Wellness - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2018
News

Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness

cleaning or cooking or doing your taxes? We ran survey studies with people living in the United States, Canada, Denmark, and the Netherlands, including millionaires as well as people who are less wealthy. And we found consistent evidence... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

references to vomit. Luca and his fellow researchers were curious whether the article would impact the number of applications the school received after the news spread. After all, the same phenomenon is well documented in the business... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

11 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Four Ways to Create Lasting Change

(comparable-store sales increases). At Alpha, as "comps" began to suffer, the firm also started to collect anecdotal as well as more systematic evidence of declines in customer satisfaction. In particular, customers seemed... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

Resource Management, Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress (pdf), which shows that a workplace-based wellness program can help employees suffering from mental health issues. A potential... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Oct 2019
News

Jane Fraser Named President of Citigroup

Jane Fraser (MBA 1994) was named president of Citigroup this week, also taking on the role of CEO of Global Consumer Banking at the bank. The position, notes CNN, makes her second-in-command at the country’s third-largest bank, as well as... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

Artful Contributions

The director of the High Art Museum in Atlanta regards two HBS graduates as the “twin pillars” of the museum’s recently completed $124 million expansion project. Terry Stent (MBA ’68), chairman of the museum’s board of directors, and his wife, Margaret, have been major... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 08 Sep 2017
Webinars: Career

Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

Do you feel comfortable delivering bad news to a team member? Do you look forward to speaking in public? Do you enjoy networking? Is it easy for you to speak your mind and be assertive with friends and colleagues? If you answered no to any of these questions, this... View Details

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Shared Value & Investors - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

increase economic performance and create tangible societal benefits. This means the return to their investors can be measured in two ways—in profits as well as in societal impact. Shared value investing represents an evolution in the... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Leading in business and in public education

saving it from bankruptcy and building a profitable business. Numerous nonprofits also have benefitted from his leadership, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the City Parks Foundation, as View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

New Program for Science-Based Businesses

scientific discoveries from the lab to the market. The program is designed for executives with strong science backgrounds as well as nontechnical managers with key business responsibilities. HBS faculty will lead sessions on topics such... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2007
News

Uncorked

“they needed a token broad” — with Scott Paper Company, where, among other things, she made an advertising breakthrough: getting an ad for sanitary napkins on television for the first time. Recalled McClelland, “We couldn’t run it before 10 p.m. No children. It was so... View Details

Keywords: sanitary napkins; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

9 AM – 10 AM EST, 13 Nov 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: November 13, 2019 - December 4, 2019 View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 13 Dec 2016
Webinars: Trending@HBS

Buying a Small Business: How to Take Advantage of Big Opportunities

There are over 1 million smaller firms in North America and each year thousands and thousands come up for sale, principally as founders retire. Acquiring the right kind of smaller firm offers very compelling economic rewards, and you can become CEO of one of these... View Details

25 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist

nostalgic: to find and fund the best water entrepreneurs in the world. “The water industry spends $3.6 trillion per year in infrastructure, waste water, irrigation and food production, plumbing and industrial needs as well as chip... View Details

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Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About

Clayton Rose and Debora Spar. This group will examine how we can embrace, simultaneously, a commitment to free speech and our community values of respect, honesty and integrity, and personal accountability. Each group will include additional faculty as View Details

28 May 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

the official government of a fearsome global superpower, the implications and reasons for these attacks are well beyond anything Reilly could have imagined, and point not to random acts of terror, but calculated acts of war. RED Hotel is... View Details

01 Jan 2010
News

Allan W.B. Gray, MBA 1965

fascinated by stocks since he was a boy, Allan Gray has built a successful career around finding and investing in companies which are priced well below his assessment of their intrinsic value. After earning his MBA and sharpening his... View Details

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

executives were able to better price their products and services. It was now possible to price each transaction based on the value it created for the customer, as well as on its cost. As activity-based costing became more popular, it... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

01 Dec 2012
News

Rival Visions

tragedy as well as fame and achievement. In his notorious 1804 duel (depicted in this fanciful illustration) sparked by his defamation of Aaron Burr, Hamilton was killed after firing and missing his foe on purpose. A few years earlier,... View Details

28 Mar 2018
Blog Post

Event Planning for Recruiting Success - Part 1

companies keep in mind feedback from students while they prepare. Students tell us that company presentations work well when given by a charismatic and authentic presenter who is knowledgeable and passionate about the company and the... View Details