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2014
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A Place for Emotion: How Space Structures Nurse-Parent Interactions in West African Pediatric Wards

By: Ryann Manning

Keywords: Healthcare; Emotion; Emotions; Nursing; Africa; Organization; Hospital; Space; Place; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Culture; Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Health Industry; Africa

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May 2001 (Revised June 2010)
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Jumpstart

By: Allen S. Grossman

Many in the nonprofit sector doubt whether organizational performance can be measured. Jumpstart, a 10-year-old nonprofit, developed performance measurement and management systems from its inception. The organization has experienced explosive growth and attributes a... View Details

Keywords: Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Nonprofit Organizations

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Keywords: Consumer Products, Energy

08 May 2023
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Face-to-Face Time with Your Employees Still Matters

05 Dec 2022
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Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation

05 Apr 2022
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3 Ways to Boost Retention Through Professional Development

03 Jun 2021
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What It Takes to Run a Great Hybrid Meeting

08 Jan 2021
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Creating a Post-COVID Business Plan

19 Dec 2019
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A Ranch of One’s Own

An established movie producer with numerous hits under his belt, Dan Lin (MBA 1999) understands the long, hard road from idea to script to silver screen. To smooth that journey, Lin founded Rideback Ranch two years ago in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Filipinotown.... View Details

Keywords: LEGO

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American Business History Records | Baker Library

resource for understanding the business, social, and cultural world of 19th-century America. Boston Manufacturing Company Records Administrative material, financial records, correspondence, and labor and production records of the... View Details

23 Sep 2020
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HBS Action Plan for Racial Equity

member of our community to thrive.” The plan was crafted by a 25-member task force made of HBS faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and co-chaired by Chief Information Officer Ron Chandler, Senior Associate Dean for Community and Culture... View Details

12 Mar 2019
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Acting Naturally

time, it was [with] my now-husband (we weren't married at the time) and we bought it from a woman who had started it out of her home. It was very small, not making any money, and grew it into what it is today. “The culture and the mission... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Apr 2001
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Adventure in China

(January 8, 2001) reported. The article described how Zhang, through hard work and sacrifice, made her way to HBS and eventually founded WildChina.com, a firm that specializes in off-the-beaten-track tours of China’s scenic and culturally... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

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Thaddeus Mosley Illusory Progression 2020 | About

Society of Sculptors and a board member of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. Mosley’s work has been exhibited and acquired by major museums and can be found in many public collections, including the Mattress Factory... View Details

19 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

self-managed microenterprises. Platforms were Haier’s business platforms operating in five major sectors: white goods transformation, investment and incubation, financial holdings, real estate, and cultural industry. Platform owners... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

Abstract Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

in a culture where it's very difficult for people to tell other people what to do. It's not the usual supervisory manager-submanager structure found in the United States." Before coming to Turtle Island, Evanson was involved in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

deployed cultural resources in different ways to influence several relevant audiences, three firms experienced a conspicuous decline resulting in a diminished standing vis-à-vis the two category leaders. We introduce an emergent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Dec 2013
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela

flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind." To me, this take on the shepherd image embodies the kind of leader we increasingly need: someone who understands how to... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Gautam Mukunda

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

culture that’s best cultivated in person, as well as the kind of collaboration that’s unlocked when people gather around a whiteboard with their best ideas. Even so, there are continued uncertainties around the pandemic and what the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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