Futures and Commodity Futures - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

medical care, defense, education and so on guarantees that fewer taxpayer dollars and government resources will be available for other initiatives. It may also mean that the national debt will increase,... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

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Leadership Succession

Organizations recognize that proactive, disciplined succession planning is an important priority for current and future success. Manage talent as a strategic asset A steady pipeline of effective leaders... View Details

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Africa - Global

insights are helping shape the future of business in Africa. Three of the interviews were conducted in person by HBS Professors Archie Jones , Martin Sinozich , and Hakeem Belo-Osagie , while the fourth -... View Details

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All Industries

the future of tech in Silicon Valley 04 Mar 2025 Michelle Cao 11 Dec 2023 Becca Carnahan Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy Building Iconic Brands View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

Power of WE, cultivating campus cultures that harness diversity as a tool for individual and collective success. Currently a student at Harvard Medical School, she serves as national president for Future... View Details

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

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

situations. When you are able to project yourself into a future situation, almost as if you were actually in it, you can better anticipate which motivations will be most powerful and prepare to manage them.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Co-Presidents Helen Hong hhong@mba2026.hbs.edu Shiori Okazaki sokazaki@mba2026.hbs.edu Future of Work Club Co-Presidents Julia Shin jshin@mba2026.hbs.edu Noah Krigel nkrigel@mba2026.hbs.edu Gaming and Game... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Article Expectations of Returns and Expected Returns By: Robin Greenwood and Andrei Shleifer We analyze time-series of investor expectations of future stock market returns from... View Details

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Take Control of Your Personal Brand

values, and reflecting on past actions and decisions. What has been a consistent theme in your actions? What is unique about you and your approach to the world? What is your... View Details

2011
Book

Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

By: Chet Huber

Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details

Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry

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Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World

By: Ranjay Gulati

"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Product Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value Creation

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14 Oct 2015
HBS Seminar

Scott Stern, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

20 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

Click HereIndependent bookstores provide a story of hope by focusing on core values that include community, curation, and convening. (Video by Amelia Kunhardt) When Amazon.com burst onto the nascent online retail scene in 1995, the View Details

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

20 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It

acceptable in Korea or Japan, for example, and expects to focus on this question in future research. Warmth Versus Competence It ultimately boils down to how we connect to one another. In general, she says,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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FAQs - Alumni

reunions.hbs.edu . Generally, the On-Campus Program takes place Friday and Saturday from approximately 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and includes food & beverage, faculty presentations, class-specific programming,... View Details

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History | About

History Harvard Business School has a long legacy of energy and innovation that we build upon every day to redefine the way management is taught and learned, and to inspire the... View Details

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Decision Making Under Uncertainty

By: David E. Bell

Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details

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Next-generation Strategy

The future of work is here, and leaders must embrace the opportunities presented by shifting demographics and new employment models. See past generational stereotypes Leaders... View Details

17 Jan 2020
In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

delegate responsibility for designing and implementing plans to achieve those ends to the maximum degree possible." Joseph B. Fuller (@JosephBFuller), professor of management practice and co-leader of the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

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