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First, Professor Zlatev studies how people make decisions that reinforce a sense that they are good or moral. He studies the psychology behind dual motive behaviors—actions that incorporate self-interested and prosocial motives—and the structure of moral identity. For... View Details

25 Jan 2021
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In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

26 Aug 2024
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HBS Lingo 101

RCs and ECs that offer the opportunity to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore topics you might otherwise never get to study. Startup Bootcamp,... View Details

11 Jan 2022
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Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

sanctions in order to try to help someone who is maybe going through a difficult time." Zlatev, who partnered with Justin Berg, an assistant professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and former Stanford doctoral student Alisa... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Jun 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Career Change

When Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) was 13 years old, her father’s new job took the family from their home in Tokyo to Jakarta. It was a big change, not just geographically but also culturally. Tanaka enrolled in an international school where she was encouraged to have her... View Details

Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan

2000
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Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Environmental Management; Social Issues; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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13 Aug 2012
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When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

[participants] exerted more effort and made better decisions than when the stakes were lower or when they were simply incentivized to originate loans.” "It's informative for thinking about the financial... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
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a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova

a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry

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13 Dec 2019
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All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell

company full-time. Although Julia does not regret the choice to focus on schoolwork, reflecting she thinks maybe should have used that time to start a company instead. After HBS, Julia ended up taking a job, View Details

16 Jul 2018
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Stakeholder Relations (4) Business or Company Management (19) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (65) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2) Change Management (67) Change (116) Civil Society or Community (7) View Details

18 Oct 2022
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When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

there? And is it deliberate? Eva Ascarza: Most algorithms do not create the bias per se, but tend to exacerbate it because of scale. And this becomes very problematic. Think... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

sequencing, and coalition building certainly find application in multi-deal situations. Yet beyond such concepts, negotiation analysts can find special value in thinking in terms of campaigns, with multiple... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

programs requires more than providing accessible, affordable care; it requires understanding what makes both end users and providers tick. By understanding the cognitive processes underlying our choices... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

business leader, a facility in talking about complex social issues, and a greater understanding of the merits of reparations. A New Way to Measure Shareholder Returns / End to Magical Thinking Professor... View Details

04 Mar 2024
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Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

of the time and white people 75 percent of the time. “People ... seem to ignore the diversity of the remaining group, which is what you’d think they’d care about if they think... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

cases are thus designed to help students think about what it actually means to make a difference, and what it takes. How do would-be leaders identify the problems or challenges they wish to tackle? What... View Details

28 Mar 2018
HBS Seminar

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04 May 2015
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Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

a mix of open floors, private spaces, and movable surfaces. "Architects have designed our workspaces flexibly so that we can change them and use them in different ways," Bernstein says. "But... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

04 Sep 2001
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Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

its stance on specific issues. Why do we judge government by one standard and the private sector by another? In this book, we argue that the way citizens and government currently View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

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