
school. To be a successful general manager is to know your blind spots, and I wanted an opportunity to develop those areas with less career risk. As such, I was drawn to HBS’ learning environment because I thought it would be the best way... View Details
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Vanity and Virtue: Allegories on the Pursuit of Riches - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
1589. 23 x 27.8 cm CF g1 xx First state. Gold coins form the wheels of a chariot, upon which is the World, while two noblemen blinded by money walk alongside. A group of peasants is held back by Poverty, standing on the wheel of Fortune.... View Details
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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog
success. In this course, you will think about: How should teams be structured? How can a founder see his or her own blind spots? Can you augment a founder’s weaknesses by hiring a complimentary team? When should a CEO be replaced? We... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
seen the inner city as a separate part of the economic landscape. Almost always, he said, entrepreneurs would rather borrow money from a leading local bank than from a community development bank. "The challenge [is] to connect the inner city to the other part of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
note presents statistics on private equity exits and discusses important issues relating to the most common exit routes. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/private-equity-exits/an/213112-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-041 salaUno: Eliminating Needless... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
thought experiments designed in his executive MBA classes, he challenges readers to explore their cognitive blind spots, identify any salient details they are programmed to miss, and then take steps to ensure it won’t happen again.... View Details
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
considered one for most management students, like many inexperienced managers, these students are often blinded to the realities of management by their personal motivation and ambition. Often, management students arrive at business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
political conflict and individual and group biases occasioned by organizational differentiation. We categorize the sources of functional bias into intentional, driven by misalignment of incentives, and unintentional resulting from informational and procedural View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Disability Pride Month | Baker Library
Smith, Elder, & co. [Frontispiece and title page]. Henry Fawcett was a blind British economist and politician who played a key role in modernizing the British postal system. As Postmaster General, he expanded postal savings banks,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
redefined," Higgins says. "The younger generation doesn't care as much about cable TV." And for older sports fans, mobile devices are gaining popularity because they allow for multitasking. "Wyc Grousbeck was on a tour of hospitals for the View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
career choices? A: Women's portability comes from two sources: a greater emphasis on external relationships, and conducting better research about a company before joining it. Men would benefit from conducting more due diligence as well. Don't let yourself be View Details
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
warming, but they expect multinational giants like BP and Shell to do so. Similarly, people may turn a blind eye when local companies take advantage of employees, but they won't stand for transnational players like Nike and Polo adopting... View Details
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
Publications Blind Ethics: Closing One's Eyes Polarizes Moral Judgment and Discourages Dishonest Behavior Authors: E. M. Caruso and F. Gino Publication: Cognition (forthcoming) Abstract Four experiments demonstrate that closing one's eyes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
the traction can sometimes create a blind spot and put your company at serious risk. Back in 2018, when we raised our first round of seed funding, we learned this the hard way. We had great traction and a lot of venture capital firms... View Details
- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
stockstudioX] Related Reading: Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
bias blinds them to local issues. And companies often fail to adequately check the actions of their local managers. Standardized Products, Universal Values? Global Product Standardization? Although there is a general perception that... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 30 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career
course of the year enables us to keep trying. Career: from blind trust to critical thinking As someone who is not looking to switch careers after pursuing an MBA, I did not think transformation in my perspective of my career would happen... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
women stood. "You are Harvard Business School graduates," Sandberg gently chided. "Why do you not automatically stand up?" Too many women, she said, limit their own aspirations because they think they lack what it takes to lead, because they think... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
blind spots regarding language to something as simple as managing individuals' airtime in meetings. Regardless of how it's done, it has to start with managers being trained and held accountable for their organizations' language and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley