Goal Setting - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jul 2012
News

How to Be Effective in the Global Economy and the Boardroom: CFOs Offer Lessons Learned on the Journey

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

actually a goal of mine when I was first doing The Color Purple in 1985. I remember writing in my journal then that if I ever get enough money, I want I want a house surrounded by beautiful things. And so, I have done that. I have... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

Overall, the findings demonstrate the power of non-financial rewards to motivate agents in settings where there are limits to the use of financial incentives. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/nashraf/NoMarginNoMission_JPubE.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

spirits). They also analyzed the negative forms: inhibitors (events that induced setbacks) and toxins (interpersonal interactions that served to undermine employees' spirits.) Using analyses of stories in the diaries, the book outlines seven major catalysts for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Ryan Raffaelli , Tiona Zuzul , Ranjay Gulati and Jan Rivkin June 2025 | Article | Strategic Management Journal [Research Summary]: Framing is critical for leaders who must build support for strategic renewal. While research has concentrated on renewal that replaces one... View Details

14 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

for it in advance—maybe setting a goal of taking an extended leave in three years, and actively saving up money for it. “We find that people who had access to work emails, or quit and took a consulting job... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

February 1985
Case

Business Research Corp. (B)

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Finance; Capital Structure; Capital; Goals and Objectives; Conflict of Interests; Business Plan; Financing and Loans; Ethics

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17 Jan 2024
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Psychological Pricing Tactics to Fight the Inflation Blues

have to be careful about how and what they charge.” Amid fierce online competition among companies that know consumers can compare prices with a few clicks, the ultimate goal of psychological pricing is to help customers better appreciate... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Retail

15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

Decades ago, a talented young musician pursued his childhood dream of becoming the world’s greatest French horn player, studying with great teachers, attending music festivals, and always earning first chair. At 19, he dropped out of college to tour the world, his... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Dec 2023
News

The Imposter Among Us

restore service to the headquarters as well as all of the corporation’s telecommunications. I felt like an imposter, but I decided that I didn’t need to share that info. I chose to set an aggressive goal for... View Details

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

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Latin America - Global

investor groups to back entrepreneurs (searchers) looking to identify and acquire privately held companies. Searchers' primary goal is to find promising businesses—typically in the lower middle market—and take over its operational... View Details

11 Apr 2024
In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

achieve diverse national goals (employment needs, family reunification, humanitarian) with different types of visas. And many people move across skills or visa categories during their stay. Employment-based migration focuses on providing... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

and provided guidance for tough decisions—it's time to get everyone who works for you focused on the job at hand. Tracking performance goals—the third implementation imperative—requires you to set the right goals, assign accountability,... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

Barton is a research associate. We talked with Rangan about the research and the courses he teaches on business and poverty. Sean Silverthorne: Traditionally, it was thought that the goal of the private sector—to maximize profit—was at... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Leadership Fellows

participants Leadership Fellows positions are selected based on the program goals of access, impact, and leadership. All positions: Report to the CEO or another senior executive and have regular meaningful access to the CEO Focus on a... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein , Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop models that speak to the goals and design of the government-introduced business lending and corporate bond purchase programs in response to the COVID-19... View Details

TeachingInterests

Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

Portrait Project

Sarah Moore

funded my education, and pushed me to set goals I had never before imagined. These families gave me three truths to carry forward: I am without shame: I care more about championing my beliefs than social... View Details

June 2008
Article

The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details