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- June 2008
- Supplement
Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (C)
By: James L. Heskett and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen
Professor Kenneth Carpenter has received word that he has inadvertently offended one of his students. He is pondering a possible response. View Details
Heskett, James L., and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen. "Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 908-410, June 2008.
- Article
Dying Is Unexpectedly Positive
By: Amelia Goranson, Ryan S. Ritter, Adam Waytz, Michael I. Norton and Kurt Gray
In people’s imagination, dying seems dreadful; however, these perceptions may not reflect reality. In two studies, we compared the affective experience of people facing imminent death with that of people imagining imminent death. Study 1 revealed that blog posts of... View Details
Keywords: Death; Language; LIWC; Positivity; Affective Forecasting; Open Materials; Perspective; Attitudes
Goranson, Amelia, Ryan S. Ritter, Adam Waytz, Michael I. Norton, and Kurt Gray. "Dying Is Unexpectedly Positive." Psychological Science 28, no. 7 (July 2017): 988–999.
- Video
My Pandemic Year
- 18 May 2018
- News
Faculty Advice for Graduates
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
He wrote: “For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.” In this vein, we were given a generous 20 words to introduce an essential part of our identity to our classmates. I wrote: 1919 the 19th amendment 1972 Title... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up
company’s first shop – in the NY office. Sure, she said, where are the drawings? What phase of development are they in? As she stood in this blank space of a room, the founders (Amy Jain and Daniella... View Details
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
of two new products from Pepsico, Doritos Blaze snacks and Mountain Dew Ice soda. Each had an attention-getting star—Peter Dinklage of “Game of Thrones” fame and Morgan... View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
that “fitness is a hobby and finance is your career.” I remember nodding in agreement, but at the same time, those words rang so false. Why Harvard Business School One day it really hit me that I ultimately wanted to partner my love View Details
- January 2009 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple
By: Stefan Thomke and Barbara Feinberg
Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in the world, but how it has achieved such success remains mysterious because of the company's obsession with secrecy.... View Details
Keywords: Design; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Product Design; Product Development; Research and Development; Creativity; Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan, and Barbara Feinberg. "Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple." Harvard Business School Case 609-066, January 2009. (Revised June 2024.)
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Language Investments Pay Big Dividends for Global Companies
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
alliances and their somewhat checkered record might offer a word of caution here. They would ask: Do the justifiably selfish purposes that bring an organization to a strategic alliance contain the seeds... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- June 2008
- Supplement
Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (E)
By: James L. Heskett and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen
Prof. Kenneth Carpenter has received word that he has inadvertently offended one of his students. He is pondering a possible response. View Details
Heskett, James L., and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen. "Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 908-412, June 2008.
- June 2008
- Supplement
Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (D)
By: James L. Heskett and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen
Prof. Kenneth Carpenter has received word that he has inadvertently offended one of his students. He is pondering a possible response. View Details
Heskett, James L., and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen. "Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 908-411, June 2008.
- June 2008
- Supplement
Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (B)
By: James L. Heskett and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen
Professor Kenneth Carpenter has received word that he has inadvertently offended one of his students. He is pondering a possible response. View Details
Heskett, James L., and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen. "Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 908-409, June 2008.
- June 2008
- Case
Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (A)
By: James L. Heskett and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen
Professor Kenneth Carpenter has received word that he has inadvertently offended one of his students. He is pondering a possible response. View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Higher Education; Learning; Teaching; Conflict and Resolution
Heskett, James L., and Tor Askild Aase Johannessen. "Professors Sven Larson and Kenneth Carpenter (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-408, June 2008.
- 15 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Coming Out Calculus: A Reflection in Honor of National Coming Out Day
have to do this, how familiar the anxiety is, how it feels like so much of this new world I’m entering in hinges on the answer to a stupid icebreaker question. This existential crisis consumes the last bit View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Seth Klarman on the Critical Value of the Long View
In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Seth Klarman (MBA 1982), CEO of the Baupost Group, spoke about the perilous state of the public perception of capitalism. “People... View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization
includes how we refer to people.” For example, Manso-Brown noted the importance of rejecting the word “Caucasian,” which was language that came out of the eugenics movement,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Byron Wien (MBA 1956) was a Wall Street icon. He had a 50-year career that included chief investment strategist roles at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, and was well... View Details
Keywords: Finance