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31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. “But that $100 billion figure astounded us.” Amabile co-wrote a paper on the topic, The Downside of Downtime:The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Hamilton Hall | About

dispersing of public revenue, as well as for the promotion of economic development. One of his first accomplishments was View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

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Institutions and Corporate Lobbying

“Institutions and Make-or-Buy Decision of Lobbying: The Role of Sociopolitical Legitimacy on Foreign MNEs’ Lobbying Internalization”

In this study, I examine how legitimacy comes into play in foreign MNEs’ make-or-buy decisions... View Details

Keywords: Institutions; Make V. Buy; Lobbying; Legitimacy; Corruption; Culture; Multinational Enterprise; United States

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

22 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

to revert back to the old status quo of office life, but it could be a mistake to impose a pre-pandemic mentality on a post-pandemic reality, says Harvard Business School Professor Tsedal Neeley. She has... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

More Modules The module system is based on a module hierarchy , in order to keep sets of modules separate that are (binary) incompatible. For example, loading a compiler module... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

not restrict individuals from taking a program with HBS Online based on where they happen to live. Therefore, citizens of countries whose governments behave in ways antithetical to our values should still... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the CLIMB program and Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Organizational Leadership ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today!... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

understands to be its causes. Turning to the body of systematized knowledge underpinning the claim that business management too is a profession, we find important differences... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the principles of value-based health care can be applied in low and middle income countries and how it can assist the the journey to universal... View Details

18 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Relocating to Boston with Your Partner

we thought that it would be useful to put together a quick list of advice based on our experience for couples who are relocating temporarily to Boston. 1) Try to live on campus Living off campus can have its... View Details

11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. By the time Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a physicist—and he was fascinated by space, eagerly engrossed in space-time diagrams... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Design... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

Courses & Case Studies Case Studies Middlebury College: Energy2028 (320029) by Brian Trelstad , Michael Norris and John McKinley APRIL 2020 (REVISED MAY 2021) Not all social change happens with new organizations. Middlebury College is one View Details

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Schwartz Common & Pavilion | About

Appreciation Society in 2001, which holds community led temporary art exhibitions, as well as numerous tours and discussions based on the works. Additionally, HBS faculty have also drawn from View Details

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

All of the most valuable firms in the world today are platforms, starting with Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. But platforms do not evolve in predictable ways, and there... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

could convince some companies to rethink the equity of their own compensation plans and the level of salary transparency they wish to maintain.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities. Answering Your Questions: Our Program Advising... View Details

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