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- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governing the Family-Run Business
overdue by others. The family had the wisdom to address the ensuing family conflict and expose the weaknesses of its existing governance system: the family council was not consulted about the board's issues... View Details
- 2024
- Book
Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You
By: Teresa M. Amabile, Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall and Kathy E. Kram
Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related advice on retirement,... View Details
Keywords: Retirement
- Web
Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
Conventional wisdom holds that voters who lose from economic integration support parties that propose expanding the welfare state. However, in the Global South, where the state is frequently weak or under-resourced, people often turn to... View Details
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By: Jill J. Avery
Creating Brand Value (MBA elective course)
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In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details
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In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
received wisdom that the American public would be reluctant to buy compact, fuel-efficient, and designed-for-safety cars. Ironically, some eight decades ago, Detroit had a notably powerful advocate for dissent and disagreement in... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Aug 2012
- News
Face Fears with Courage
- 31 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World
of wisdom and many others were made famous by Benjamin Franklin in his 1758 essay known as The Way to Wealth, first published as a sermon delivered by “Father Abraham” in Poor Richard’s Almanack. “I’m... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Research Summary
Platform Competition
Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
derived from accumulating wisdom over the last period of your life? Just want to give you the opportunity. Winfrey: I would say be easy with yourself. Be easy with yourself. And it's all going to work out.... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 20 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say
How do you know if an MBA is worth it? We asked recent HBS alumni to reflect on their time at—and after—HBS. Here are their thoughts on the business school experience, the value of an MBA degree, and how to best prepare for HBS. Lindsay... View Details
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Face Value: Do Certain Physical Features Help People Get Ahead?
Can business leaders harness the star power of celebrities? It might depend on their jawline. A recent study parses 12,000 faces for attributes linked to charisma and proposes a framework to figure out who has it and who doesn’t. Why some... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 13 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)
foundational conversation continued to shape my approach to leadership. Each challenge faced and hurdle overcome reinforced the wisdom of those simple guidelines. The essence View Details
- Web
Latin America - Global
Latin America Mexico City, Montevideo, São Paulo HBS has had a longstanding footprint in Latin America for over 20 years. The Latin America Research Center (LARC) opened in 2000 to satisfy strong interest on the part of the HBS faculty in... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
expense of private consumption or capital flight. For this reason, the authors contend that the traditional concepts of crowding out and leakages must be redefined to be more... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits
of material concerns as an organization doesn’t crowd out the goal of contributing to the broader welfare,” Ramarajan says. You’ll likely get better results, too. One... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
latest developments in leadership to HBS alumni and other executives all over the world. What Change Demands of Us, a new Executive Education course developed by the initiative, will be offered later this year. The initiative draws on the... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
support of founder Howard Schultz and his team in Philadelphia. Zuckerberg did not seem to rely upon the wisdom of Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg or lead board... View Details
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
both sides can start to see the wisdom of the other, that’s a victory.” “If you imagine that you’ll be able to behave with brusque disregard for people and continue to grow as a company—guess what? It all... View Details
- 02 May 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?
that will relieve humanity of mind-numbing desk work with attendant improvements in quality and reductions in cost and allow people to pursue more creative and interesting work? Or a tool so powerful that it begins to View Details
When Should a Social Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them?
Existing economic wisdom offers unequivocal advice to managers seeking to establish new platform businesses: Invest to acquire users as quickly as possible and make sure that they have ... View Details