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2003
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When You Say Yes But Mean No: How Silencing Conflict Wrecks Relationships and Companies

“Saying yes when you really mean no” is a problem that haunts organizations from start-ups to multi-nationals. It exists across industries, levels, and functions. And it’s exacerbated by a down economy, when the fear of losing one’s job is on everybody’s mind and the... View Details

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Relationships; Business Ventures

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04 Jun 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance

Keywords: by Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn & Jordi Quoidbach

11 Feb 2019
HBS Seminar

Peter Belmi, University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

Recession – led the city to record job growth. After leaving City Hall, he resumed leadership of Bloomberg L.P. and expanded his philanthropic work through Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Center at Baker Library is named for... View Details

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CEO Leadership - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Business Review Seven Surprises for New CEOs by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch, & Nitin Nohria As a newly minted CEO, you may think you finally have the power to set strategy, the authority to make things happen, and full access to the finer points of your business.... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Allison Hughes

cites as the fund's "most valuable asset" - its reputation for ethical and honorable behavior. "For me," she says with characteristic decisiveness, "this job is perfect." View Details

Keywords: Charlie Hogg

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

of the new business. Even after leaving the current employer, one still cannot use or disclose the company's trade secrets. Under the so-called inevitable disclosure doctrine, if someone has been exposed to trade secrets at their job and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

adult life I felt welcomed in my entirety, with my whole story, not just the education and the jobs I had listed on my resume. It was then that I also understood the depth of value offered by the HBS section experience. The case method... View Details

26 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

Our work can literally make us sick. Long hours, impossible demands from bosses, and uncertain job security can take their toll on our mental and physical well-being, leading to stress-induced aches and pains and anxiety. In extreme... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

09 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

if an industry or company is suffering due to technological changes or market demands, that’s another story. If jobs are going away permanently, furloughs will only delay making layoffs or making other substantial workforce reallocations.... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Electronics

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review (LEFA login for full access.) HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS Working Knowledge Jobs Harvard University Privacy Policy Trademarks Copyright © President & Fellows of... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

Visibility, or lack thereof, played a significant role in my life, and telling my story on National Coming Out Day is an opportunity to pay it forward and live true to my parent’s final lesson of helping others. Toni Morrison put it best: “If you have some power, then... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

it's supposed to." Bower continues: "Theoretically, when an industry has excess capacity, prices fall and the least efficient producers can't survive." But, Bower adds, that doesn't always happen. "In many countries, for all sorts of economic and political reasons -... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

their job duties by doing favors that benefit the executives personally. "Executives can become quite skilled at managing things through informal exchanges and favors. But that means there is just a little step toward expecting their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

data to decipher traits belonging to toxic workers. The result was anonymized personal data of almost 60,000 workers from 11 firms, about 70 percent of which were based in the United States. The positions were similar front-line, customer service View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

September 2023
Case

Derek Aguirre

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman

Derek Aguirre is the executive director of a nonprofit organization in Detroit, Michigan that uses the sport of squash as a vehicle to support young people in low-income urban areas. The case discusses his path to pursue meaningful work and his reflections on the... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Happiness; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Business Startups; Sports; Education; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Sports Industry; Service Industry; United States; Boston; Detroit

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30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

deliberate on important decisions. Masking the gender of applicants for tech jobs before deciding whether they should be interviewed can remove bias from the process. And when selecting employees for a task, managers should compare two or... View Details