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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
then infrastructure like this helps more people get to work faster, helps businesses be more productive, makes scarce resources such as fuel and clean air go further, and attracts jobs and workers. Such a focus on geography, employment,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
daunting challenges, but they each expressed a zealous commitment to their work and a heartfelt belief in their products. Brand Recognition: Michael Moynihan Michael T. Moynihan (MBA 1993) was reintroduced to LEGO as an adult when his job as a Cheerios brand View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
originated. “We are using data from regulators, writing studies, but seldom going back to the regulators to say, ‘This is what we learned,’” says Harvard Business School Professor Michael W. Toffel, whose research examines companies’ environmental and occupational... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
spend X amount and receive an offer or discount of some kind. When you talk to retailers about their frequent shopper programs, they'll say the programs work and are very profitable. Then you ask, "How do you know it's working?" The typical way View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
participation is critical to prosperity because the more people who work as a proportion of the total working-age population, the higher per capita income will be whatever the wage level. All of this is threatening the American dream, the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
duties, it is wise, as part of its selection process, to seek inputs from those who will 'live' daily with the next leader." Mike Flanagan commented: "The more buy-in from a broader range of people the better (the) choice and... View Details
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
trouble being promoted in certain work environments, and hold a tiny percentage of top corporate management positions. According to a 2010 report from research firm Catalyst, among Fortune 500 companies, only 2.6 percent of CEOs are... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Web
Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Course Number 1731 Associate Professor Zoe Cullen Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Project Course... View Details
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
tools to get beneath the surface of their impact. These include a massive four-year study of industry disruption by millennials, which included responses from more than 20,000 people about 125 brands spanning 25 industries. It revealed... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
After ten years of working at McKinsey & Co., where she had become the first female African-American partner, Pamela Thomas-Graham (MBA '88/JD '89) was ready for a change. "Consulting is an excellent way to learn management and strategy... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
manufacturing. And thanks to the war, Doriot has gained a lifetime of experience in organizing and managing new ventures in a pressure-cooker environment. It is not surprising, then, that the former head of the New England Council's... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- Web
Working at Harvard Business School | Employment
who make a difference in the world. Situated on a beautiful, 40-acre campus in Boston, the School attracts faculty, staff, and learners from all over the world to share ideas and invent the future of business. We have evolved to meet the View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
means there was a complaint—about the food, about the service, some negative thing that had escalated to the point that a manager had been called on to straighten things out. Or at least, that’s what it used to mean. In fall 2016,... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Surprising Benefits of Nonconformity By: Bellezza, Silvia, Francesca Gino, and Anat Keinan Abstract—This research demonstrates that, under certain circumstances, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
large amount of debt. MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES “There are countless big problems that we have to solve in the world, from income inequality to climate change, and we need people... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
applauded the United Kingdom’s funding initiatives to support the deployment of residential V2G (vehicle-to-grid). According to sources from Octopus Energy UK, who managed one of these funding initiatives, some vehicle owners were... View Details
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Maggie Sanchez (MBA 1990) on Purpose-Driven Board Leadership - Blog: RGE Report
learning is likely why Sanchez has had such a varied career in and outside of corporate America. Skilled at managing complex, multi-stakeholder organizations and building partnerships, Sanchez has led change initiatives inside companies... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
Photography by Susan Young “If you’re a brain geek, this is the best time in history to be alive,” says Jordan Amadio (MD/MBA 2010), founder and managing partner of NeuroLaunch, the world’s first neuroscience startup accelerator. “We’re... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
to emerge? In three studies, we demonstrate that the hedonic benefits of generous spending are most likely when spending promotes positive social connection. Study 1 shows that people feel happier after giving more to charity, but only... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino