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30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

significant complementarity between the two. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/nashraf/InformationSubsidies.pdf 2013 pub Thought Calibration: How Thinking Just the Right Amount Increases One's Influence and Appeal By: Kupor,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

performance. In summary, the polarized claims that corporate voluntary regulation represents a win-win opportunity-or constitutes a smokescreen that allows firms to operate with less regulatory oversight-are misguided. Instead, the key to efficient and effective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

For its representative in these critical talks, the board should have hired an outside specialist, with properly aligned interests and incentives. More generally, you should look hard at a potential agent's other interests and relationships to determine whether he or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

beautiful things. “Most people are very happy right from that first morning,” Amabile says. The rocky self-reflection stage of retirement Yet, for many, that giddy glow starts to wear off within weeks or months, as they shuffle through a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

with these projections. But they suggest that it's time that we ask whether we have been using the right measures for growth. First, when we speak of growth, it usually refers to growth in gross domestic product, the value of all goods... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

and hazards. Several techniques can enhance the power and efficacy of queries: Favor follow-up questions, know when to keep questions open ended, get the sequence right, use the right tone, and pay attention to group dynamics. Publisher's... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

input from employees on what they need. This may seem obvious, but in the 2021 Future Forum survey, 66 percent of executives reported they developed their post-pandemic workforce policies with little to no input from employees. Develop action View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

operated this way or felt this way. Many are relieved to hear the condition has a name." Harvard is fertile ground for HNAPs, too. DeLong plans to make his book required reading in the second year courses on Authentic Leadership and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

01 Mar 2024
News

On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

and the Quest for Perfection. Drew Keller Director Drew Keller is the Director of BiGS. He is in charge of setting the direction of the Institute, in collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean, and leads the implementation of BiGS’ strategy. Drew has worked on... View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

which sounds like such a great thing. People get to keep their jobs, the creditors get paid equity, and the customers don't lose this business that they loved,” says Antill, whose article Do the Right Firms Survive Bankruptcy? will appear... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Launching a Career in Clean Energy

distribution operations of personnel and supplies for large-scale training exercises and deployments. It was a foundational experience that ultimately drove me to HBS—I realized that I could be, and wanted to be, a leader. What was your career View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

structure, and a thoughtful investment strategy that aligns with the foundation's mission. CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence (819079) by Vikram Gandhi and Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme NOVEMBER 2018 (REVISED DECEMBER 2018) In Spring of 2018, Chris Ailman, CIO of the $200... View Details

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

planning for move of EU manufacturing offshore ” Most respondents suggested that the Company’s survival was more closely associated with product/market issues than the logistics and politics of manufacturing. Roaddoggie said, “The new... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

markets. The top left figure displays treasury yields at different maturities, and shows that yields, particularly short-term yields, have begun to rise over the recent time period. This is in line with expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.... View Details

March 2024
Case

Nomad: A License to Bank

By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo

In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details

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23 Jun 2023
News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

updates on the MBA program, the campus framework planning process, fundraising and alumni engagement, and plans to enhance Reunions. The Alumni Board is a representative group of about 75 alumni who reflect... View Details

24 May 2017
News

David G. Bradley, MBA 1977

Counsel while earning a law degree at Georgetown, “so I was comfortable with research.” As he pitched his services to companies in need of legal advice, he refined and expanded his business plan to focus on research in the financial... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

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