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interest in this case than in antitrust cases of the past? Unlike communications companies whose practices generate consumer ire, Google’s services, like many on the internet, are perceived as both “free” (although Shoshanna Zuboff in her... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Communications; Communications; Communications; Communications; Communications; Communications

02 Jan 2019
News

Not Waiting for Progress

understand the power and viability of the stories this community has to tell.” Secret or not, the formula is working. Since 2007, the number of black films showcased at Sundance has increased from 7 to 39, and Blackhouse has added... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

24 Apr 2014
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Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world

products are sold at Whole Foods, specialty stores, and online. Endline’s approach to chocolate is “colorful, whimsical, and playful.” The reusable, recyclable tins that serve as sweetriot’s packaging feature artwork submitted by art schools and View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Global Outreach Program Planned for HBS Centennial

come together to plan an event or activity that will recognize and continue their ongoing commitment to social enterprise — a history that includes efforts as diverse as volunteer consulting, fundraising, community events and programs,... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Centennial; global outreach; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2014
News

Feedback

supplemental video content online to those visiting theaters as well as an opportunity to watch the same movie with friends and family later at home? Or building online/offline communities around local theaters in addition to competing... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Poverty and Security

At the IMF and World Bank Group annual meetings in October, World Bank president James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59) declared that along with its fight against terror, the global community must also address the longer-term issues of “poverty,... View Details

Keywords: IMF and World Bank Group; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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I am a doctoral candidate in the strategy unit at Harvard Business School. My main areas of interest are organizational economics, public policy, and technology. My research is published at PNAS and forthcoming at the Journal of Financial Economics. My work has been... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Communication Technology; Wages; Policy; Brazil

February 2020
Article

The Many Minds Problem: Disclosure in Dyadic vs. Group Conversation

By: Gus Cooney, Adam M. Mastroianni, Nicole Abi-Esber and Alison Wood Brooks

What causes people to disclose their preferences or withhold them? Declare their love for each other or keep it a secret? Gossip with a coworker or bite one’s tongue? We argue that to understand disclosure, we need to understand a critical and often overlooked aspect... View Details

Keywords: Disclosure; Interpersonal Communication; Behavior

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31 Jan 2014
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Bloomberg Named UN Envoy for Cities, Climate Change

01 Sep 2009
News

Students Take Aim at Foreclosures

Last spring four HBS students traveled to Minneapolis to visit the nonprofit Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), which counsels people who are facing foreclosure on their homes. Meeting with HPF officials, the students discussed the nonprofit’s strategy,... View Details

Keywords: foreclosures; Real Estate

22 Mar 2011
News

The Case for Employee-Owned Companies

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Sep 2015
News

Giving Kids a Better Chance

entrepreneurial, to drive change. We went into South LA and East LA and Inglewood, into communities that had great kids, but frankly the kids had been failed for a really long time by the public school system. “We just started an... View Details

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Kamen Bliznashki

contributes to a well-rounded, cross-functional set of abilities, and the case method imbues a sense of humility, an open mind, and an ability to succinctly construct a persuasive argument. And, the community of classmates, alumni, and... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

01 Feb 2001
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A Bankable Trust

has performed in theater productions, at weddings and parties, and, for the last five years, in a gospel choir. "It's important to have balance in one's life," she observed. That balance also includes community service — Harris serves on... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

October 14, 2019
Article

The Truth About Open Offices: There Are Reasons Why They Don't Produce the Desired Interactions

By: Ethan Bernstein and Ben Waber

It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible. Messaging is displacing phone calls, making people more accessible. Enterprise social media such as Slack and... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Technology; Design; Human Resources; Performance Productivity; Organizational Design

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08 Sep 2020
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Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

Transparency, the concept if not the reality, is all the rage in business circles. If you knew why a company charged a certain price for a product, would you be more willing to pay it? If your boss confessed her managerial screw-ups, would you feel more comfortable... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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