Individual Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2008
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The Levitt Brand

LEVITT The details differ slightly, but the story, in its telling, is always the same. Ninety or so MBA students sit nervously awaiting the start of their first Marketing class. At the appointed time — not a minute more or less — a slight... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Jun 2017
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Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

individuals that are good representations of different careers. We group them all together, and when we have enough of those, we will build a career profile. So when we have enough consultants go through it,... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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View from the Top

opportunities to grow, but the competition is definitely making it much tougher than it was when I graduated from HBS. Schleyer: I think it's two things: short-term thinking and individual greed. When you put them together, you get... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

firms in the US, why have only 140 companies been able to exceed the $100 million mark? What do these firms do differently from the rest? Do they have a better strategy or talent? Are they simply beneficiaries of good fortune? While each... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

directly to NGOs that have been authorized to supply equipment and supplies to hospitals and COVID care centers in India. By May 12, GiveIndia’s web page was showing a tally of 1,550 donors from 30 different university groups, raising... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

ethnicity, and along different points of the political spectrum. The topics ranged from race to guns, from character to party politics, from masks to rallies, from the US Supreme Court to the pandemic to immigration and climate change. On... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

months to register our company, something that could have happened almost instantly in the United States or Great Britain,” he laments. “After that, we had to go to six different agencies to get registrations to open shop. It gets... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

02 Aug 2018
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Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?

destroying individuals and families. In recent years, as the opioid crisis swept the country, the organization shifted to a broader focus, re-branded as the Georgia Prevention Project. Now Langford wants to stem the spread of opioids with... View Details

07 Apr 2021
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Road Work

when you're on a motorcycle traveling, especially through these small remote areas. So I became very enamored of riding into small remote areas on a motorcycle, experiencing the local cuisines, smelling the difference in the terrain as... View Details

17 Jun 2020
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Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

guilt, and feeling the loss of how things used to be.” Pasricha also gave some leadership advice, as well as tips for individuals to develop a positive outlook. “The best thing leaders can do is have frequent, casual check-ins where they... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2017
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Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

made her a perfect candidate to lead Catalyst, a nonprofit that advances women in business leadership roles. “When being mentored and paying it forward is part of your company culture, you have the foundation for inclusion, where View Details

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

different backgrounds and beliefs. Such diversity enriches our daily experiences. I would ask that you accept and cherish this diversity and help one another through the weeks ahead." Moving Forward Upon his return to campus, Clark... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

in deep discussion—is no different in this sprawling city of 20 million than it is in Silicon Valley or any other entrepreneurial hot spot. Yet, 10 or 11 years ago, incubators and accelerators were only emerging concepts in Egypt. An... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

been successful, all the way up to the C-suite. Look for an organization with a truly flexible culture, where new ways of thinking are embraced. Women are most successful in work and in life when they build careers in companies that value View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

it’s all about empowerment. Says Johnson, now a senior executive at PepsiCo in New York, “Coming to work and doing no harm is very different from coming to work and changing the way people perceive themselves.” —GE Jamie Houghton A Leader... View Details

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