Middle School Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

down, his intelligence dims and his memory becomes less quick, so that he risks committing many errors in his business.” “In a sense, these are very early concepts of corporate social responsibility,” says Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

soap before meals can dramatically reduce rates of both diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. To that end, major health organizations have poured a lot of money into handwashing education campaigns in the developing world, but to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Jan 2016
News

Guiding Students to Out-of-School Programs and Resources

about. “In 2003, my family moved to Boston. My children were in middle school and I felt that they weren’t getting the kind of experiential learning I had had as a child. Where could my kids go during the... View Details

Research Summary

Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

from one of Smith's earlier works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, that caught the attention of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf and coauthors Colin Camerer and George Loewenstein. In "Adam Smith, Behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

did you focus on those people who carry out "necessary evils" in the workplace? Joshua Margolis and Andrew Molinsky: We became interested in necessary evils because students in our undergraduate, MBA, and executive education... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Mar 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Demographics, Career Concerns or Social Comparison: Who Games SSRN Download Counts?

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman & Ian I. Larkin; Education

10 Nov 2015
First Look

November 10, 2015

matching estimations, and regression discontinuity designs. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50067 Harvard Business School Case 315-049 Cravia: An Entrepreneurial Endeavor in Dubai Walid Hajj (HBS '95), CEO... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About

committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the University community is, on the basis of sex, including sexual orientation or gender identity, excluded from participation in, denied... View Details

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

for teaching young people—that comes through in his work at Manchester United, and it was also very evident in the Harvard Business School classroom. It was a very exciting and special day for all of us. I hope to welcome him back next... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring. 2021 Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of Management Journal Impact Award for “The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work” (June 1995). Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of... View Details

03 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment

full time experience malemployment rates in excess of 27 percent and typically make little more than workers with no postsecondary education credentials. So why is it that people with a bachelor’s degree have enjoyed unemployment rates... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Education

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

World View: Global Strategies for the New Economy is a collection of Harvard Business Review articles edited by Jeffery E. Garten, Dean of the Yale School of Management. At the dawn of the new century, says Garten, "globalization has... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

focuses on innovative approaches to improving the value of cancer care. MOC Affiliate Network The MOC Affiliate Network is a group of more than 100 educational institutions around the world that teach the MOC curriculum and collaborate in... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Mullainathan. 2015 Francesca Gino : Included as one of “40 Best Business School Professors Under 40” by Poets & Quants in 2015. Francesca Gino : Winner of the 2015 Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior Award from the Academy... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

1974 Named Executive Director, Unibanco 1983 Launches Banco Pactual S.A. 1998 Launches JGP Asset Management 2001 Joins HBS Board of Dean's Advisors 2002 Jakurski House opens, British School 2002 Named Chair, HBS Latin America Advisory... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. On behalf of all who benefit from the School’s work, we are grateful to the donors who believe in and help shape this institution. 1908 Harvard's Graduate View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the African-American Student Union

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

27 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Video: Inspirational Women in Business

was the first cold call in my section. So, my excitement was on another level talking about her. Whitley Cargile: Sandra Horbach, the Americas co-head of corporate private equity at Carlyle. I chose to join Carlyle to work with her. I also trusted her advice to go to... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

growing things could play in educating others about indigenous cultures. Now he talks about the intelligence of corn—how it changes color to optimize filtration of ultraviolet light: Soon, he explains, the corn leaves will be tinted a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

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