Social Assistance - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

Assistant Professor George Serafeim, coauthor of the working paper Short-termism, Investor Clientele, and Firm Risk, with HBS doctoral candidate Maria Loumioti and Assistant Professor Francois Brochet. "We... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

these here (login required) . Social Enterprise Loan Repayment Assistance Program : The HBS Nonprofit/Public Sector Loan Repayment Assistance Program was established in 1992 to... View Details

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

remote work. “There’s a huge value to real interactions even if they are occurring virtually,” says Goldenberg, who is a psychologist by training and an assistant professor at HBS. To test online experiences, the group took advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

Zhu, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School, who details the rise and fall of the information giant in a new working paper. "There has been lots of research on the accuracy of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

Article

Power to the People

By: Eric D. Werker

Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Food; Service Operations; Inflation and Deflation; Experience and Expertise; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Knowledge; Poverty; Agribusiness; Diversity; Non-Governmental Organizations; Innovation and Invention; India

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30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate company, while keeping her chocolate physically and conceptually on the shelf. She wanted to grow the offerings and profits of her company, while maintaining its View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

1800s, the Lehman family has made noteworthy contributions to philanthropic work in health, social services, and the arts. Robert Lehman, ca. 1960. Lehman Brothers Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Herbert Lehman giving a... View Details

28 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in July 2020. She co-authored the study with recent doctoral graduate Michael Rosenblum and Assistant Professor Juliana Schroeder, both of the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

space. In addition, the program’s length allows us to develop connections across the rest of the University. Many of us are undergraduate house tutors, faculty research assistants and teaching fellows. Last spring, one of my favorite... View Details

16 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?

conducted by Joshua Schwartzstein, a Harvard Business School assistant professor, and Benjamin Handel, an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. “Thinking through, for practical applications, ‘is it a friction or a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Consulting; Retail

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

other ways to drive a large number of other policy-relevant outcomes including initiatives related to health, crime, and social mobility. The Ortega parameters reveal more detailed results that have important implications for researchers... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

were recently published in How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons, co-written by Zoë B. Cullen, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Ricardo Perez-Truglia, an View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Florida. Mr. Dauten has been active with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (past board chair), School District #29 (past president), Ascension Church (past president), and the Metropolitan Planning Council (past board nember). He is... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

hold six. No matter that your favorite craft beer store permits you buy bottles one at a time. Chances are you’d still buy six, just to fill all six spaces in the box. “People really don’t like to leave things incomplete,” says Kate Barasz, an View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

what you earn Syllabus 7 Modules, 40-50 Hours Download full syllabus This course features access to an AI course assistant bot, in beta release, to facilitate your successful completion of the course. 6-7 hrs Module 1 Content Week -... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Hewlett-Packard, Financial Analyst 1974 Named Assistant Administrator, Federal Energy Administration 1981 Cofounds Applied Energy Services 1991 AES goes public 1991 Establishes The Summit Foundation 1994 Elected Chair, World Wildlife... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

01 Aug 1998
News

Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

similar to Aldrich. "One of our goals is to have symmetry in the new quad we're creating with this building," explains Angela Quinn Crispi (MBA '90), HBS assistant dean and chief planning officer. "Not only will the Spangler Center be... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

existing members Plan professional and social events, virtual and in-person Partner with HBS on strategy, growth, and initiatives Regional Leadership Contact List Facilitator Each Circle needs one to two volunteer facilitators who help... View Details

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