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- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
A number of studies have suggested that US workers waste between one and two hours a day web surfing, costing their companies billions in lost productivity. In response, some employers have banned private... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
examine whether centralized hiring (in this study, by the head office of a U.S. retail chain) or decentralized hiring (by store managers) leads to better employee-company matches. While centralized hiring... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
display announces the day’s run of show. Beginners get designated time in the morning so that they can play in the forgiving company of other newbies; intermediate and advanced... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
selling direct to consumers; and managing the social impact of negative public perceptions on the business once the company turns profitable. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
source software ("OSS"). What drives companies with large, proprietary software portfolios to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in OSS? We approach this question... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
their work, so they’re searching for something to replace that work identity.” Over four years, the researchers conducted interviews and surveys of 120 professionals at three quite different companies... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
his office isn't as big as Jenny's. And he blames others when he screws up. Joe is an HNAP, or a high-need-for-achievement professional, according to Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong, who explores Joe's world View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
and develop a construction budget and financing plan. Students are asked to evaluate the prospective financials for this development and assess the viability of the development plan and its prospective returns. The case then ends with a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Profiles - MBA
Engineering Fellow and intern at Retro, a friends-only photo journal backed by Thrive Capital and BoxGroup, have further solidified my interest in the intersection of technology and business. Professional goals: I hope to be involved with... View Details
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Amir Kermani & Sanket Korgaonkar FEB 2019 How does financial deregulation affect the use of complex loans features? How do regulated intermediaries react to the deregulation of other lenders? The authors... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details
- 02 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic
enough to find myself at Flatiron Health, a health-tech company focused on oncology. For the next three years, I worked on building strategic partnerships between Flatiron and biopharma companies developing... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
The U.S. Job Search for International Students
truly a random lottery, the size or type of company has no bearing on a student’s likelihood of receiving the visa. What is more important is that the job closely aligns with... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
research on admired companies from four continents, followed in over 20 countries, to derive six propositions about the role of humanistic institutional logic. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
mask on first, before attempting to assist others” is a potent metaphor. In the blink of an eye, self-care for leaders of organizations has transformed from a feel-good nostrum to a strategic first priority.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Faculty - Private Capital Project
board member in the New York offices of Bridges Fund Management, a global impact investment firm based in London and New York. Brian has over 15 years of impact investing... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Simmons Family Endows Professorship
The only way to truly appreciate what you have is to work for it," says Roy W. Simmons, the 82-year-old chairman of Utah-based Zions Bancorporation, one of the most successful View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Qcells, General Electric Vernova, Enel Green Power Equitable access to resources: Chargerhelp!, BlocPower, Volta Financial investment: Bank of America Conclusions U.S. policies provide an opportunity for... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
shareholders of Turkcell, and how its management vied against increasing regulatory intervention and market competition in the absence of a fully functioning board. The battle for control View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne