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Alison Wood Brooks

Alison Wood Brooks is the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty Fellow in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches a cutting-edge course in the MBA elective curriculum called "How... View Details

20 Dec 2019
News

The 19 Musts of 2019

you’re sorely missing out. Gladwell tells us why everything we thought about the history of heavy metal music, and law school admissions, and how mob families work, and... View Details

Keywords: podcast; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2017
News

The Shape of Things to Come

used to be that you looked at the fraction of foreign students to get a sense of how global the class is. Today, students may say “I have an... View Details

Keywords: HBX; CORe; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

2009
Working Paper

Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs

By: Pierre Azoulay, Christopher C. Liu and Toby E. Stuart

Actors often match with associates on a small set of dimensions that matter most for the particular relationship at hand. In so doing, they are exposed to unanticipated social influences because counterparts have more interests, attitudes, and preferences than would-be... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Patents; Marketplace Matching; Mathematical Methods; Science-Based Business; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Biotechnology Industry

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07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

research out of Harvard Business School. In fact, these are just a handful of suspect titles companies are using... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

23 Oct 2019
News

Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East

press coverage in the Economist, the Guardian, and the New York Times. That motto is also what propelled the 26-year-old creative force to journey 6,400 miles to Boston to earn an MBA at Harvard View Details

Keywords: Inclusion

03 Jan 2020
News

FDA’s Deadline Problem?

05 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

The Changing Face of American Innovation

new research based on patent and trademark data by Harvard Business School professor William Kerr drills down to further identify the probable ethnic composition View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Technology

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

they are also signaling to people that it might be safer to go out now,” says Michael Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration at View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

21 May 2024
Research & Ideas

What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year

the size of government and amount of state services. Paula Rettl spoke to Working Knowledge about her research examining these trends in Italy, Brazil and around the world. A... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

Walter Kuemmerle. These realities include the importance of local context and the need to adhere to a global perspective on opportunities and access to resources. These same issues provide fascinating... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

with a joint appointment at Harvard Business School and co-director of the View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

"Four minutes," a triumphant Amy C. Edmondson exclaims as she arrives at her Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

Marco Sammon

Marco Sammon is an assistant professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches FIN2 in the required curriculum.

His research is focused on asset pricing. Currently, he is working on several projects regarding the factors that affect the... View Details

22 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure what my next step would be,... View Details

Jillian J. Jordan

Jillian Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches Negotiations in the MBA elective curriculum.

Professor Jordan’s research investigates moral... View Details

06 Aug 2015
News

How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

2017
Interviews

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Ryann Noe

Ryann Noe is a doctoral candidate in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.

Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus... View Details

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