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07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

Immersive Field Course, our group had researched the opportunities and challenges facing the renowned LEGO Group. Known for their innovative and sustainable approach to making... View Details

17 Nov 2015
Blog Post

What is HBS START Week?

week on campus in late August; all first years (RCs) participate in START and a group of second year (EC) START Ambassadors plan and lead activities throughout the week. We checked in with this year’s START... View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

research studies by Harvard Business School faculty explore this brave new world of "oversharing" — asking what it means to organizations and to reputation when we decide to buck the trend View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

trends in entrepreneurship (AI, Web 3, VC, etc.) Learn about HBS resources to support your journey: Entrepreneurship Day Rock and i-lab Newsletters Startup Bootcamp info session New Venture Competition... View Details

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

their families, neighborhoods, or social clubs. “The same trend showing up in the workplace is worrisome because it means we have even fewer opportunities to interact across partisan lines,” she says. “It... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

05 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 5

value-in areas once inhabited by organizations alone. Hence we posit that organizations may be in the shadow of communities. Rather than push for a common definition, we link communities to an organization's evolution: its birth, growth, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Joy Chen

opportunity, I promise I will change the world.’”At the time, Joy was five or six years old. As childhood moved into adolescence and young adulthood, Joy seized every educational opportunity she could, first... View Details

Portrait Project

Jerome Fulton, Jr.

license. With the support of family, friends, and mentors, I was able to achieve these goals. My life journey has taught me that talent is somewhat evenly distributed but opportunity is not. This realization... View Details

Forthcoming
Article

Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact

By: Michelle A. Kinch and Ryan W. Buell

Prior research in social psychology has shown that when people feel anxious, they seek advice from others. However, companies that operate in high-anxiety settings (like financial services, health care, and education) are increasingly deploying self-service... View Details

Keywords: Anxiety; Self-service; Empirical Operations; Behavioral Operations; Communication Technology; Behavior; Customer Focus and Relationships; Trust; Satisfaction; Financial Services Industry

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09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

participants access to the principles underlying the Ontological Leadership Course. 2. Empower and enable participants to expand their capacity to effectively deliver the Ontological Leadership Course. 3. Provide participants the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2007
News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

while "tapping more forcefully into opportunities in Asian and global markets." A strong believer in the "implicit social contract" between business and society, Zobel is... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

hesitation, she opted for the higher-paying position in a new city, figuring it would be an adventure with her partner of eight years and lead to more exciting work opportunities down the road. It’s a choice... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

strategic decisions Value a venture, project, or investment opportunity and perform a sensitivity analysis Who Will Benefit College Students and Recent Graduates Those... View Details

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Women's Student Association

opportunity to watch a series of panels, from Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Female Founders to Life in the C-Suite. Academics Teams and Careers Team Our academics and careers... View Details

14 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

year to celebrate Jewish holidays as a community and share these special occasions with fellow students. Students will have the opportunity to attend campus-wide Shabbat dinners as well as access resources... View Details

Triadic Advocacy Work

Scholars of street-level bureaucracy and institutional research focus primarily on the relationships between advocates and their larger bureaucratic and social systems, assuming that advocates have little need to satisfy their beneficiaries. We find otherwise in our... View Details

Fast Answer

Music industry statistics

255);">Check Harvard availability Trend data over several years for over 70 music markets. Features video sales and company market shares. Top-selling albums worldwide, music sales ranking by value... View Details

2009
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Evaluating the Impact of SA8000 Certification

By: Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz and Michael W. Toffel

SA 8000, along with other types of certification standards and corporate codes of conduct, represents a new form of private governance of working conditions, initiated and implemented by companies, labor unions, and non-governmental activist groups. Whether these codes... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Working Conditions; Standards; Performance Evaluation