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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
stress-filled, can be difficult. My study is my sanctum sanctorum. It’s where I meditate, where I read, where I write. It’s where I find some little drops of peace.” Kim on Reading, Writing, and Resting Still processing: “Microsoft View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
want these things as well. And by explaining it and sharing it is how we actually get it done. One of the concepts of emotional self-management is the word that we just used,... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 23 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Could Bring Globalization Down?
destabilization of the alliance system (unreliability of Austria in German eyes, of Britain in French eyes). The existence of a rogue regime... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
people’s time, but I do believe the human spirit loves two things: entertainment and communal experiences. I love that the word “entertainment” comes from an Old French verb, entretenir, meaning “to hold together.” What’s been the most... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- Web
The Hawthorne Plant – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
and Harvard Business School Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email:... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Spot a Liar
having lied in negotiations, and everyone believes they've been lied to in these contexts," Malhotra says. "We may be able to improve the situation if we can equip people to detect and deter the unethical behavior of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
This is the third and final article of the "Leading in the Digital Era" series. Read parts one and two. Leaders who set out to reshape their companies to compete in a fast-evolving digital world often come to a daunting realization: To... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
price increases do not predict lower returns going forward, these increases do predict substantial heightened probability of a crash. Simple attributes related to the price run up can help predict both the crash probability and future... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
"What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" That's the free-association exercise Cynthia A. Montgomery gives to mid-career business leaders in her Executive... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Illumination Studies and Relay Assembly Test Room – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
that we can take a set of figures and prove anything we want to. Donald Chipman, Supervisor, Western Electric, 1931 Illumination Study, 1926 Western Electric Company Hawthorne Studies Collection Research on productivity at massive... View Details
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Want from Your Products
"People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!" With Levitt's words as a rallying cry, a recent Harvard Business Review article, "Marketing Malpractice: The Cause and the Cure," argues... View Details
- 13 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)
told me to do three things: "Figure it out." Those three words became my mantra. Every challenge, whether it was understanding the intricacies of the helicopter mechanics or navigating the complex dynamics... View Details
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
environmental sustainability goals, and he responded with an even more encouraging reply. Then someone from the audience went for the money: “Given the amount of damage your company and companies in your industry [have] created, why... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- Web
A New Vision – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu © President and Fellows View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Endless Possibilities
Faye Iosotaluno (MBA 2008) met her husband through friends when she was only 19 years old. It was 1999, and the mobile-first app Tinder—which launched in 2012 and where Iosotaluno is currently COO—was not even a distant glimmer on the dating horizon. While the app... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Jan 2017
- What Do You Think?
How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?
Summing Up: Are Bureaucracies Worth Improving? Several messages emerge from responses to this month’s column on the worthiness of bureaucracies. In general, there is a wide range of thinking about the value... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
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Enter Elton Mayo – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
field for both industry and society and Mayo’s unique qualifications for the job. Human Relations and Harvard Business School Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?
Three words that best describe effective people in any organization: smart and happy. Both the order and the conjunction are important . . . ." Harry Tucci went even further, saying: "The concept View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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The Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
1985, p. 124. 6 Elton Mayo, Social Problems of an Industrial Civilization . Boston: Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1945,... View Details
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Genevieve Sheehan
"I'd like to make it a true Daily Double, Alex." As a contestant on the TV quiz show Jeopardy, I was certain that I wanted to make that big wager — only to be sure, moments later, that I didn't know the correct response. Wham. My View Details