FIELD 2 - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

the site launched. Research Matters According to Toffel, 2 research projects are associated with the map: looking at what facilities do, and what the public at large is concerned about. For the first project, the researchers sent a survey... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

national championship game from being played if the number 1 and 2 teams were in conferences committed to different bowls. While the current organization of bowl games leaves much to be desired, it does a much better job of producing good... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Collections Site Credits Photograph Albums Tipple and Washer, Central Iron and Coal Company. Alabama Mining Institute, Birmingham, Alabama Mss: 351 1922-1923 A316 2 albums, 153 photographs These photographic albums were created at the... View Details

15 Mar 2019
Blog Post

PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path

Read Parts 1 and 2 of Military Transition and the JD/MBA: Part 1: Setting Career GoalsPart 2: The Path to your Goals Applying If I haven’t scared you off yet, you want to get down to brass tacks—how you apply. Veteran applicants are... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

mere 2 percent deficit in a $50 million budget is $1 million, a number that "is completely unacceptable in the nonprofit realm." The fundraising and financial aspects of their jobs, say the HBS MBAs who were interviewed for this article,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Commencement 2013 Address | About

sure all of you have some amazing memories of your FIELD 2 excursion 16 months ago. I have my own vivid memories of that time. Each evening, I’d wait and watch my email inbox for a simple message: “All... View Details

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

something that already works [e.g. credit and debit cards], something that doesn't complain when it gets wet in the rain, something that doesn't complain when I launder my pants?" Especially, he adds, when those cards give users and additional 1 or View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media | MBA

2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media The case and field methods, the hallmark pedagogies of Harvard Business School, are rooted in candid classroom discussion, relying on the open exchange of information and ideas, and... View Details

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

"Work done in the spirit of service is the highest form of worship." —Abdu'l-Bahá The field of economics is rife with the concept of "capital." There's financial capital—cold hard cash or cashable assets. There's fixed capital—the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

School’s faculty the autonomy to pursue answers to the business research questions that interest them most. Faculty members stay close to practice, interacting with business leaders and managers in the field to research the world’s most... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

Green House

issues and help us get to the US goal of zero-carbon emissions by 2050,” she says. In the early 2000s, Harper moved into nonprofit consulting, working for clients such as the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Charles River Conservancy, and then into roles that... View Details

07 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

August 2018 Negotiation and Conflict Management Research Raiffa Transformed the Field of Negotiation—and Me By: Bazerman, Max Abstract—Howard Raiffa was a role model, friend, and inspiration. He transformed the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 14

studied and how it relates to the environment in which it occurs—affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research in organizational studies rests on implicit phenomenological... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Jackie Burgos

identify her top FIELD 2 destination choices, she deliberately picked China and India – both far and foreign to her – and got India. “Choosing India forced me to do something I ordinarily would not do,”... View Details

16 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 16

environment in which it occurs—affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research in organizational studies rests on implicit phenomenological assumptions that vary in the extent to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

greenhouse gas emissions rise and different industries’ contributions Consider the implications of imperfect markets Understand command, control, and market-based mechanisms for correcting market failures in the context of climate change 10-12 hrs Module View Details

08 Dec 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)

other environments where you present and defend your ideas daily in front of 90 people. How long was your deferral (2, 3, or 4 years)? My deferral was 2 years. I considered deferring longer, but I felt like I was at a natural point in my... View Details

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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library

undergraduates), that you were an art major at Smith and never took chemistry, physics, or business administration while here.” 2 The Smith award also recognized Morse’s artistic talents. She earned local renown as a performance artist of... View Details

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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online

and a capstone project Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 4 Courses (with Capstone), 6 months Download full syllabus 10-14 hrs Course – 2 Modules Leading in the Digital World Explore what’s required to build and lead a team able to... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

Harvard Business School professor Stuart Gilson fielded some questions regarding his new book in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean SilverthorneSilverthorne: When should a company consider a major restructuring? Are... View Details