Children - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Aug 2020
Book

From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

what was being modeled for sons was the idea that you share the work at home," McGinn says. Women spent about the same amount of time caring for family members, regardless of whether their moms worked outside the home. However, "When we segmented just for people who... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

two. These personal and professional connections have been invaluable." Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management Carolyn Miles President & CEO | Save the Children "You absolutely need to have that wider view, but the practical tools... View Details

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

money and are more likely to want to help their community than men and women. They were also less likely to want children than men and women. Expressed lower degrees of assertiveness than men or women across a range of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Profiles - MBA

business: Back in Malaysia, I founded two non-profit organizations, Project BAWE and BASE initiative, that target the alleviation of education inequality. Project BAWE is a non-profit organization that provides personalized STEM-focused tutorials to underprivileged... View Details

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Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About

the art of leadership. I am delighted to be able to do something that supports those efforts both now and for the future.” Rock is cofounder, board member, and president emeritus of The BASIC Fund, the Bay Area Scholarships for Inner-city View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Returning to the Roots

living with his wife and two children in Washington, DC, at the time. A veteran tech executive and founder of Mossettes Technologies, he quickly switched gears: “When we lost my brother it was a shock, both personally and professionally,”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

04 Jun 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Can a Continuously-Liquidating Tontine (or Mutual Inheritance Fund) Succeed where Immediate Annuities Have Floundered?

Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg; Financial Services

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

schools are closed in a majority of states, most child care services have ceased operations, and a majority of couples with school-age children both have jobs. "These working parents are logging on after the kids are asleep and answering... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

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2023-2024 MS/MBA Student Budget Class 2025 (RC)-10 months - MBA

2023-2024 MS/MBA Student Budget Class 2025 (RC)-10 months 2023-2024 MS/MBA Student Budget Class 2025 (RC)-10 months 2023-2024 MS/MBA Student Budget Class 2025 (RC)-10 months Single Married Married with One Child Married with Two Children... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

children looking for love. She’ll also answer the ultimate question: Can money buy love? Her answer may surprise you. Skydeck Podcast Spotting Financial Market Bubbles Professor Robin Greenwood + More Info – Less Info Over the past... View Details

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

children should attend these meetings. One family says that children should attend when they are able to feed themselves; most families start bringing the younger generation into meetings at around age 16.... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

Ken Frazier right now? Ken Frazier: I have to tell you, it is incredibly hectic. The good news is my family is well. My children are well, my spouse is well. We had our 35th anniversary dinner last night. All of that is good, but I'm... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

race biases without knowing that you have these biases, overclaiming credit without meaning to do so, being affected by conflicts of interest, and favoring an in-group—such as universities often do when they give preferential treatment to the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

highly effective value oriented expansion is the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia system. They expanded outside of Philadelphia beginning at the turn of the 21st century with the aim to improve the care for all children in the area by... View Details

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

23 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do

excellent leader at work. But you may also want to dress well. And make sure your children are fed. And that the nanny got to the house in time for you to leave for work. And remember to check in with your close friends. And find time to... View Details