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FAQs - Alumni

(GHG) emissions . HBS has received requests to provide carbon credit recommendations to offset travel emissions as some don't deliver their expected GHG reductions. HBS is sharing a link to the CNaught offset platform as they curated a carbon credit portfolio for HBS... View Details
  • June 2011
  • Article

The Paradox of Excellence

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong
Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied than they could be? We argue that it's often because they're afraid to demonstrate any sign of weakness. They're reluctant to ask important questions or try new... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Innovation and Invention; Strength and Weakness; Performance Productivity; Risk and Uncertainty; Motivation and Incentives; Satisfaction
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

Is a Business Risk—Not an HR Problem By: Marion Chomse, Lydia Roos, Reeva Misra and Ashley Whillans Workplace stress, on the rise for decades, has been treated by many organizations as a personal issue instead of a business-critical risk... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

Markets By: Baker, Malcolm Abstract—The link between measures of risk and return within the equity market has been very weak over the past 47 years: in the United States, returns on high-risk stocks have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Luis M. Viceira

    Luis M. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor in the Finance Unit  and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research, course development, and teaching focus on the areas of investment management... View Details

    Keywords: banking; education industry; financial services; nonprofit industry; retail financial services
    • 03 May 2016
    • First Look

    First Look, May 3, 2016

    an increase in state-level unemployment benefits. Cross-sectional tests suggest greater unwinding of prior upward earnings management when other upward earnings management incentives are weak and when unemployment risk is a relatively... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Apr 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

    health care, utilities, energy, real estate, and technology by as much as 2.5 percentage points on an annualized basis. The TOPICS method uses sophisticated financial models to spot hidden similarities in risk and return profiles among... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail
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    2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    advice--not just because heart disease is so common, but because there are so many ways to reduce your cardiovascular risk. In addition, measures to prevent heart disease often also reduce risk of cancer and... View Details
    • 09 Jun 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: June 9, 2015

    the closer one gets to the customer in responses from sales and service personnel. This article outlines the issues and explains why withholding information about strategy for competitive reasons often results in greater risk for the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

    how to incorporate them into investment decisions and measure and manage their impact. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week Pay by August 28 $1,850 Certificate Earn a Certificate of Specialization by taking three courses in this subject area within 18... View Details
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    Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

    sustainability disclosure, and alternative ways of measuring IR. Moreover, I show that investor activism on environmental or social issues or a large number of concerns about a firm's environmental or social impact leads a firm to... View Details

      Andre F. Perold

      André Perold is a Founder, Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of HighVista Strategies, a Boston-based investment firm. HighVista focuses on investing in structurally inefficient public and private markets, including in life sciences,  lower middle market private... View Details

      Keywords: banking; financial services; information; investment banking industry; professional services
      • 14 Aug 2018
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

      and healthy innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54851 in press Management Science Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting By: Kim, Tami, Leslie John, Todd Rogers, and Michael I. Norton... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
      • 15 Jun 2010
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      First Look: June 15

      explained by their role. Risks and Rewards of Celebrity Endorsements Author:Anita Elberse Publication:CNN, December 16, 2009 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article:... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 19 Dec 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

      Happiness, artificial intelligence, and climate change were just some of the themes that caught the attention of Harvard Business School podcast listeners in 2023. Here are some of the most-downloaded episodes of the year: Deep Purpose How Framebridge Founder Susan... View Details
      Keywords: by Danielle Kost
      • 02 Mar 2007
      • What Do You Think?

      What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?

      from government. Suggestions of causes of the current challenge of rapidly rising costs in relation to quality of outcomes, at least by the imperfect measure of life expectancy, included waste in the system (Julie Maire, Edward Hare, and... View Details
      Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
      • 29 Jan 2018
      • Book

      How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

      procedure was the discovery and use of frequent, short action-assessment cycles. In normal drilling operations, precision was measured after a hole was completely drilled. Here, in contrast, drillers realized that to hit the refuge, they... View Details
      Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining
      • 16 Feb 2023
      • HBS Case

      ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

      The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
      Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services
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      Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

      Perfect Cofounder By: Julia Austin July–August 2025 | Article | Harvard Business Review One of the first and most important decisions entrepreneurs make is whether to go it alone or bring on cofounders. Many investors favor startups with multiple founders, believing... View Details
      • 20 Sep 2010
      • Research & Ideas

      Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It

      legs crossed tightly. Saliva samples taken before and after the posing measured testosterone and cortisol levels. To evaluate risk tolerance, participants were given $2 and told they could roll a die for... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna