Education and Retail - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

jerk. Things got a lot more interesting, though, when people faced the choice between competent jerks and lovable fools. Ask managers about this choice—and we've asked many of them, both as part of our research View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

without ads) across 33 video features, sizing up facial expressions, the sounds of their voices, rapidness of speech, and eloquence. Cosmetics retailer Sephora sponsored the "haul" video created by YouTube... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

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Events - Business History

with the liberal education model." It examines “the successes of leading universities—The University of Berlin and the Free University of Berlin in Germany; Harvard, Duke, and... View Details

04 May 2023
News

Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

pandemic, FGI was canceled in 2020 and 2021, and was reintroduced in 2022 in 15 locations in the United States. More than 1,000 students in the Class of 2024 are set to travel this weekend to their FGI... View Details

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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

business in that transformation Digital Transformation Leadership Donors Helping HBS harness the latest technology to educate students, conduct real-world research, and provide lifelong learning to alumni... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

higher education and beyond can realize change by working with, not against, change-makers even when board members and community leaders stand in opposition. Bold... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

accessible education to more than 30,000 students. CWI’s primary focus is delivering affordable, high-quality, and accessible education. Jones is passionate about promoting affordable higher View Details

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

spell out the name of the retailer after visiting a tennis ball factory in Korea where the workers did a company cheer and calisthenics together every morning. "My feeling is that just because we work so... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)

away from Guadalajara, Mexico. She did not have the opportunity to pursue her own education but still remains the greatest supporter of mine. Her fierce love for her family always supersedes any of her fears or exhaustion. Even after... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

access to high quality education for millions of Indonesians.” With support from the i-lab and Rock Center, Peter aspires to build an online English learning platform in his home country. “Indonesia is... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

educational and reunion programs, and career resources. Organizations interact with our social enterprise community through Executive Education... View Details

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Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

online class cards that provide a detailed profile of each student, including a photo, name pronunciation, educational background, work experience, demographic data, and extracurricular interests.... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Research Brief: Staying in the Game

Illustration by Peter Hoey In Monopoly, declaring bankruptcy has a very permanent consequence. Game over; you lose. In the paper “Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and Bankruptcy,” HBS professor Shai Bernstein... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

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

Businesses seeking highly educated talent would do well to appeal to college graduates’ desire to “change the world.” And in doing so, they might change the world a little, too—by offering jobs that come... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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A Commitment to Sustainability | About

at Harvard and beyond. HBS promotes sustainability across our community with support from Operations, the Student Sustainability Associates program, the Business & Environment Initiative , the employee Green Team , View Details

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

president of strategy and new business development for books and entertainment retailer Borders Group (Ann Arbor, Mich.). "There's not as much slack as there once... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

schools seeking to hire new professors. In the stories that follow, the Bulletin presents four members of the next generation of business education leaders, a group as diverse in their backgrounds and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

focus of Professor Robert Kaplan’s research and Executive Education teaching. He focuses on two topics: measuring and managing organizational risk and, in a joint project with... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 5 Modules, 35 Hours Download full syllabus Prerequisite Participants should have completed an undergraduate-level introductory finance course or equivalent at some point... View Details

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Women at HBS - Alumni

Inc.; and Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995), COO of Facebook; and attend a wide range of alumni panel discussions and faculty presentations . More than 4,000 alumni took part in a "... View Details

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