office culture - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

people don't know what to expect—I think for CEOs to come out and say, 'We are going to give up our pay,' it's a signal that they are sharing the pain." TJX Companies announced its CEO and chair would have their base salaries reduced for three months by 30 percent. All... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Line Forecasting Interpreting the Regression Output Performing Regression Analyses Forecasting Home Video Units Featured Exercises Identify the best fit line for a data set and interpret its equation through an analysis of housing data Perform a regression analysis of... View Details

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Global Activities 2020

than two decades, HBS’s global research centers and offices have broadened the School’s intellectual impact and reach while furthering faculty research and forging deeper connections with alumni around the world. For more than two... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

than money! Evaluate all aspects of an offer and prioritize those that are most important to you. These include: Organizational culture and values Paid vacation time Maternity/paternity leave Growth opportunities Career progression... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

north-facing façade was restored, existing faculty offices were updated, and 30 new faculty offices were added. The updates incorporated modern digital media and resources, while creating accessible,... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

also a de facto dictator, torturing and killing citizens who dared to protest for a more democratic government. Education was another driver for the family’s emigration. In Korea, the cultural drive to achieve the highest possible level... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

These “frictions of geographic mobility,” as he calls them, could be solved by a work-from-anywhere approach. To be clear, this isn’t necessarily about working from home in your loungewear 20 minutes from the office just to avoid the 5... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

have a team that's working to build this culture of excellence. But at the same time, they need to be okay with building something that might fail. So culturally, mechanically, how do you build that? AM: We talk a lot about a "good... View Details

01 Aug 2001
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Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

investment banking institution had a staff of 110 and annual revenues of about $8 million. Today, the firm has more than 64,000 employees in offices stretching from New York to Beijing. Revenues last year totaled more than $26 billion,... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Kristin W. Mugford | About

Kristin W. Mugford Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community Unit Finance Contact Phone Bio Kristin Mugford is the Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Unit at the Harvard Business School and the... View Details

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What You Can Support - Alumni

as a force for good by accelerating research, amplifying insights, and convening scholars and practitioners on today’s societal challenges and opportunities. Community and Culture HBS is fostering a community where students, faculty, and... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

a fintech unicorn that spans multiple verticals. After another sales record during the 2016 Global Shopping Festival with Alibaba, Ant Financial’s chief strategy officer contemplates the various opportunities and challenges associated... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

and households that don’t have sufficient access. Finally, the IRA includes $15 million for the Office of Insular Affairs climate change technical assistance,[29] which helps with climate change planning and resilience. These programs all... View Details

08 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

participating in them can go a long way toward normalizing the kind of office culture that encourages employee interaction, says Myers. Managers can take it to the next level by including a regular time for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Emerita Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational View Details

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

that helped level social divides by providing equal access to useful skills and cultural or educational opportunities to everyone in a city. The leader who envisioned and built this into a leading site with 50 million regular users turned... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2021
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Leading at State

a special limited partner at Greylock, began his career working in the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Robert McNamara (MBA 1939) in the 1960s. That experience left him with a deep appreciation for those in public service and for... View Details

Keywords: leadership; international relations; politics; Executive Education

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

and cultural determinants of managerial choices, as well as their implications for organizational performance in both the private and public sector (including healthcare and education). David S. Scharfstein Edmund Cogswell Converse... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

In 1996, Alejandro Ramirez (MBA 2001) was poised to accept one of two coveted spots in the U.N. Junior Professional Officer Program. For Ramirez, who had spent the previous fifteen months conducting research on economic and human... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

this a priority, nagging them like worried grandmothers and sending chicken soup to their home offices if that is what it takes. Leaders also need to model self-care for their teams. Looking disheveled and exhausted in virtual meetings... View Details