Internet Of Things - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

To Buy Happiness, Purchase an Experience

than spending it on ourselves). In the following video, the first in a series, Norton doles out some cash to two women in Harvard Square on a sunny summer day. The catch: Each of them must take the money and spend it on an experience.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

productivity” “That expected leisure time changed things completely,” says Amabile. Participants worked much more productively, finishing the same tasks in less time but without any more mistakes—and without any evidence View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2004
News

Working the Street

scuffles but has never fired his weapon, nor been fired upon. He always wears his bulletproof vest, and does things by the book. On the street, he’s firmly in command but respectful, bantering in both English and Spanish. “On a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Yung Winata

What’s the best thing about your home town? This is always such a tricky question for me. I have moved around so much in my life that I don’t really have a “home-town”. On the upside, moving has been a gift View Details

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

information and social networking sector. Several respondents to this month's column argued that we are. As Kamal Gupta put it, "Facebook's valuation was explained to me by people I consider smarter than me as valuation of its... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

Portrait Project

Brandon Angelini

Weekends were for ambitious projects in my family. Someone would announce a plan for the day — it could be anything — and I remember the weekend that my mom decided we would make a picnic table. My parents are architects, well acquainted with building View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

Transformation Leadership Donor or a Digital Data Design Leadership Donor —please contact Ellen Harkavy, Managing Director of Development, at eharkavy@hbs.edu or 617.495.6883. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual... View Details

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship

underestimated factor in industrial or business marketing is buyer behavior.— Narakesari Narayandas "So you get in, and then if you do things right, what happens for the business? The customer calls you and wants to place an order.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2000
News

Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani

On the 41st floor of the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter offices in Times Square, Leah Modigliani (MBA '95) stops at the receptionist's desk. Every window showcases a panoramic view of Manhattan skyscrapers and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

over alternatives. Our team sees things differently. Lab grown dairy products have shown high potential for matching animal dairy in terms of nutritional value and taste. As these technologies improve and... View Details

10 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

They are people who: are "willing and able to make a tough decision based on a gut instinct" (Jason Huang), are "more able to adapt to changing conditions ... because they have a clearer view of the implications View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jun 2008
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

Gerald and Lindsay Zaltman suggest some answers to the questions. In decrying the lack of what they call "deep thinking" among managers and especially those responsible for marketing, they suggest some View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Molly Welch

tremendous impact on human problems -- but that its impact would depend on how systems are developed and the problems to which they are applied. I came to the joint MBA/MPP program interested in more directly shaping the governance and development View Details

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Jay Bhandari

losing consciousness. His story reminded us that the strength of our values is revealed by our choices during difficult circumstances. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

When students come into my office they know I’m going to ask them, at the end of our conversation, “What’s one thing I can do to be a better teacher?” And I add, “Please don’t say everything’s just fine.”... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Tom Adeyemi

section, creating an environment of openness for our future discussions. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? One View Details

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Brandon Tieu

of uncertainty. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you’ll be leaving with? I'm sure most students would say they brought their own unique... View Details

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

engagement due to lack of care options , or resources through the healthcare system. Growing up with a condition that causes regular nosebleeds and life-threatening debilitations was always an embarrassing View Details

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

For the general business practitioner, what are the major takeaways from your observations? How will their businesses be affected, and are there things they should be doing now to prepare or react? Answer: The pandemic has made more... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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