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07 Feb 2020
News

Women less inclined to self-promote than men, even for a job

14 Feb 2020
News

Trump and I Disagreed at the National Prayer Breakfast. But We Listened to Each Other.

04 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?

participate in things. We are equal in every way and that has been amazing. I sort of thought this would be two years on the back burner but instead it’s been a truly transformation experience for both of us. Plus, I actually think being... View Details

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

29 Aug 2014
News

Good research, great video: what’s the best way to motivate community health workers?

12 Jun 2017
News

Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO

headquarters—a move spurred in part by the CEO’s professed desire to shake up the corporate mindset: Immelt, 61, also wanted a big culture shift. He asked employees to think more like they View Details

02 Dec 2020
News

Nine Ways to Have a Better 2021

illustrations by Rose Wong Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness Invest in the New Abnormal Bounce Back from a Blunder Hit Pause Kill Groupthink Up Your Time Affluence Advance Racial Equity in the Office Embrace the Corona-Blur Take Time... View Details

05 Nov 2024

Harvard Business School Visit to Imperial College

Wondering where an MBA can take you? Explore the flexible career opportunities at HBS, including the 2+2 Program, which lets current students gain two years of work experience before starting their MBA. Join us View Details

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

of companies operate, investors can give helpful insight around people and culture. You can ask how to work through team challenges, enhance your company culture, or even how View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

29 Mar 2023
News

Robert Kraft Launches Campaign to Combat Antisemitism

Americans to stand up against Jewish hate." CBS also notes the ongoing work of the foundation, which monitors online antisemitism from a command center in Gillette Stadium. "It's going on constantly, and... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

From a ‘blank slate’ to ‘Mr. China’

Against the advice of many, Jack Perkowski (MBA 1973) ditched his high-flying investment career and relocated to China in 1992 to build his own company. Through trial and error, Perkowski learned that the... View Details

2008
Working Paper

Embracing Commitment and Performance: CEOs and Practices Used to Manage Paradox

By: Tobias Fredberg, Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote and Flemming Norrgren

We tend to assume that great leaders must make difficult choices between two or more conflicting outcomes. In an interview study with 26 CEOs of top American and European companies (incl. IKEA, Campbell Soups, Nokia, H&M), we find that instead of choosing between... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Decision Choices and Conditions

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05 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research

Fellow Marco Piovesan, whose research on how temptation influences work productivity included field experiments with children tempted by soda and candy at an Italian summer camp. "Understanding where these preferences and their behavior... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

roast beans—becoming one of only a small group of people in Starbucks' history to be judged qualified to do so. As a teenager, Michael Dell enjoyed taking complex computers apart, repairing or upgrading... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

better leaders, and the practical steps to kicking an addiction to success. Dan Morrell: There’s been increasing academic interest in the topic of happiness in recent years. We’ve seen it at HBS with the... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

while creating new jobs more or less commensurate with the skills of the displaced workers. But things have changed since the technology is now able to think as well as perform tasks It is not easy to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

organizations schedule time for workers to reflect on their workdays. (Previous research has shown that taking time out to reflect on work improves job performance in the long... View Details