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- January 2008
- Article
How to Change the World
Alan Wilson has a decision to make. The CEO of his company, Grepter, wants him to relocate to Zurich, where he can gain valuable experience for a rise to the top. Karl, his best friend, hopes to lure him to a hedge fund that promises big money fast. Shiori, an enticing... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence
Stevenson, Howard H. "How to Change the World." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008).
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
today's complex financial environment, dealmaking is blending into a merger of negotiations and auctions. The Potential Downside of Win-Win What happens when a wonderful agreement ignores the needs of consumers? WORKING PAPERS Psychological View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Jimmy Tran
nature as I tinker behind facts and figures to determine the right course of action. Yet even in the most technical problems, I seek out the human element of my work. No matter where life takes me, I will cling to the zeal and excitement of the inquisitive spirit... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jon Rudoe
I am deeply attached to a simple idea: If every human being can work to make things better in whatever place they have influence then the world will also be a better place. No matter at what scale each person changes the world, this is... View Details
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MBA/DMD | MBA
program in 2009. The program’s mission is to develop outstanding dentist leaders, skilled in both dentistry and management, to take positions of influence through which they will contribute substantially to the health and well-being of... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 21 Mar 2023
- Webinars: Career
LinkedIn for Job Searching
Data can reveal what matters most in today's job market, and this interactive webinar from CPD and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn's former head of student and alumni education, will share behind-the-scenes insights that can help you optimize LinkedIn for both job hunting... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year?
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Matthew C. Weinzierl
In response to the economic and financial crisis of 2008–2009, the Federal Reserve greatly expanded the scale and scope of its activities. Though lauded by many experts for its actions, the Fed and its chairman, Ben Bernanke, faced harsh criticism from some public... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Central Banking; Governance Controls; Policy; Crisis Management; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; United States
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Matthew C. Weinzierl. "Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year?" Harvard Business School Case 710-051, January 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- June 2009
- Article
Highbrow Films Gather Dust: Time-inconsistent Preferences and Online DVD Rentals
By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman
We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences people anticipate they will have over a series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Forecasting and Prediction; Film Entertainment; Demand and Consumers; Renting or Rental; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Online Technology; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "Highbrow Films Gather Dust: Time-inconsistent Preferences and Online DVD Rentals." Management Science 55, no. 6 (June 2009): 1047–1059.
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Books
practical guidance. The conditions they have always faced—intense competition, scarce resources, and unforgiving markets—are true now for everyone. Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It edited by... View Details
- 23 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?
this information. This provides us a very rare opportunity to monitor the performance of individual board members," says Ma. "In the United States you know this happens, but you don't get to observe it." Social Influences... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
Working PapersSocial Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Christopher C. Liu, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract Actors often match with associates... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
researchers then analyzed the data, totaling some 12,000 daily diaries, looking for commonalities that influenced "inner work life," which the book defines as "the confluence of perceptions, emotions, and motivations that... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
PublicationsiPhones for Friends, Refrigerators for Family: How Products Prime Social Networks Authors:Lalin Anik and Michael I. Norton Publication:Social Influence (forthcoming). Abstract We show that priming consumers with products... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Juan Camargo
in both tech and aesthetics." TARGET THE TASTEMAKERS To reach the cool kids, Camargo and Cadillac partnered with IvyConnect, a members-only social network founded by Philipp Triebel and Beri Meric (both MBA 2010). "Using the power of social View Details
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Introduction - The Medium - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
machines within the conventions of a highly refined art form. From the simple expository illustrations of early industrial photography, the genre had evolved by the 1930s into a stylized medium of iconic imagery that celebrated America’s industrial might. Machine Age... View Details
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Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) - Course Catalog
processes, or risk management). Students will emerge from this course with an understanding of questions such as: how a regulation is developed and promulgated, and how business can seek to influence the outcome how legislative battles... View Details
Uncovering the roots of innovation
As the Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School in 2023, I had the unique opportunity to delve into the history of the life sciences industry in the Cambridge-Boston area. My research focused on how key actors View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
reveals: “My style says I’m super-versatile. I’ll do everything.” “The wind isn’t always blowing”: Off the water, Tai is focused on harnessing the resources and influence of the ACTAI nonprofit to support ocean conservation, among other... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Dean Clark Addresses Journalists
on faith in the people and the processes that drive it, Clark vowed that he would help restore that faith. “Each of us needs to act within our sphere of influence to make that happen,” he said. Visit www.hbs.edu for Dean Clark’s National... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
involved in social enterprise at HBS, and it has strongly influenced how I’m looking at different post-MBA options. From choices about work-life tradeoffs, to reading habits, to views on what makes a healthy lifestyle, the values of our... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government