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undertake an effort to understand the experience of antisemitism at Harvard Business School—investigating more deeply the concern I have heard that noxious elements of antisemitism persist on our campus and in our classrooms. After this... View Details

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

Organizational Behavior The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation By: Green, Paul, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons, and Francesca Gino Abstract—We present theory suggesting that experiences... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jun 2020
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Negotiating Tips from HBS Career Programs

Keywords: HBS Career Programs; negotiating

29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

business school to potentially save lives. The role requires an understanding of behavioral economics, strategy, organizational behavior, and operations. Thus far in my career, my experiences have primarily been limited to the classroom... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Now Starring: Single Dad

son, Robby. Wand’s experience as a student and single dad was the subject of a made-for-TV movie, “Freshman Father,” that aired on the Hallmark Channel in June. “If you think about coming from Idaho, the social stigma around a teenage... View Details

Keywords: single parents; fatherhood; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
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Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

venture capital with Citicorp. "The industry was much, much smaller in those days," he says. "A few hundred million dollars a year, versus almost a hundred billion today." Drawing on his experience with Morgan Stanley since 1986, he... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

go back and haggle over the minutes of a meeting,” says Thomke, whose recently released book Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments encourages companies to test new business models to gain a competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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their Alumni Profile . To provide a positive and cohesive experience for everyone, we are not currently placing new inquiries outside of the enrollment period. Apart from the three default matching factors (region, neighborhood, and... View Details

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

member noticed this, and the patient’s treatment was postponed until they received clearance. Almost happened. The pacemaker status was not checked. The patient had a pacemaker and received radiation, but, by chance, the patient did not View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

23 Aug 2019
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Remembering John McArthur

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Erin Kaivan

When Erin Kaivan was in the fifth grade, she made three outspoken promises to the world: that she would become an actress, she would reach six feet in height, and that she would go to Harvard. Of the three predictions, one came close to realization (Erin is 5' 11''),... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

take leaders by surprise. Drawing on his extensive experience building high-performance organizations, Bier has created 20 foundational rituals that make your organization as frictionless as possible, allowing you to scale faster and more... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

September 2006 (Revised August 2008)
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Assessing Your Organization's Capabilities: Resources, Processes and Priorities

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Stephen P. Kaufman

Summarizes a model that helps managers determine what sorts of initiatives an organization is capable and incapable of managing successfully. The factors that affect what an organizational unit can and cannot accomplish can be grouped as resources, processes, and the... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Experience and Expertise; Innovation and Management; Business Processes; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Mathematical Methods

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01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

often too big to have everyone participate on the board so the board starts to become representative. Plus, shareholders recognize the value in having the objective, professional experience of external board members. I see... View Details

26 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

rarely experience just one form of stress, Goh, Pfeffer, and Zenios developed a mathematical model that enabled them to rigorously assess the impact of co-occurring factors. After coming up with formulas to take these factors into... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

December 2021
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Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein

In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial... View Details

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20 Oct 2020
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Steps to Get Out of Your Own Way

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Ignacio Lartirigoyen

learning by intuition, trial and error. I wanted more formal training to take my skills to the next level." Seeking transformational experiences For Ignacio, HBS was the optimal place for him to "get immersed in a different... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

her own positive experiences with RLX. While the RLX-Impress negotiation was particularly tricky to get off the ground, establishing trust is critical to achieving success in any negotiation, because all negotiations involve some level of... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Testing Interpreting A/B Tests Show Hide Details Concepts Designing and Performing Hypothesis Tests Improving the Customer Experience Featured Exercises Develop and test hypotheses in Excel to assess the impact of changes on an entire... View Details

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