Communication Intention and Meaning - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Sep 2016
News

The Real Meaning of Love

healthy relationship with your loved one? “And we’re trying to position this not as a women’s issue or domestic violence issue alone—it’s really a public health issue. It’s really a community health issue, View Details

03 May 2023
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Five Ways to Build Community at HBS

When I was admitted to HBS on December 9, 2021, I was so excited that I flew to Boston the next day to spend the weekend exploring the city, and visualizing what this next chapter in my life could mean for... View Details

08 Aug 2020
News

What a WeChat ban would mean for Americans

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Dynamic Silos: Increased Modularity and Decreased Stability in Intra-organizational Communication Networks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Tiona Zuzul, Emily Cox Pahnke, Jonathan Larson, Christopher White, Patrick Bourke, Nicholas Caurvina, Neha Parikh Shah, Fereshteh Amini, Youngser Park, Joshua Vogelstein, Jeffrey Weston and Carey E. Priebe

Workplace communications around the world were drastically altered by COVID-19, related work-from-home orders, and the rise of remote work. To understand these shifts, we analyzed aggregated, anonymized metadata from over 360 billion emails within 4,361 organizations... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; COVID-19; Communication Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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07 Jan 2022
News

Ask Help Desk: Creating Community and Safety at Work While Omicron Surges

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

more," he said. "With book printing, one single person could reach, at least theoretically, everybody. "Today, with the Internet, everybody can reach everybody any time at any place. The individual is a content provider and... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

09 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree

skills, and to give myself the opportunity to reflect on past experiences and future aspirations. I chose HBS because of the case method, which is a fantastic way of further developing your View Details

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

Climate Stories Episode #13 – Democratizing Climate Returns: Nisha Desai (HBS 1997) Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention “We’re democratizing impact investing, not just for impact, but for returns for... View Details

16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

transportation angle of cities and, more specifically, how we can positively impact people in communities with better infrastructure and transportation services. Tell us a little bit about your career... View Details

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

the meaning of leadership. Most scholars (not to mention boards of directors) gauge the effectiveness of leadership almost exclusively through a lens of economic performance, specifically return on investment, say professors Joel M.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

What Does PRIDE at HBS Mean to You?

build connections with members of the community that I was able to be myself with. Putting on a “straight face” all week while we discussed cases and worked on problem sets could be exhausting; it was with... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Students Serve the Community

assistant professor Zeynep Ton, the initiative’s faculty adviser, told the Harbus. “We wanted our students to get to know the community around them, to develop both compassion and respect for that community,... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools

18 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works

redundant communication, coupled with an escalating sense of urgency, is integral to communicating because it gets the job done. New research shows that getting employees to listen up and deliver isn't so... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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The Conversational Circumplex: Identifying, Prioritizing, and Pursuing Informational and Relational Motives in Conversation

By: Michael Yeomans, Maurice E. Schweitzer and Alison Wood Brooks

The meaning of success in conversation depends on people’s goals. Often, individuals pursue multiple goals simultaneously, such as establishing shared understanding, making a favorable impression, and persuading a conversation partner. In this article, we introduce a... View Details

Keywords: Conversation; Goal Pursuit; Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Goals and Objectives; Framework

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01 Mar 2021
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What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

bosses and peers, something (including boards in some organizations) that CEOs don’t have to worry so much about. In fact, middle managers are often blamed when problems arise. Some leaders say that middle managers obstruct effective... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

insights in particular: Employees and managers can disagree on impact. Although employees and managers may both think the impact of a person’s work is important, this does not View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

18 Apr 2011
News

Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works

Keywords: Assistant Professor Tsedal Neeley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

24 Apr 2014
News

When being a good neighbor means economic development

Rescued in the early 1990s and revived by president and CEO Jonathan Larry Baer (MBA 1985), the San Francisco Giants are baseball champions, with World Series wins in 2010 and... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

we look to the future, one thing is clear: We will need to draw continuing support from the communities in which we live and work. This means we must be particularly sensitive,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

09 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection

to craft a more effective message to, and to get lucrative insights from, the shopping public would be well advised to listen to what Underhill and Zaltman have to say. Following are some of their View Details

Keywords: by Richard Bierck; Retail

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