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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

outcomes in organizations, such as individual stress and well-being, intergroup conflict, performance, and change. By providing a way to investigate patterns of relationships among multiple identities, the identity network approach can... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

the value of the case method in developing constructive, independent thought through participation, discovery, and open exchange. Stresses the importance of the instructor as discussion leader, and highlights the challenges and rewards... View Details

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Automotive Product Development

At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

about approaching career growth like a hop from one lily pad to the next. “One of the things that has unlocked my career has been this lily pad approach and not being so focused on one title or one destination,” Leahy shares. “There's so much pressure and View Details

28 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

doing this at the end versus the start of a meeting tends to give you a better read because no one is bringing the stress from a prior meeting into their pulse check. Meeting Engagement No one wants to listen to a monologue and no one... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

13 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

organizations might ease racial tensions among a diverse workforce by stressing multiculturalism over racial colorblindness. "Shutting our eyes to the complexities of race does not make them disappear, but it does make it harder to see... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

Collaborating Across Cultures

need to be genuine to work. “You want to deeply involve yourself in cross-cultural interactions" "It's not just going to a foreign movie or eating culturally different food," he says. "You want to deeply involve yourself in cross-cultural interactions." Chua View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

by shopping at neighborhood businesses. Indie bookstores won customers back from Amazon, Borders, and other big players by stressing a strong connection to local community values. Curation: Independent booksellers began to focus on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt); Retail

01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

days of time each week. They’ve stressed the importance of time spent together for creative collaboration as well as the need for team-building and the preservation of the organization’s chemistry. On the other hand, we have responses to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat

meanwhile, is known colloquially as "the stress hormone," because cortisol levels go up when people experience stress. An analysis of the post-math-test saliva samples, compared with the pre-math-test saliva, revealed something unexpected... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Jun 2019
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My Week at Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)

directors stressed that we must manage our time well in order to finish reading the 2-3 cases assigned each night to prepare for each day of class (14 cases total!). The case method approach to learning proved to be incredibly enriching... View Details

19 Oct 2022
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Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

greatest cofounding teams have war stories about stressful situations in their relationships and what they learned from these experiences. Using insights from the listening tour, along with your personal preferences, write a cofounder job... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

around them. The circumstances of work have become more difficult. Their responses included: “Keeping morale and motivation up amongst employees while they are dealing with the stress of COVID-19 as well as parenting/schooling children... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Past Issues - Alumni

two Scotsmen started an HBS rugby team to help relieve the stress of studies. A look back at one of the School's most storied traditions. Complete Table of Contents June 2013 Five Bright Ideas From pushing the envelope to updating the... View Details

15 Mar 2017
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An Average Day at HBS

try your best to stay two days ahead! This removes some stress and provides you with flexibility to take advantage of all that HBS has to offer. Speakers: not surprisingly, HBS has no shortage of amazing opportunities to hear from... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

of Social Work and is available to meet with students for support regarding adjustment, stress and achieving academic and personal success. In her role she oversees programing related to sexual assault and gender related concerns as well... View Details

22 Feb 2018
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The New History of American Capitalism

political economy. Thomas Piketty locates the roots of growing inequality in the economic returns to capital and stresses the political stakes of distributive justice. “If democracy is someday to regain control of capitalism,” he writes,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

with a more stable job with more predictable schedules and income. Build out your support team You (and your partner) may be able to “outsource” the tasks that would otherwise put stressful pressures on your time. Look for opportunities... View Details

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Activity-Based Costing

excessive delays, poor quality, overtime, or stressed employees. Whichever approach you prefer, it's important not to be overly sensitive to small errors. The objective is to be approximately right, say within 5 percent to 10 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

splitting off into more isolated and well-defined communication networks, according to research by Harvard Business School Professor Tiona Zuzul. The authors of the working paper stress that this shift is not necessarily negative, noting... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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