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- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
is to recall, and steer into, what we’re good at. Think of how coaches work with professional athletes: They might do some work on “weaknesses,” but mostly they are building on areas of tremendous skill. In... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 2013
- Working Paper
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-080, March 2012. (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Revised August 2013.)
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The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology
their case analysis with more depth. As they near the end of their EC year, students crave new learning methods. One remarked, 'Media cases are a breath of fresh air, requiring full View Details
- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
now focused on public service and running for elected office. “Career transitions represent yet another critical moment when leaders need to pay close attention to their action orientation,” says Raffaelli. “We don’t always realize the... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
attention to the anti-globalization movement. Brand America provided good products at good prices. Politics was one thing; smart shopping another. Q: Which brands are most likely to feel the heat; what brands will continue to sell... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story
women hope it will draw more attention to the problems that women face in the workplace. “I invested in it also as a passion project, because I’m extremely focused on diversity and inclusion in my professional life,” says Mandelli. “For... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Cross Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales & Operations Planning
Keywords: by Rogelio Oliva & Noel Watson
- Web
2.3 Community Standards of Conduct | MBA
and timely attendance and participation in all HBS course, program and other required activities; respectful, attentive behavior within and outside courses; appropriate conduct, judgment and tact in all personal and professional... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
spanned age groups from college students to people all the way past their 40s. Defeating the ‘illusion of intimacy’ The lesson? “I’d avoid temporary sharing for anything close to a professional purpose,”... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Article
Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France
By: Gunnar Trumbull
Research into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis has drawn attention to a link between growing income inequality in the United States and high household indebtedness. Most accounts trace the U.S. idea of credit-as-welfare to the period of wage stagnation and... View Details
Keywords: Household Finance; Welfare State; Credit; Personal Finance; Welfare; Borrowing and Debt; France; United States
Trumbull, Gunnar. "Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France." Politics & Society 40, no. 1 (March 2012): 9–34.
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
especially in changing the culture of the School and the broader world. The W50 Summit in particular was a way to reach out to the women who "have sometimes felt disenfranchised, disconnected, unwelcome at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
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Crucibles of Crisis Leadership - Course Catalog
more self-assured in the high waves and strong winds they confronted. Understanding precisely how these people did this is the overarching objective of the course. We will pay particular attention to the... View Details
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
investors who met with the firm. The records spanned a six-year period between 2004 and 2010, in which a total of 340 investors held 935 meetings with company executives. Of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
the longest time, creativity was considered the work of a genius operating on her own. The cult of the designer held sway, with little attention being paid to the system that... View Details
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
job of a manager. In fact, they devote more attention to hiring than they give to strategy. Another important task of leadership is that of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
Summing Up Is customer volunteerism combined with "ownership" a double-edged sword? It's seems okay to involve customers in providing ideas for new products and processes. Encourage them to refer new business. But beware the downside View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
The Pokemon GO craze swept across the HBS campus in the last few weeks and it’s also gotten the attention of HBS alumni around the world. Beyond sharing the fun of capturing... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 04 May 2020
- Blog Post
6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
Students enrolled in the HBS/HKS three year joint degree program come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many are interested in pursuing careers that span the public, private, and non-profit sectors—and... View Details
- 2022
- White Paper
The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse and Rachel Snyder
As more Americans question the appeal of costly
higher education programs, earn-and-learn models,
like apprenticeship, are attracting increasing
attention from policymakers and employers alike. While apprenticeship is widespread in many
parts of Europe,... View Details
Keywords: Apprenticeship; Higher Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Cost vs Benefits; Success; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Fuller, Joseph B., Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse, and Rachel Snyder. "The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey." White Paper, Project on Workforce at Harvard, November 2022.