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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About

University program. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination in that it denies an individual equal access to the University’s programs or activities.” Harvard’s policies are “designed to ensure a safe and non-discriminatory... View Details

27 Nov 2006
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What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

interview than the interviewee." According to Wally Bock, "When I conducted research I found that the more effective supervisors spent the bulk of their performance evaluation meeting time talking about the future." Forced... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

concludes with a final exam. What are the learning requirements in order to successfully complete Economics for Managers, and how are grades assigned? + – Participants are expected to fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This will mean View Details

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

not only the business setting but life as well, whether it be in boardroom meetings with music industry executives or in personal catch-ups with loved ones over a shared meal. After SVMP, I returned to New York City and continued my... View Details

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

work with an incredible team of dedicated individuals who daily give everything they have. My team and I are committed to attentively listening and responding to each student’s requests and needs in meeting their HBS goals while... View Details

07 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance

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Mission-Driven Governance

By: Raymond Fisman, Rakesh Khurana and Edward Martenson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a useful, easily applied theory of governance performance. The existing model is fundamentally adversarial, rooted in the paradigm of principal-agent conflict. At its base is an image of governance as a never-ending struggle... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Knowledge Management; Standards; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation

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04 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?

socializing or collectivizing the potential costs of exercising their professional judgment. Some risk-taking is needed in any professional activity; it is from such risks that innovation and growth emerge." For client-managers, this means that the biggest audit... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

who devise new strategies but fail to underpin them with detailed plans for marketplace execution. Emergent strategies are only as good as their execution. Sound execution requires not only attention to detailed planning, but adaptability to changing market conditions... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2001
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Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

Guy de Chazal has arrived a bit behind schedule for his 25th Reunion interview. Trim and elegantly attired, he apologizes for being detained at an off-site meeting for Morgan Stanley & Co., where he is a managing director and president of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

story. Offer free or lower-priced products to help people meet the challenges the crisis presents, particularly those most in need, such as healthcare workers or those forced into unemployment due to the changing economic environment. For... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

13 Apr 2021
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How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

dozens of managers over the course of more than thirty years, pithily summarized the key actions of her most inclusive managers: “Championed everyone on his team. [Was a] supporter, equally, of all on his team. Allowed each person to speak at View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

to shrink. You meet less new people and socialize more within a smaller circle. In this panel workshop, you’re going to walk away with practical strategies to enhance your social connection. You’ll leave with an action plan and strategies... View Details

01 May 2019
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What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

reminded everyone that “The YouTube company-wide goal is framed not just as ‘Growth’ but as ‘Responsible Growth.’” After barely meeting its 2016 stretch goal, rumors of a new goal of achieving viewership greater than for all of commercial... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

created an enormous amount of profit for advertising agencies. Often services, and to a lesser extent products, can be priced not just by quantity, but also according to the performance or quality provided. Thus, a computer consultant might be paid based on View Details

Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

one had to live with that decision for some time. Today, the movement is toward settings that aren't "matchy-match"; Steuben's new lines of glassware work together and meet the needs of a consumer who wants a differentiated,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Academy of Management. This award is given annually to the author of the best paper submitted to the Annual Academy of Management Meeting in the GDO division. Alexandra C. Feldberg : Recipient of a 2017 Weatherhead Initiative on... View Details

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

industries agile enough to meet their professional and personal needs. Employees also have greater agency to demand the working conditions they want. In the past, employers have had the upper hand during times of economic uncertainty, but... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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What Black Executives Really Want

interviewing about a dozen black executives in depth—young black professionals in their 20s. We asked them to tell us their whole story, from the beginning to what they are doing now and where they are working. After that, we started View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

relationships with community organizations in the area, forging connections with the SWP and attending monthly meetings of the Union Square Association to get a sense of local needs and wants. Those ties have proved mutually beneficial.... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

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