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- 01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty
Twenty-four hours after almost drowning in a ferryboat disaster in Indonesia, Margaret Crotty agreed to a telephone interview with the Today show to discuss how she survived -- and helped save others as well. Her decision to be on... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Quantitative Social Sciences The Institute for Quantitative Social Studies (IQSS) provides a wide array of data science resources to facilitate and accelerate social science research. Through their consulting services, students can receive View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
through a conceptual lens, asking what theoretical mechanisms appear to be most consistent with the data. And he poses the question of what policymakers can do—with either regulatory tools or monetary policy—to help moderate credit-driven... View Details
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
prior art existed. Half of the students were assigned randomly to use the Boolean search tool and half to use the machine learning tool. Furthermore, they gave half of each group access to expert advice to help them better craft their... View Details
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Era Jain
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I was seeking challenges that would help me grow across dimensions beyond software engineering. After seeing my sister go through her Founder journey, I was inspired to start my own... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
the treaty, Secretary of State John Hay warned of "grave consequences" and threatened to send the Marines. The Panamanians soon capitulated. The whole thing was quite sordid, although the cynic in me can't help but admire the... View Details
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Making the Decision to Attend: Our Participants Share Their Stories
Nehls West Area Sales Director Chevron Energy Solutions What will I learn that I can apply right away? Participants find that they master new ways of thinking that they can put into action immediately, which can help them take a big step... View Details
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
options, which is in their long-term best interest to do? For the first project we obtained access (with the help of HBS professor Anita Elberse) to a data set containing information about the film rental and return behaviors of a sample... View Details
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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni
Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How a Career Coach Can Help You Career Research Resources CPD Website Access myHBS and the student CPD website will continue to be available to 2025... View Details
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Maha Malik
were many opportunities for contributing to the conversation." As Maha's parents' careers took new turns, her perspective took on new dimensions. Her father's new enterprise, a citrus farm, led to discussions about "intermediaries and inefficiencies; how... View Details
- 01 Aug 2022
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Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
conclude that 'these corporate attributes match the five basic virtues of Confucianism.'" The researchers conclude that “these corporate attributes match the five basic virtues of Confucianism: benevolence (compassion and altruism), righteousness (respecting and View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 11 Dec 2023
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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
started in her early years. The influence of her mother, an artist, and her father, a mathematician-turned-businessman, inspired Leahy to explore both passions throughout her life. Her parents also encouraged her ambitions and were strong advocates of women’s rights,... View Details
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Spreading the Word – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Mayo’s The Human Problems of Industrial Civilization , in the journal The Human Factor , 1934 The Depression and massive layoff of employees at Western Electric helped bring the Hawthorne experiments to a grinding halt in the early 1930s.... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
differently from the norm, too. Martha Lagace: What observations or experiences have driven you and your colleagues to study uncompromising leadership? How and why did you select the CEOs in your study? Michael Beer: My colleagues and I have been working with many... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni
enhance the global understanding of HBS faculty and students and expand the School’s impact around the world. Donor Lists HBS gratefully acknowledges alumni and friends whose generosity is helping to ensure the School's excellence and... View Details
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Levels of Government - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
conceptual framework to understand related economic outcomes, and to help governments develop collaborative policies to improve them. Improving competitiveness at all levels of government Competitiveness, in particular microeconomic... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
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The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS
invited to interview, but was not admitted. I tried again the following year with the same outcome, but this time without an interview. Both of these rejections were tough. However, I learned a lot about perseverance, and I hope what I learned could View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare for the poor. Led by Harvard Business... View Details
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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online
survey of prospective learners, conducted by City Square Associates). Related Content Free Strategy Course Flowchart Which HBS Online Strategy Course Is Right for You? This flowchart will help you determine which HBS Online strategy... View Details