Work Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2016
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Going Forward

Through The Harvard Business School Campaign, we are positioning the School to deepen its impact on business and business education. From its inception, the Campaign has had high aspirations. We aimed to increase engagement and... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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HBX: Expanding Our Reach

In the last few years, the landscape for online learning has changed dramatically. Using new and ever more powerful technologies, the market is shifting rapidly, with many dozens of organizations, aggregators, and educational institutions View Details

Keywords: online learning; curriculum; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

24 May 2023
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Balancing Acts

and in large part because we've all gone through this pandemic. The rules of engagement are you have to perform. In order to do that, your family life has to be strong, right? So, taking care of family, putting family first, it's got to... View Details

Keywords: work-life balance; happiness; family

01 Oct 2000
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Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

practice designed to "bridge" the gap between the seemingly disparate worlds of corporate management consulting and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Tierney, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Associates at HBS, is also at work... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2007
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Private Equity under Investigation

collaborative practices constituted an anticompetitive conspiracy. The judge observed that activities the government depicted as nefarious were “nothing more nor less than a gradual, natural, and normal growth or evolution by which an ancient form has been adapted to... View Details

Keywords: Josh Lerner; syndication; antitrust enforcement; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Sep 2009
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From Bytes to Bites

in the food world are just several of the demands that have kept Thomas engaged in her new career. “Crisis management is the norm in the restaurant business,” she notes. “That doesn’t work for me because I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

29 Apr 2016
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The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

situations—gives them energy and motivation to fill out housing applications or job applications that they simply didn’t have before.” What does your role at ArtLifting involve? “A little bit of everything! As COO, my job is to work... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

not enough if we want a competitive advantage. In Smarter Together, Coupa Software CEO Rob Bernshteyn explains how we will soon be able to draw upon the intelligence of the community—collectively what we, and the organizations we work... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

instance, who are the customers, and how do they make decisions? O'Lear: I have been involved in microeconomic (company specific) upheaval. Prior to starting a company with two others, I worked at two high-tech companies: a privately held... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides to fellows, it’s also worth... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

15 Nov 2020
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor and senior associate dean for international development. More than half of the HBS faculty are actively involved in international research. While they often work with a specific global center to pursue... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Alumni News | Bookshelf

works best.) Of course, innovation is not born of process but by passionate people. How are they discovered? Building a Growth Factory recommends that successful innovators be identified by looking at behaviors. The best idea guys and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Jun 2021
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Advancing Racial Equity

values, and to act to promote racial equity both on campus and beyond. HBS is taking significant steps to welcome and promote Black talent, advance research related to race and use case discussions to educate students about racism, engage... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

takes Marketus and his guide to four villages named after each of the four Ps. As he enters each place, Marketus places a green pea into a special device, which allows him to store his thoughts, retrieve them, and integrate them. Featuring full-color illustrations... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2014
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Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds

proposal. At the end of FIELD 3, the team—which was by then armed with a better understanding of both sides of the market and how to engage business owners—pitched HourlyNerd again. This time, the mock stock price climbed to the maximum... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 1998
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Reunited and It Feels So Good

During several days of engaging academic programs and lively social events held in October both on and off campus, more than fifteen hundred alumni and guests from the MBA Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1973 were reminded of the... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Q & A: Gustavo Herrero

management issues, thereby enriching the HBS curriculum, advancing the education of tomorrow's business leaders, and creating a broader understanding of the global economy. How will the Center accomplish its goals? The LARC will assist HBS faculty as they write cases,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

30 May 2025
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Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details