Social Preferences - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

it’s like to lead a larger team at scale. Or perhaps you were great at building a social media campaign, but want to learn more about the broader elements of marketing and brand functions. What do you wish to leave behind? Consider... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

Web

Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions, collaborate, give... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

to nurture a friendship via Facebook. Consequently, participants fell into one of four conditions: professional/low-power, professional/high-power, personal/low-power, or personal/high-power. After the online networking activity, everyone completed the aforementioned... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

funds) will determine the number of GO: AFRICA Fellowships the School is able to grant each year, as well as the size of each fellowship award. While HBS hopes to grant every recipient the maximum award amount for which they qualify, it may not always be possible. *For... View Details

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

questions with the tools generated by the innovation of past decades, including the relationship between money and power, commerce and politics, exchange and social status. Its effort is to find new ways of exploring how institutions,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

Web

Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

learning, support and opportunities through interactive group programming. Inspiring Capital The Return with Purpose Fellowship is a year-long experiential learning program with exposure to Inspiring Capital's broader social impact... View Details

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

most productive sites prefer to pay CPC, while advertisers with lower quality sites prefer to pay CPA—a result that may be viewed as counterintuitive since low quality sites cannot proudly tout their... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

provide further major challenges for new ventures. Creative talent, astute marketing skills, and the ability to understand and respond rapidly to consumer fashions and preferences are all needed to succeed. There are fortunes to be made... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

interactive and one pre-recorded—and examined how happy and connected people felt before and after the videos. Those who participated in the live experience felt much less lonely, although that bump didn’t last. The team shared their findings, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

of statement. The rare family in business may have a more elaborate family governance structure, with a separate meeting for family-owner-managers or a separate council for family shareholders or periodic meetings between shareholders, the board, and management. I... View Details

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

the operating decisions of the waste-to-energy firm. Our analyses suggest that if the social planner's objective is to maximize landfill diversion, offering a subsidy as a per kilowatt-hour for electricity is more cost effective, whereas... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

an easier time abroad, they said. According to Hayes, the following principles of comportment are expected among businesspeople: Contracts should be fair to all parties. Partnership is preferred over hierarchical claims. Speculation is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Philanthropy Philanthropy Beyond charity and corporate... View Details

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50562 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou, Benjamin J. Hallen, Rory McDonald, and Emily Cox Pahnke... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

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

these two additional measurements, they may end up with trousers that fit them better. For retailers, the goal is to devise measures that capture the variability in people’s preferences well enough, while minimizing the number of... View Details

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

Web

Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of... View Details

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

investor base. For example, adoption of integrated reporting could be a step in this direction. Integrated reporting provides a holistic picture of the business describing the economic, environmental, and social performance of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Planeteer Capital Planeteer Capital is a new Climate Tech venture capital firm that invests in Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups. Planeteer invests globally, across hardware and software, and preferences B2B businesses in emerging... View Details

25 Jan 2016
Blog Post

3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner

actual class taking part (but that does not mean they cannot still come to a class or two!). They join in for all social events, join clubs, and participate on our intramural sports teams. A partner in our section was one of our highest... View Details

Publications