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28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network effects, users prefer to consume the same applications to benefit from consumption complementarities. We show that the combination of preference for variety and consumption... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

BrightUp that are having a deep impact on marginalized communities across the country,” said Alicia Thomas, director of diversity and inclusion for HBS’s MBA and Doctoral programs. “In addition to helping... View Details

02 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience

students’ perspectives on the case. Being introduced to many novel and diverse viewpoints on the same material in a classroom atmosphere was exciting. I thought this session really embodied the program's goal of View Details

13 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

The Color of Private Equity: Quantifying the Bias Black Investors Face

of the reason minority-owned funds face higher bars to success is because of discrimination, Lerner says that “easy solutions are few and far between.” Even so, he believes a publicly available resource listing minority-owned funds would... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds; Financial Services

04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

sometimes want you just to tell them the answer—like 'just give me the answer to leadership!'" says Bernstein, who co-teaches the required Leadership and Organizational Behavior course to first-year MBA... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

How to Demotivate Your Best Employees

the plant to gain additional insight. "People believed it was unfair to recognize people who only changed their behavior because of this award. They felt that 'I'm a hard worker, and now they're giving... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Service

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About - Global

Administration. Turkish teachers receive HBS training and 12 HBS faculty spend time in Turkey to assist teaching there. 1951 HBS helps to found American Universities Field Staff (AUFS), a nonprofit that sends correspondents around the... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Can there be corporate democracy if employees can’t vote on the actions its companies take? Yes, and it’s needed now more than ever. The pandemic has brought much employee discontent and activism. Last... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent... View Details

10 Feb 2016
HBS Seminar

Chris Blattman, Associate Professor, Columbia SIPA

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

two books about love and relationships. In this live recording of the Skydeck podcast, Greenwald gives expert advice on how to talk about money with loved ones, shares research that applies to the workplace,... View Details

27 Jun 2019
Blog Post

My Week at Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)

prohibited. When a student is selected to speak, all other hands must go down to give the student an emphasized platform on which to thoughtfully express themselves. The questions asked are concise and... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

South Asia, an analysis of business investment in education geographies, and a study of spiritual philanthropy in emerging markets. Multiple methodologies have been employed including coding View Details

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Does Observability Amplify Sensitivity to Moral Frames? Evaluating a Reputation-Based Account of Moral Preferences

By: Valerio Capraro, Jillian J. Jordan and Ben Tappin

A growing body of work suggests that people are sensitive to moral framing in economic games involving prosociality, suggesting that people hold moral preferences for doing the “right thing”. What gives rise to these preferences? Here, we evaluate the explanatory power... View Details

Keywords: Moral Preferences; Moral Frames; Observability; Trustworthiness; Trust Game; Trade-off Game; Moral Sensibility; Reputation; Behavior; Trust

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18 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Leaning In

between men and women, there’s also a persistent belief that women could close that gap if only they’d negotiate more frequently. In April 2012, the US Department of Labor hosted the Equal Pay App Challenge, in which students competed to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Feb 2013
HBS Seminar

Rodrigo Wagner, Tufts University

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

START and a group of second year (EC) START Ambassadors plan and lead activities throughout the week. TREK: Pack your bags to travel to different parts of the world! HBS Treks are student-organized trips... View Details

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Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Enabling students to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. Students either founding or working for social enterprises (nonprofit, public sector, or for-profit... View Details

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Profiles - MBA

appreciation for the intricacies of running a construction project. All aspects, from assessment, to design, to implementation, are important, but none can be achieved without project funding and collaboration with local retailers. This... View Details

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

person. What challenges do they need to consider? A: When I teach executives, we talk about how you give feedback virtually to people you'll never see in person—giving performance appraisals to people you never see View Details