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Social Strategies That Work

Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new... View Details

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the system. Map showing locations of centers in New Yor Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, a regional orthopedic practice, represents a different type of a value oriented regional expansion. They View Details

04 Jan 2024
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Great Heights

training and fortitude in a hostile environment. And only ten percent of those who make it to Denali’s summit are women. “It’s much like tech!” Kostova says. And it proved a ready-made metaphor for the next phase of her career. In 2020, Kostova View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

sorting the data took 55,000 computer hours. “It’s an astounding amount of data,” she says. In an initial analysis, the researchers found that the total number of global emails spiked after lockdowns and work-at-home orders were issued in... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

search terms team, teamwork, work groups, or collaboration, in combination with survey or questionnaire. Principal findings. We found 58 scales that measured teamwork; 12 of them have been shown to relate to non-self-report outcomes of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

whether related research on adult employees would apply to young students. “I was interested in studying the effect of breaks and their recharging power,” Piovesan says. “In previous papers I have investigated the effect of temptations on productivity. What my... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

is what business is about. Much to my surprise, I found that this was the exception rather than the rule for most businesses. “As I delved deeper into companies seeking to become more customer-centric, the biggest gap I discovered was the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

is doing it on steroids, using very large datasets, and is able to capture patterns that are undetectable to humans. If you do it on steroids, these correlations [such as the color of the case and the gender] kick in and create systematic differences that now are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an Atlanta-based startup accelerator for Black-owned companies. “This was not a traditional business model, and we found an innovative way to lead.” View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails

Office. That research found that patent examiners who were able to “work from anywhere” examined 4.4 percent more patent applications, without a significant increase in rework or deterioration of quality. The study findings suggest that... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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All Functions - Recruiting

Organizations Entrepreneurship Facts & figures on students founding companies and joining start-ups. Entrepreneurship Facts & Figures Historical Trends View trends in industry, function, and location career and internship choices. View... View Details

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Rising Leaders for Social Impact Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

really helped the social enterprise experience come alive in a meaningful way here at HBS.” “I found a community of like-minded peers, and felt that I am not alone navigating the transition to business school.” “I valued the consistency... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

integration, embedded sound systems and projectors, and modern interior layouts. Status: Wong, a former SpaceX engineer, founded Cloud Apartments in early 2021 and has closed more than $3 million from lead investor Tim Connors (MBA 1999)... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

24 Apr 2023
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What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

containing mind-altering chemicals THC and CBD commonly found in marijuana. But a new case study by Harvard Business School professor Ayelet Israeli about a new cannabis-infused beverage company reveals some of the significant and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

23 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

that gentrification can ruin neighborhoods by forcing out existing businesses that serve the needs of the locals. “We found that changes in the local economy—such as a new coffee shop opening—can predict gentrification,” says Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Jun 2020
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It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

a foundation of trust to lead people effectively. I’ve found that people feel like the luckiest people when they're trusted and bummed if they're not, but they don't really experience trust as immediately actionable. With actions you take... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Runner-Up & Crowd Favorite Winner A medical device company founded by surgeons to identify and solve problems that practicing surgeons face every day. Social Enterprise Track, 2022 CashEx Kingsley Ezeani (MC/MPA 2022) Scott Morgan Social... View Details

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

gives away a drug called Mectizan for river blindness. That's one pill per person per year. And we found it's really hard to get that the last mile to the people who really need it. Okay? So I would say there are two big issues with... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

25 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

When Your Passion Works Against You

setting, the team collected data from the Canadian television show Dragons’ Den, where 177 entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas and products to a panel of five investors, called dragons, to solicit support. Would high-passion presentations entice more investors?... View Details