parks - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2009
News

Don’t Mess with His Texas

WATERS: Betting the ranch on posterity. Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Hill Country of Texas is noted for its beautiful limestone canyons and native bigtooth maple trees. The park recently grew by 700 acres thanks to Lou Waters... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

cab or you could park in a lot that’s more expensive and closer (to the venue). You’re not walking far. You’re not rushed. You enjoy a glass of wine before your friend meets you there. With that free time, you’ll enjoy your experience... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

first time. "I'm saying the pace is not going to attract a more action-oriented, younger demographic." Park attendance, however, continues its nine-year decline, and MLB trails the NFL, NBA, and English Premier League in annual... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

on the home front. Documenting the Wartime Effort: Slider Hanging bombs on paint conveyor line, Christy Park Works, McKeesport, Pennsylvania. U.S. Steel Annual Report, 1940. Corporate Reports Collection, Baker Library, Harvard Business... View Details

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

report, all employees’ autos were required to be parked in the same direction, apparently with exhausts pointed away from the plant so as to limit pollution damage to the building. There is no report of complaints or questions. While... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

state law to exempt 38 square miles of property from most state and local regulations. It allows Disney to collect taxes, follow its own building codes and provide emergency services for its six theme parks and resorts in the area. So now... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

parks—responsible for spreading “pixie dust” for Disney’s “guests”—were supporters of these groups. Within Disney, employees were protesting on social media and organizing walkouts from company theme parks in Florida and elsewhere. In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Harvard Square's Hidden History

Lexington and Concord in April 1775, but the king’s troops quickly reassembled it. Winthrop Park: Site of Newtowne Market Tiny Winthrop Park sits a quarter-mile up John F. Kennedy Street from Anderson bridge; near its southeast... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Richard Pechter: Learning New Lessons

taught so little,” he observes. “I’m the big beneficiary right now. There are 2.1 million teachers out there, and they all could probably teach math better than I can. I’m selfish — I really want to do this for me.” Most of his DLJ colleagues didn’t think Pechter was... View Details

Keywords: Lory Hough; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

his old, turquoise-blue Ford pickup with the express purpose of setting off car alarms in the Soldiers Field Park garage. He used game theory in a classroom negotiation exercise with great success—and also generated plenty of controversy... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

04 Sep 2015
Blog Post

4 Tips for MBA Students with Families

out since the playground was covered in snow. The winter can be very challenging with kids – just pushing a stroller alone in the snow can prove very difficult! If you live on campus, all of the sidewalks are plowed for you and there is underground View Details

30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

Angulo (MBA 1983); John Kemp (MBA 1981); Fred Mann (MBA 1983); Ravenell “Ricky” Keller (MBA 1989); and Richard Zayas (MBA 1996). These are only the ones about whom we know. I found out about Ric Angulo when I went to Central Park to see... View Details

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted notices around campus, discreetly... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

appointment, time getting there and back, time in the waiting room. A lot of people don’t feel like they have that time,” Parks says. “This technology is not meant to replace in-person therapy, but because we know therapy can’t reach... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

status very quickly (such as Allbirds, Casper, Warby Parke and Glossier). Then reality hit. What we discovered was that these businesses were relatively easy to imagine and start up but very difficult to grow and scale. Our 2020 version... View Details

05 Jul 2021
What Do You Think?

Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/skynesher) I will always remember November 11, 1977 as the day I drove a Ford Pinto into the employee parking lot of the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit. My vehicle was the only Ford product in a sea... View Details