Communities - Publications - Faculty & Research

2023
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Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Jacqueline N. Lane and Iavor Bojinov

Designing management practices to better onboard organizational newcomers working remotely is a key priority for firms. We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted at a large global firm that estimates the performance effects of different types of... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Virtual Water Coolers; Social Interactions; Careers; Field Experiment; Employees; Interpersonal Communication; Internet and the Web; Performance; Personal Development and Career

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13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

remote—compared with 5 percent before the pandemic—many companies are already setting up frequent informal chats online to keep the communication lines with remote employees open. “I’ve already had conversations with several companies... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

award prizes as part of the savings product's return. Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, known as ROSCAs, draw impetus from the spirit of communities and social networks. The varied solutions that Tufano and colleagues have set out... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

10 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Veterans in the MBA Program: Profiles of Service

Corps upon graduating from Harvard College. Now, as a joint degree candidate at HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School, Solís aims to discover new ways to serve his country and community through the intersection of business and... View Details

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Data Privacy Statement (MENA) - Global

may also receive data from direct communications with the individuals. The Center stores personal data in accordance with the Law and processes such data, for the purposes explained herein, within the scope of the legitimate interests of... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

like. “It’s presumably making workers happier and more productive, and helping their communities and their organizations,” he says. Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Marissa Mayer Should Bridge Distance Gap with Remote... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

adopt the innovation later. Since innovators are the first to adopt and are more likely to influence others, they do not need to be influenced. However, organizations should harness their influence, using targeted communication to... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

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Harvard Business School

Wilkins began his career as a finance and management consultant before becoming president of Syndicated Communications in 1977. Wilkins served in that capacity through 1989, then took posts as managing general partner of Syncom Capital... View Details

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

commitment to combat racism to create meaningful and enduring change that will enable every member of our community to be their best self. ” Srikant Datar Dean, Harvard Business School George F. Baker Professor of Administration How You... View Details

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

franchise is a great way for an entrepreneur to get started, that some of these Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees are worth tens of millions of dollars and they are the pillars of the different communities that they are in, the backbone of a... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

social sciences. After all, these people make us feel good because they reaffirm the validity of our own characteristics and attitudes. But there's a business, as well as a psychological, benefit when similar people choose to work together: Their similar values, ways... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

28 Aug 2023

Women's Event in Mexico City

Join us for a conversation with local HBS alumnae. This event is designed for prospective students to learn more about the MBA Program, the admissions process, and the community of women at HBS. View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

interactions might be more suitable for delayed communication platforms, like email, which allows team members time to think and prioritize before responding. Other topics might require instant communication... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

September 2020 (Revised June 2023)
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Artea: Designing Targeting Strategies

By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli

This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The... View Details

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01 Jun 2024
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Competing in the Age of AI

conference in May. The goal was to begin building a community of leaders and innovators who are embracing AI as the future of business and grappling with all the questions— technological, strategic, operational, and ethical—that it... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

that provided the impetus for the startup to take off. “Having the space and enabling conditions to work on a business in a community of other founders was the catalyst,” Theuerkauf says. The cofounders also credit their... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Molly Welch

private sectors. Coming to HBS is like... ...drinking from a firehose, to use a tired but effective analogy! It’s an environment with lots of new people, information, and ideas, and can feel overwhelming at first, but also very exciting. Being part of the HBS View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

financial value. As Brown often says, “Aesthetics matter.” The business of aesthetics is built on storytelling, too. “You can have a well-developed sense of what is beautiful and pleasurable, but if you can’t communicate it, you probably... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

the right thing. Mayank Dubey Manager, Marketing Communications Sustainable Business Strategy The course content is well designed and helps investors get a basic understanding of what sustainable finance is, its challenges, the path... View Details

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Jay Bhandari

to campus. A year in, I've found the range of personalities and backgrounds here to be more expansive than I had anticipated. The community feels far more close-knit than the size of the student body would suggest. View Details

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