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The Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Room The Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room I had no idea there would be so much happening and so many people watching us. Theresa Layman Zajac, Relay Assembly Test Room Operator, 1976 Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room, ca. 1930... View Details

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to the States when I was nine. I learned English by watching TV, reading grocery catalogs, and interpreting for my parents at doctor visits. As I grew older, I came to realize that the problem was not my English. It was the ignorance and... View Details

12 May 2021
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The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

modeling connective attitudes and actions. 4. Avoid recidivism. I’ve watched CEOs make efforts to connect for periods of time, but they then slip back into old, isolationist patterns. They don’t do this consciously, but if they’ve been... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.

superstars, may actually drive fan interest up, the paper suggests. After all, it’s not easy for the average spectator to watch a match in person, even without a pandemic. That said, there are many die-hard fans who are undeterred by... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Sports

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

outcomes have changed a lot. A couple things have happened. There's been a lot more technology that's been introduced to the sport from a performance standpoint. And those of you that watch the game, things like StatCast, which now shows... View Details

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

products—as less credible and less trustworthy, according to research by recent Harvard Business School MBA graduate Alessia Vettese. “People used to watch celebrities on the red carpet talking about what they were wearing, or they would... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

Owning that and being ready is something they’re really interested in. Morrell: Some of these lessons seem so obvious. This idea that the hedonic treadmill will never lead to happiness—this is the theme of every Disney movie I watched as... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

compassion, and courage. Read More>>> HOW I SPENT MY HBS 2+2 DEFERRAL: SAM PEREZ DIARTE When I was younger, I watched telenovelas with my mom. I looked beyond the drama and strove to have this luxurious life of executives in the... View Details

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Career Networking - Alumni

the process, will walk you through the steps to ensure your transition process results in a career that is fulfilling, challenging and rewarding. Watch Full Series Part 15: Success on the New Job Starting a new job? Learn how to make an... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

identity. There are numerous historical and current examples of companies forced to face the external shocks of disruptive innovators or shifts in consumer demand. Raffaelli mentions that many Swiss mechanical watch companies had to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

21 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

fixing the broken H-1B visa system William R. Kerr 04 Oct 2018 | Quartz Business Books to Watch in October 03 Oct 2018 | 800-CEO-READ Blocking immigrants could hurt US economy Midday Movers 02 Oct 2018 | Yahoo Finance How Companies Can... View Details

11 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS

traditions which remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. The students lightly roast their professors at the end of the semester, usually coinciding with a special gift, such as a signed portrait of the section. It’s surreal and entertaining to be back in your... View Details

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Tools & Training - Alumni

resources from across HBS on the alumni Lifelong Learning site. HBS is here for you, for life. Part 3: First Steps & Self-Assessment Hear from your fellow alumni as they discuss how they conducted their own self-assessments during the career transition process. Hear... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Thinking Ahead

differently across platforms: “I go to TikTok to watch dance videos with no clear purchasing intention; but I might see an ad for something that grabs my attention, which is a very different dynamic than a search-driven purchase on a site... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Your personal attention is the critical catalyst to focus your entire organization on the strategic uncertainties that keep you awake at night. After all, everyone watches what the boss watches. I will discuss how you can use this... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

01 Sep 2023
News

Returning to the Roots

It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th generation of his family to lead... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details

04 May 2021
Book

Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

treasuring relationships through unconditional love, infinite support, and the constant fostering of growth, to watching colleagues grow beyond their own expectations by helping them do new things and take on more responsibility. As... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

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