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02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

presenting them, even when the merit of one alternative is clearly superior to others. A natural aversion to loss leads us to make irrational choices that minimize it. Choices may be expressly made to enable us to conform to the behaviors... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

learning. Last year, the MBA Program introduced ChatGPT as a component of the required course Data Science for Managers and the elective Launching Tech Ventures (see below). Faculty members have integrated it into other courses as well,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

advocate for artists’ stories to come to reality. After Yale, I started in the mailroom at William Morris Endeavor (WME) in Beverly Hills. I spent the last five years at WME, working my way up to talent agent. As an agent, I represented... View Details

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

out to test, along with HBS research assistant Tom Sühr and Harvard computer science doctoral student Sophie Hilgard, in research published last year in the Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

community.” HARVARD INNOVATION LABS: WHERE PASSION AND PURPOSE MEET The Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem has been called a place of “structured serendipity” where innovation is fueled by connection and collaboration. The labs enable... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

are the "dynamic capabilities" that contribute to its long lasting success? Iansiti and MacCormack: The essence of our argument is that the key to Microsoft's success is the way it manages its intellectual property. By this we... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

of the industry in terms of adopting AI. Is the industry mature, with infrastructure already in place to collect data and ready to implement? Are industry stakeholders willing to adopt AI? Do they agree with you on the value of potential... View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

the radio,” Pons and Le Pennec-Caldichoury write in a working paper released last month, Vote Choice Formation and the Minimal Effects of TV Debates: Evidence from 61 Elections in 9 OECD Countries The business of TV debates Televised... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

personal and professional lives amid constant change. Despite the distance, we did our best to grow our careers and our relationship while aligning our paths to finally meet in the same place. That place turned out to be HBS. We’ve... View Details

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

everybody does? My colleague Professor Raffaella Sadun has wonderful research that shows just how slowly even key managerial practices diffuse. All of a sudden, being a good manager confers a lasting competitive advantage. Kost: You end... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Norwegian investment fund for developing countries which has committed 60 percent of its portfolio to sub-Saharan Africa. Fynn asked the panelists why they’re investing and building businesses in Africa; why they believe companies, investors and entrepreneurs should... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

organization become “less attentive and more insensitive to others’ emotions,” quoting the authors. If their participation in the selection and promotion process also increases, what can we expect from their choices? Will they place the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

specific time such as 9-to-5. As much of the factory work has been automated along with customer service, work is carried out throughout the day and night. And, of course, "place" of work has changed too—it has become less located in a specific physical View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2023
News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

spring meeting earlier this month. "This is a place where we work hard, we are focused, we are cutting edge, for the public good," said Weinzierl, who is also the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration. During... View Details

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

enough time. It was then we officially started dating. There have been many flights, and the distance can be challenging, but it doesn’t define our relationship. Instead it’s the laughs we share, the memories we make and the places we... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

environmental justice defined? Looking at policy and business definitions to understand what terms mean for productive action. Policy: What policy is in place in the U.S to drive environmental justice action by businesses? Breaking down... View Details

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

dreams. But these same politicians are consistently unwilling to raise taxes when required. The massive budget deficits run up during the last eight years of war (now projected at 3.8 percent of GDP in 2009) reflect a Federal government... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

14 Jun 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

2003), president of the HBS Club of Japan, ended the program. During his remarks, Dean Datar talked about several innovative initiatives that he anticipates will have lasting value for the School and that View Details

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

past two decades. As a result, the proportion of the US population that is foreign-born—to the extent we can count—has nearly tripled over the past 50 years to levels we last saw around 1900. There is one business “community” that has... View Details