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- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
work to transition from our home role to our work role is not always intuitive. One would think that switching roles is as easy as putting on a different hat. It turns out that transitioning between roles takes time and effort, and it’s a part of the day we need to pay... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 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
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
their work, Kanter says. For instance, Lipsey lobbied to get a young educator appointed to the Florida State Board of Education and ended up stepping into the role herself, while she was already busy growing Radical Partners. Tokenism is... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
sign up for the job to stare at a screen. They are doing this to provide care for people,” says one of the study’s co-authors, Joel Goh, a visiting scholar in the Technology & Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. “It... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
develop other complementary capabilities. In terms of developing leadership talents in particular, it can pay to look for stretch assignments involving change. Some examples include introducing a new product or information technology system, revitalizing a mature... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
fact that despite careful attention to the importance of neighborhood priority, Boston’s implementation of its 50-50 reserve–open seat split was nearly identical to the outcome of a counterfactual system without any reserves. Transparency... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
seashells washing up on the shore—all of which would also require time and attention, be they challenges or opportunities. You can’t ignore them; but you also can’t let them consume you, because you still have to manage the rest of the... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
banking partner. Time and again the top-tier banks turned them down, so the company ended up teaming with a second-tier bank, the South African Bank of Athens. “Banks find it an unprofitable proposition to serve people who make less than... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
With people all over the world beginning to get COVID-19 vaccines, most of the press coverage so far has focused on its amazing development. What’s receiving less attention is a critical last-mile issue that could stand in the way of... View Details
- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a school’s View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
feel welcomed and wanted for just being me and that felt really good. At what point did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why? I started to think more seriously about pursuing an MBA during COVID. Up until that point I'd only lived in... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
key role business leaders have to play in confronting climate change—and the power of HBS alumni to make a positive difference. Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) President, J Adams Strategic Communications; co-author of A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of 15 books, including Evolve! "But I love renovating my house." Her point: nobody likes change when it's something that's done to us. But change that we think up... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
breakthrough in] the biotech industry takes a lot of time; it takes a lot of money; it's complicated science." And it takes a lot of people—from scientists to executives to board members. Bancel admits that people see the potential fairly quickly; the challenge will be... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
famous names in the private market investment community. Kathu Gatobu Harvard MBA Student, Class of 2022 I choose to challenge the idea that women have to give up their aspirations and identity because of motherhood. Having a successful... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
party that’s worked so hard to stand up for the tobacco companies; that’s impeded stem cell research; that’s opposed the assault weapons ban (you hunt, but not with a machine gun) and that fights to keep the gun-show loophole open. No,... View Details
- 20 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time
Administration at Harvard Business School. “If you look at the academic literature, what we actually know about growth is shockingly little. It’s amazing this topic is so important to management, yet gets such little attention from... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
classmates essentially engaged in medical tourism—they would simply bundle up the care they needed, make a trip to their country of origin, and take care of it. India was certainly one of those countries I was aware of due to my own... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
the right questions," says Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Most leaders spend a lot of their time looking for answers. Very often, they may feel isolated and alone. I want to help them refocus their View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
If we are to break up the institutions that are "too big to fail," does that contradict the benefits of economies of scale, the driving force of globalization? Or, if these huge firms are to be left as they are, and we are to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne