Experiences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
News

Buy Big, Sell Small

brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to HBS to gain the skills to launch an India-based impact... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; retail; supply chain management; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

26 Nov 2019
News

The Ritual Effect

Source: Norton Source: Norton Professor Michael Norton studies the ways in which rituals can influence human behavior. In his research, he has found that people establish rituals to enhance their enjoyment of something or to improve their success and don’t like to... View Details

Keywords: rituals

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

the intermediate future. Terms and conditions related to work should be temporary, and companies should actively experiment to learn how to balance the concerns of employees with the need to maintain productivity. Emphasis should be... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

18 Mar 2019
News

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

15 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News

associate professor at Harvard Business School. “But we also find that a surprisingly large degree of information avoidance doesn't appear to be related to such excuse-driven motives.” By replicating past experiments that sought to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

nowhere near de-escalation. My personal assessment is that it is likely to get worse." Since the conflict seems poised to get worse before it gets better, what impacts should businesses and consumers expect to experience as a result?... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

18 Mar 2016
Blog Post

What is an IFC?

sector and this was a chance to dive deep into challenges and opportunities facing the governments of Lima and Buenos Aires (with implications for cities across the world as well). The experience was similar to FIELD 2 in the RC year in... View Details

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

people tend to use whatever option is set up as the default, so resetting default options with inclusivity in mind can be a useful strategy. Companies can also consider increasing the prominence of their anti-discrimination policies to help raise awareness. View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

Profile

Dilan Gomih

Although trading was “an incredible experience that forced me to be detail oriented and whet my appetite for risk," Dilan felt called to leadership. Reflecting upon her work experience—in trading, media, and wellness instruction—she... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Entertainment/Media

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

experience while earning a high school degree. One of Hamilton County’s Future Ready Institutes, the program was inspired in part by a YALP case study. Now director of community relations at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Wilson is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 May 2013
News

Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006

58 years after he did meant something important to me.” The HBS experience proved “very different from anything I had known in France,” he says. “With professors, the relationships weren’t ‘topdown,’ but more like with peers, people who... View Details

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

experience as fair, safe, and challenging. During a case discussion, experienced instructors often rely on a variety of principles to decide which student to call on (or avoid selecting) at any point in time. Instructors might choose a... View Details

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

significantly reduces dishonesty. When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance Authors:L.P. Tost, F. Gino, and R. Larrick Publication:Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the impact of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

non-competes hurt employees by limiting their job mobility and sending them on “career detours” where they may have to accept lower compensation than appropriate for their experience level. More important, departing employees are often... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

experience. Not so manufacturers and their complex webs of suppliers, who in many cases lack that same experience or large-scale backup plans. The result: a chaotic scramble resulting in production delays, product shortages, and higher... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Donation Experiment By: Katerina Linos, Laura Jakli & Melissa Carlson 2021 | American Political Science Review 115, no. 1 As government welfare programming contracts and NGOs increasingly assume core aid functions, they must address a... View Details

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Women's Student Association

on negotiating your offer letter, and more. Social Events Of course, a large part of the HBS experience is meeting new people and making lifelong friends. Whether it’s exercise classes or happy hours, the WSA regularly hosts events to... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

James Has New Role

(photo by Susan Young) (photo by Susan Young) Ralph James (MBA 1982), who previously headed Executive Education at HBS, became executive director of External Relations in July. In his new role, James is responsible for development and alumni relations. “As an HBS... View Details

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

31 Jan 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Peer Effects and Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by Ramana Nanda & Jesper B. Sørensen

Research Summary

Overview

My research is at the intersection of organizational strategy, global sustainability governance, and social change. It explores the diffusion of sustainability standards to non-traditional sectors (e.g. jewelry, cannabis, plastics, pets) and the relationship between... View Details

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