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- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
Leahy shares. “There's so much pressure and stress that individuals feel to find the perfect internship or the perfect next job. But HBS students and alumni are incredibly talented and can find the connective tissue from one step to the... View Details
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
chicken, for example, included multiple vendors providing a handful of birds each. Food safety is a big concern for Chinese consumers, and it was Su's decision to build the supply chain from the ground to help ensure quality. "We work with our suppliers to build... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
making a selection. Virtually everyone gains from the lower costs, but those gains are not experienced equally. The answer is subtle, and not simple or intuitive. The internet comparatively benefited areas that were already doing well. It is important to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
"Rather than discussing topics in the rarified air of investment banking, an industry foreign to many of our students, we wanted to be as universal as possible." Not that it is a simple situation emotionally. Stressed out over... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
need for eBay to maintain expensive centralized monitoring and feedback systems. The company can charge commissions that are no higher than 7 percent of a given transaction—well below the typical 30 percent to 70 percent margins most retailers would charge. It is... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
Jon Staff (MBA ’16) is the CEO and Founder of Getaway, a company that designs tiny houses, places them on beautiful rural land and rents them out by the night to stressed out city-dwellers, starting at $99/night. He was the co-president... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Happier-ness at Work
striving simply to squeeze by financially is stressful under the best of circumstances. But for most people, when they learn that getting happier starts within, they can make work less stressful, more joyful, and a source of personal... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?
Katherine Lawrence added, “Chinese thought stresses harmony and manners and the greater good of the group. As managers, it is in our interest that this be the case.” There is a complex and extended set of relationships that determine the... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Initiative evaluate the regulatory reforms since the financial crisis. The authors highlight several areas in which the reform agenda has made clear progress. These include heightened capital and liquidity requirements, more... View Details
- 27 May 2022
- Blog Post
Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023
part about transitioning from the military to a full-time MBA program? There is some loss of identity in leaving the military and not much time to process that change in an intensely busy environment like HBS. Anyone leaving the military will be able to handle the... View Details
- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
to HBS. Although Seiko’s visa application was submitted several months earlier, we couldn’t say when we would see each other next. We did our best to stay close, but we could feel the stress of school, work, moving, and a 14-hour time... View Details
- 15 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021
by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences. 6. Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner A study of General Electric employees by Tom Nicholas shows how the stress of... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
climate change, which can be both overwhelming but also incredibly exciting. Many Climate Rising guests stressed the importance of finding a career you enjoy, and seeking roles that align with both your passions and your strengths. Erin... View Details
- 31 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not
behavior: (1) monitoring the work effectively (giving timely feedback and reacting to problems in the work with understanding and help); (2) providing socioemotional support (showing support for a team member's actions or decisions; helping alleviate View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas
insisted the purchase “didn’t affect the outcome of the case.”) Cohen stresses that there is nothing illegal about spending money on advertising—or bulls or skating rinks, for that matter. “Firms are free to advertise how they want and in... View Details
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
by significant increases in wire fraud, opportunistic insider trading, and fraud within financial institutions,” Nguyen writes in her study. With enforcement comes deterrence Nguyen stresses that there is no evidence that Muslim... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
iterative manner. To learn more, read 7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19 Euvin Naidoo, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Tip: Protect the core business and pivot to new opportunities The COVID-19 outbreak has created a period of high View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
of communication can support those goals." The authors note that establishing a culture of conversation won't always mean hitting each of the four "I's," but stress that these elements "tend to reinforce each other" to create a highly... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA for a Career Change
school and I have ended up in a place and position where I am excited to walk into work every day. It was definitely worth all of the stress and uncertainty over the past few years. Career change is hard. It’s a never-ending process. ... View Details
- 01 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
group, others engaged in activities that stressed individuality (creating personalized nametags, for example), and some focused on the identity of the organization (such as creating a logo for the research lab). After the experiments,... View Details