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01 Sep 2023
News

3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

At this online conference, speakers shared their experiences using CEM transcripts and video materials for teaching in different institutional contexts in Europe, India, Latin America and the United States. May 28 28 May 2019 Santiago,... View Details

21 Sep 2021
Office Hours

Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?

decisions. To learn more about Power, for All, register to attend a free book discussion with Battilana and Casciaro at 6 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 23. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

through this.’” Salary and benefit cuts Many salary cuts in 2020 have been top-heavy, focused around boards of directors, CEOs, and other senior executives. During the pandemic, executive pay cuts are not about assigning blame but about executives shouldering their... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

07 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 7

a pair share the same ethnic background, attended the same school, or worked for the same employer previously). Moreover, frequent collaborators in syndication are those venture capitalists who display a high level of mutual affinity. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

an insider's view of the action, the Bulletin asked five members of the class who have been involved in a variety of banking endeavors to share some personal and professional insights and to reflect on the lessons, losses, and phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

earned (vs.) that which is inherited Each member of society must contribute to society's wealth by building their own and sharing Once you die, the wealth gets transferred to society." Carlos Avendano made the point that wealth... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Aug 2016
Blog Post

3 Benefits of the Case Method

Furthermore, the in-class experience helped me learn more about my classmates as individuals, uncovering shared interests and strengthening friendships. The people with whom I shared the HBS experience are... View Details

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Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recruiting

intersectionality. For example, the number of Black women in your organization. These numbers are important indicators for prospective employees considering your organization. For many organizations, the current data will not be representative of the broader population... View Details

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

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

putting selection decisions in the hands of the powerful, as the saying goes, invite the fox into the chicken house? How do we make sure the right people end up with power in organizations? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Apr 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

businesses reinveted the image of wine. An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in TanzaniaWhy, despite being so richly endowed in touristic resources, does Tanzania receive relatively few tourists and little revenue from tourism? Image: iPhoto What do you think of this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

nowhere near de-escalation. My personal assessment is that it is likely to get worse." Since the conflict seems poised to get worse before it gets better, what impacts should businesses and consumers expect to experience as a result? Abdelal View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

25 Apr 2024
News

Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

Profile

Meagan Hill

diverse sets of people For Meagan, the HBS experience has been a mix of intellectual rigor and cultural awakening. "There's an intensity to the classroom," she says. "It's very challenging to consistently participate, share... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Research Summary

India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (with Anusha Chari)

By: Laura Alfaro

Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India’s economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details

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Business Leaders and Corporate Responsibility

By: Thomas R. Piper

Thomas R. Piper is trying to establish an appropriate sense of ethics and corporate responsibility for future business leaders. Earlier research provided compelling evidence that many future leaders seriously doubt that their interpersonal ethics can be brought into... View Details

November 2024
Article

Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs

By: Xi Ling, Wesley R. Hartmann and Tomomichi Amano

This paper compares two estimators—the Border Approach and an Instrumental Variable (IV) estimator—using a unified framework where identifying variation arises from “preference externalities,” following the intuition in Waldfogel (2003). We highlight two dimensions in... View Details

Keywords: Econometrics; Casual Inference; Marketing; Economics; Advertising; Mathematical Methods

June 2014
Article

The Price of Wall Street's Power

By: Gautam Mukunda

Over and over again, executives make decisions that aren't in their companies' best interests, in response to pressure from Wall Street. Though many believe this happens because firms have a "fiduciary duty" to maximize shareholder returns, U.S. executives do not, as a... View Details