Helping - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

are looking for alternatives that reduce time and better align spending with strategy. Look at your own company's budget process: Has it really helped you do a better job of belt tightening during the current slowdown? Many companies have... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

inclusive CEO increased a company’s average three-day return by 0.8 percent. This is likely because these managers retain staff, which may result in increased operating efficiency and innovation, Zou says, and markets seem to quickly reward these trends. Engaging... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Mar 2024
News

Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

04 Apr 2024
News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Product Management at HBS: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Learn by Doing

helped me to develop a new vernacular, get my “hands dirty” with product management, and grow the confidence to explore new horizons in the video game industry. My key takeaways: Coming to Terms with Terms. Clarity in communication was a... View Details

26 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 26

the point that given the rarity of the strategic approaches to resource allocation, district leaders need more guidance and tools to help them make better decisions and manage the consequences, particularly when they are under enormous... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details

Keywords: by Glen Justice

21 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

analysts. These all tend to push companies toward what I call "competition to be the best"—the analyst who wants every company to look like the current market favorite, the consultant who helps you benchmark yourself against... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

to go much farther, lest the 80 percent of Americans feeling time poor rises to 90 and then to 100. We need to test interventions beyond the typical white-collar ones to help workers at all economic levels and in all types of jobs,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

scale their business. These courses can help you identify and validate a business idea , create high-quality business models, achieve product-market fit, and talk to potential investors . Related Content Free E-Book So You Want to Be an... View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

companies that are run by people, sometimes the easiest explanation for racial inequality is that something is wrong or that White people are special. So, it’s easy to say that’s just how it’s supposed to be. DeLollis: You say your T.R.A.P. Lab’s research can View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

PeopleImages Convicted stockbroker Bernie Madoff knew exactly what he was doing when he stole billions from clients, yet the financial advisor didn’t pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in the United States by himself. He had the help of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

needs. In prevention mode, you're thinking about your oughts, duties, and obligations. In promotion mode, you're thinking about growth, advancement, and accomplishments. "In work in progress," she continues, "we find that using a promotion approach View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Innovation Labs: Where Passion and Purpose Meet

leading university is also beneficial, he notes: “We take the strengths of each Harvard school and help create a whole that’s greater than the sum of the parts by providing opportunities for founders to meet joiners and those from other... View Details

17 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price

primacy (viewing the price first) makes consumers more likely to focus on whether a product is worth its price, and consequently can help induce the purchase of specific kinds of bargain-priced items. Their study, Cost Conscious? The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

and successfully negotiate at work, on the job hunt, or in day-to-day conversations. As someone that does negotiations as part of my job, I found Professor Wheeler’s Negotiation Mastery course to be both thorough and valuable. This course provides fresh insight and... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

technology." The book provides a quick overview of the social technology that helps global corporate communication mimic personal conversation: internal blogs (in which leaders share their thoughts and employees have a chance to comment),... View Details