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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

meaningful externalities in the mutual fund industry due to cash management. A fund family may coordinate the liquidity management efforts of its funds in order to minimize volatility spillovers from fire sales. See Adi's other research... View Details

03 May 2023
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Five Ways to Build Community at HBS

Activities There will be so many ways you can spend your time at HBS, and there’s no “one way” to do it. This can be going to an event hosted by one of the student-run organizations or having a picnic in the park with a few new friends. Either way, you’re investing in... View Details

16 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World

these findings offer meaningful insight for policymakers, particularly in innovation hubs, as they contemplate adding nonstop flights to their airports. It’s also useful for corporate leaders evaluating the importance of business travel.... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Air Transportation

01 Dec 2023
News

Happier-ness at Work

explore the connection between job satisfaction and life satisfaction, and how to increase both. Excerpt The third pillar for building a happier life is meaningful work. Hundreds of studies have shown that job satisfaction and life... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

going and really able to make a meaningful contribution, and I’m interested in your diverse thoughts and backgrounds and helping us get there.’” The company also provides employee-led online forums that allow people to express and pursue... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

27 May 2022
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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

I’d be “worthy.” My husband encouraged me to apply and told me I owed it to myself to try. I hope you’ll do the same. Take your moonshot. What has surprised you the most about your HBS experience? How many opportunities there are for community and View Details

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

innovation (that) may be limiting our ability to make meaningful progress in everything from technology to organizations to education—even society itself." The implication here is that the Internet has the potential to encourage the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

the ideal location, is there something meaningful to me, is it interesting work,” Zhang says. Lessons for HR and beyond The findings may also have implications for employers and policymakers. For companies, the research demonstrates how... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

students may be eligible for project-related expenses during their second year of study. HBS Leadership Fellows (login required): Second-year students entering the nonprofit or public sectors may apply to the Leadership Fellows as a pathway to work with senior leaders... View Details

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Mollie Breen

program. Given her government experience, "I held strong beliefs that only the government did meaningful public work. But at HBS, I'm amazed to hear about how much impact people in business can and do have – it's so much more that... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

23 Oct 2019
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How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life

Norton as a Short Intensive Program. What role does word choice play in the business world? Words matter! But words are just one of three important buckets that fill our conversations with meaningful content: 1) verbal cues (words), 2)... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

leader and have a meaningful life, you need to do the difficult inner work to develop yourself, have a strong moral compass based on your beliefs and values, and work on problems that matter to you. When you look back on your life it may... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research) 15 Dec 2024 | HBS Magazine Back at the Ranch Veterans are hungry for meaningful work; the ranching industry is desperate for good help. Ben Minden’s Bear... View Details

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

thinking about yourself.” A central question for many is this: Should they fill their days with pleasure, like cruises, golf, and meeting friends for breakfast, or should they devote themselves to more purpose-driven, meaningful... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

22 Sep 2021
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Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization

encourage more Latino prospective students to apply. Thirdly, a new initiative, LASO Scholars, is our way of giving back to the Latinx community by pairing HBS students with local high school students. The goal of LASO Scholars is to create View Details

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Jiaojun Wang

on meaningful projects—all are too good to be true! Coming to HBS is like... ...scuba diving in a kaleidoscopic sea, where a whole new world unfolds itself. You never know what is in store for you with the next breath, a spectacular storm... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

sophisticated, and substantive conversation. Throughout both days, we will strive to create opportunities for attendees to make meaningful connections, with the aim of generating new collaborations and initiating mutually beneficial... View Details

14 Jun 2022
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Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

leadership position with the JSA. I look forward to a year full of fun and meaningful events. My wife and I love to host Shabbat dinners! Miriam Silton, Co-President I was excited to be an active member of the JSA as part of my HBS... View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

choose your path For many HBS MBA candidates, entrepreneurship rivals general management, consulting, and financial services as a meaningful career path. But by definition, considering entrepreneurship means pursuing something new, and by... View Details

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Aspiration Aspiration strives to empower individuals and companies to build climate change-fighting action into what they do every day. Aspiration is committed to financing and leading carbon avoidance and removal projects that support immediate climate action, while... View Details

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