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- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
than measurements indicate? The current research explores problems that result, in part, from malfeasance by outside perpetrators who overstate their efforts to increase their measured performance. In parallel, similar vulnerabilities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
actually weren’t all that good for many people,” she notes. “There is a more level playing field and meritocracy today. You don’t have to wear a three-piece suit to get the job or while you’re on the job. Diversity and individuality are celebrated, and I, for one, am... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
PublicationsDid Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings? Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract The credit rating industry has historically been dominated View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Feedback
characterizes the sector. But the sad state of traditional public education negatively impacts all of us—even those who can afford private school for their children. I’m puzzled, though, by his organization’s support of the proposal for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
First and foremost, innovators are good at associational thinking, or simply associating. They make connections between seemingly unrelated problems and ideas and synthesize new ideas. I would frame associational thinking by asking this... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
qualities that define a leader? Where does one find a mentor? What are the ingredients in the recipe for success? Getting beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works by Roger L. Martin (MBA 1981) and... View Details
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains
United States. They call the effort "Project Bison." If everything goes according to plan, several of Hobbes' successors will be in place in Wyoming by late 2023. By 2030—that's just seven years from... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- News
Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma
discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
trading has been beneficial. Derivatives serve as a form of sophisticated "adapters," he said, linking economic systems together and helping to bring about a unified world economy. They have also brought about vast reductions in costs by... View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
and us, I say rise and grab it by the horns.” “We are only as good as our experiences. I think of every setback as an experience to make me stronger, more marketable and a better executive or entrepreneur. While I wouldn't wish COVID on... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
categorization effect persisted regardless of whether the rewards were presented using a gain or loss frame. Using both moderation and mediation analyses, we found that categorizing rewards had these positive effects on motivation by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model of disaster prevention, supported by case studies and preliminary empirics to explain why some governments prepare well for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
respect for each other. They know what it means to serve something larger than themselves, and how to work together and solve hard problems.” There are a number of other HBS graduates among the more than 100 next-generation veterans running for House seats in 2018,... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
“to run a little faster, jump a tad higher, and, like Ginger Rogers dancing with Fred Astaire, do it while wearing high heels and moving backwards.” — Deborah E. Blagg Just Enough by Laura Nash and Howard... View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
organizational studies research. We empirically assess this assertion by analyzing studies of negotiation published in top peer-reviewed management, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations journals from 1990 to 2005. Our findings... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
Cash. She elaborated on the community theme, noting, "I've been touched by the dedication with which my former classmates checked on one another's safety and also by the well wishes that have come in from... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
the people that have helped shape my path during my time here at HBS. Todd Graham | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne) US Army ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Anchorage, AK REASON FOR SERVING: Everyone in the military has their reasons for... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Edited by Julia Hanna and Dan Morrell Above: Josh Escher, hard at work as father Peter supervises. (photo by Michael Hanson) The phrase “work-life balance”—that mythical equilibrium between career and family... View Details
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
thinkers formed an impression unbiased by the stereotype, suggesting a bottom-up strategy, whereas conscious thinkers relied on the stereotype, suggesting a top-down strategy. That is, when thinking consciously, participants relied more... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
One-Year Action Plan Update - Advancing Racial Equity
and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer Terrill Drake . Brian Kenny: On September 23, 2020 Harvard Business School unveiled the action plan for racial equity, an ambitious plan to advance racial equity, both within and beyond the School. The plan was drafted View Details