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23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

to support these sets of well-meaning folks who are trying to do the right thing." Tufano was invited to describe his work for HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: How did you get interested in studying different vehicles for savings?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

20 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Survival’s Secret Sauce

returns you need. I'm studying family wealth creators around the world. The best, like Alex Birman at Arezzo, often show an interest in business between the ages of 8-14. Develop these wealth generators by providing the right... View Details

24 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business

your next CEO. These internal candidates with some outsider views have a more objective and independent view about how your company needs to change and adapt. Executives with the right mix of Insider and Outsider attributes, Bower claims,... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Auto

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

them, which ultimately meant that I was representing people like my mother who is a CalPERS beneficiary, required challenging those firms who managed their money to do the right thing on behalf of their limited partners, not themselves.... View Details

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

"But if enough CEOs and lobbyists get together and say there is something not quite right about what we are doing, then we may be able to start changing norms." View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

social media editor for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStockphoto] Related Reading For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style What’s Really... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

board service right for you? How do you find a nonprofit board that is a good fit for your values, interests, and skills? HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Director Amelia Angella guides you through the fundamentals of nonprofit board... View Details

23 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

should be afraid of taking advantage of those benefits as well, if they are right for them.” Policymakers may want to consider making it easier to file for Chapter 7, Kluender says. In a Chapter 13 proceeding, filers are allowed to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Oct 2000
News

Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist

his family. "I wouldn't be able to look my children in the eye if I wasn't certain that I had made ethical choices," he says. Summing up his lifelong strategy, Saladrigas observes, "The best way to achieve business success is to walk the moral high road. I have always... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

competitive advantage while doing the right thing, rather than an imposition or a burden. According to Maersk leadership, the two keys to their decarbonization strategy are: Strong relationships with customers to get them on board with... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

employees’ needs. And they encourage employees to discuss their caregiving needs. “It’s motivating for people to be heard,” Fuller says. Managers need to acknowledge that many employees are caring for young children and aging parents, or both, and say, “That’s... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

to complain about the performance evaluation process. She felt that many of the lawyers weren't being fair in their evaluations of the library staff and that they shouldn't have the automatic right to determine the librarians' raises and... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

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Mireya Iglesias Ayala

and asking the right questions. This method fosters effective communication and a deep understanding of managerial complexities. By engaging with various cases and embracing the insights of my peers, I've learned the importance of... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Action Plan: To the Letter

Palatino, Optima, and Gotham, among numerous other well-known names—Monotype offers typefaces from more than 4,000 designers and foundries, a total of well over 200,000 options. Until recently, these fonts were licensed to designers on a perpetual basis. If you bought... View Details

Keywords: April White; design; typography; change management; leadership; Special Design Services; Professional Services

11 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

their True North.’” The recollection helped Kloeblen define two dimensions to his search: that the right role for him would involve collaboration, and that it would be driven by a desire to turn companies into “positive actors” in their... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

iLab Resources - Expert Resources You can schedule 1:1 time with seasoned experts to gain valuable knowledge and support. Browse profiles to discover the experts who are the right match for you. You can search by expert type, industry, or... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Boston Magazine ’s “The 100 Most Influential People in Boston Right Now” in 2020. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2020 Best Paper Prize in Quantitative Investments at the Annual Meeting of the Financial Management Association with Huaizhi... View Details

2010
Working Paper

Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger

This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Curriculum and Courses; Strategy; Performance Capacity; Attitudes; Behavior; United States; Netherlands; Texas

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

awareness and process fluency. Focus on process fluency as well as results Right answers are important, but so is an informed process. Create opportunities for learning on multiple levels by facilitating a discussion that goes beyond... View Details

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

up with the right answers, he found those who had more people in their social network from different cultures who disliked each other did about 23 percent worse on the test. This makes sense, says Chua. "Just as a child observing parents... View Details