Personal Development and Career - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

services that simultaneously provide greater customer value and higher supplier profitability. We constantly strive to move elements of the relationship from the zero-sum conflict side to the win-win cooperation side to achieve business... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

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Mid-US - Global

United States Mid-US Harvard Business School (HBS) established the Mid-US Research Center (MRC) in 2021 to build a deeper understanding of business practice and innovation in the region. The MRC plays a vital role in View Details

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What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting

American Student Union 05 Feb 2025 Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) Satpal Singh 29 Jan 2025 Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful View Details

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Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit

By: Robert S. Kaplan

The general manager of a Lubricants Business Unit in Mobil's U.S. Marketing and Refining division launched a project to develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for his unit. The purpose was to provide focus for all employees of the unit, enabling it to operate on an... View Details

Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Employees; Customization and Personalization; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Projects; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

start-up investments through the Angels network. HBS Clubs & SIGs Access Tailored Support for Your Success Leverage a range of HBS resources designed to support your ongoing success. From career development... View Details

02 Jul 2018
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Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

0.5 percent. The federal tax cut reduced rates by 14 percent, so the income-shifting motivation is likely to be much stronger.” Prior research largely focused on how personal taxes impact income inequity, View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

fills this void by explaining how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

Collaborating Across Cultures

extent to which they were able to rely on them professionally (cognitive trust) and the extent to which they were able to share their personal hopes, dreams, and difficulties... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

care. Almost a third of workers—and more senior executives—say their careers have been adversely affected by caregiving obligations. As Joe explains to this episode’s guest host, HBS alum and Care.com CEO... View Details

06 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What I Was Not Expecting: Rerouting Towards My Passion at HBS

supposed to not have a day job? Should I actively avoid having a stable income and the safety of working for a large company? Coming from Perú, where the music industry is still in a very incipient stage, I grew up under the influence of... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

various stages of their personal and professional lives. We aspire to connect you with each other, share with you the latest faculty research and innovative ideas from the... View Details

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey

As mentioned in a previous post, Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) are courses that offer a great opportunity for students to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore new topics. These... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

Ph.D. in biology and a former biology professor at Harvard, has also had a 25-year career in drug development and biotech companies, leading both... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture

The human knee is a marvel. It’s the hinge at the center of our gait, the evolutionary adaptation that makes humans the only fully bipedal mammals on the planet. But the knee also is a complicated and vulnerable knot of bone, muscle, and sinew. Nearly everyone knows... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

anxiety-provoking and inspiring. Regardless of the strategy used for selecting the opener, instructors should position the call as a challenging but fair opportunity for students to experience personal View Details

20 Feb 2017
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Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

an aspirational lifestyle. “The new conspicuous consumption is about saying, I am the scarce resource, and therefore I am valuable” The finding suggests a new way for marketers to sell their products and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

and managers), and they need to self-actualize (assigned interesting work, able to reach career goals, achieving wealth to reach personal goals... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

25 Jul 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

The Evolution of Apple

halted production of the Newton, an early version of the personal digital assistant, and closed the division working to develop a portable PC for the education sector.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer; Technology

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

"Creativity does have a reputation for being magical," says HBS professor Teresa Amabile. "One myth is that it's associated with the particular personality or genius of a person—and in fact, creativity does depend to some... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

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Social Innovation

My intellectual agenda addresses this question: How to innovate to solve the world’s toughest challenges? Out of the earth’s population, about 2 billion can afford good products whereas the remaining 5 billion are poor and therefore are nonconsumers.... View Details

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