Giving Back - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2013
News

James Dinan & Elizabeth Miller, both MBA 1985

new direction for HBS, but part of a formalization of what HBS is doing to build leaders who make a difference.” “Both of us,” Dinan says, “are big on giving back to the world—and we believe in doing it... View Details

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

In the days since the election, more than 400 hate crimes in local schools, communities, and businesses have been reported Trump’s statements about sexually harassing women potentially give permission for a set of behaviors that undermine... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

not just that one person is both talking and listening, it means that there is a real sort of back and forth where the act of listening actually changes what you think and say," Slind explains. "As your company gets larger, that gets more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Apr 2024
News

Mission Control

all." In this episode of Skydeck, Platzer and I talk about how he built that mission, how it culminated in the founding of Spire, and what advice he'd give to anyone who is still searching for their own mission. READ MORE DM: When you... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

entire amount necessary to construct a campus for the School. “My life has been given to business,” the renowned tycoon noted, “and I should like to found the first Graduate School to give a new start to better business standards.”... View Details

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

most from our way of life can afford to give back a little bit more." Like FDR, Obama wants us to see taxes not as a burden to be lamented but as a fair payment for benefits received. And as our society... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

07 May 2012
Research & Ideas

The Art of Haggling

I think we're obliged to give our students a realistic picture of how the world can sometimes work." To be effective, he says, negotiators must be adept at both styles of negotiating. That doesn't need to mean going for the jugular,... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

18 May 2023
News

India's New Money Managers

I pitched it in class—about 80 percent men and 20 percent women—most of the men asked, ‘Why do you need a separate platform for women?'" recalls Gupta. "The women all said, ‘Wow, can we take it back to our countries? I wish I had... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

Associates (New York City), in a recent company publication. "Business units have used their budgets as a bargaining chip, bidding high to get a larger slice of the pie while keeping their cards close to their chest. "The CEO has had no choice but to get them... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

big developments at the macro level and start to think about what they mean—how these developments might come back and affect their bottom line. Let's take exchange rates. Exchange rates fluctuate widely, and anybody who tells you they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

Coach at Young African MBAs, a non-profit bridging the gap in management talent in Africa. What advice would you give applicants deciding on the program? Me and Abdul-Rahman (MBA 2022) At the risk of sounding trite, I believe first and... View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

which a person is given an amount of money, and then must decide how much of the money to give to a partner. Every dollar participants give is tripled. However, it is the partner who decides how much to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

“There are many things that entrepreneurs can do to position themselves to bounce back from a failure.” If new funds aren’t forthcoming, the founder will likely put the company up for sale, confronting prospective buyers who’ll play a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

address concerns, and ultimately get everyone back on the same track to achieve team goals. Team leaders should focus their relaunch in four key areas. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

community. I’ve been elected senator for my section (Section J woo!) and co-president of the VCPE club focusing on Venture Capital. I’m passionate about giving back to the community, especially to those... View Details

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)

will be able to pay off your debt. As I got closer to graduation, I had a sense of security because of the strong connections with my classmates. I knew that, for example, if anything were to happen to cause me to be out of a job, I would quickly be able to get View Details

06 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge

Many employees fall into a rut. They do their jobs and respond to challenges in a set way to deliver stable results. But consistency can give way to performance gaps between a company’s high achievers and its weakest links. Fortunately,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

when life goes back to normal. Forward-thinking leaders can run better organizations by creating conditions that allow customers to be more helpful. When service provision is a true partnership and customers are pitching in, employees... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

decision was announced captures the despair and anger of the workers to be displaced. It also captures a management team trying to act reasonably by giving workers a rare one-year notice of the move—but doing so with a tin ear. For... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

suggests the latter became much richer than the former. Silverthorne: To ask a question posed in your own title, how does the internet shape geography? Greenstein: To appreciate the subtleties, every one of us must step back from our own... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

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