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- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
eugeniek Companies looking to shed costs in an economic downturn rarely cut compensation—typically, they slash jobs instead. New research confirms the wisdom of that decision. The study concludes that when a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
and sustainability. That's the central and animating theme of "The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders," a new anthology published by the HR Certification Institute.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details
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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
and geography. 2013 Symposium 28 FEB–01 MAR 2013 Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom Our first symposium was part of a series of activities commemorating the 50th... View Details
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Taylor Walden
concepts, leadership, and/or problem solving? It's truly incredible how in almost every case, one of my section mates will have intimate knowledge and experience with the topic being discussed. By drawing upon the collective View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Pet Project
Illustration by Shane Cluskey Like pet owners everywhere, Katie Spies (MBA 2019) would do anything for her dog. In 2014, when her Italian greyhound, George, started experiencing seizures and other health problems that didn’t respond to medications, the vet recommended... View Details
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
motivation and, contrary to existing laboratory evidence, financial incentives do not appear to crowd it out. Third, the responses to both types of incentives are stronger when their relative value is... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?
When an algorithm recommends ways to improve business outcomes, do employees trust it? Conventional wisdom suggests that understanding the inner workings of artificial intelligence (AI) can raise confidence... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Kraft Accelerator
Curing could be your business But first, build an effective plan Develop a Plan If you’ve got the passion, we’ve got the playbook Today, there are more than 20,000 different cure-seeking organizations, each one operating under their own set View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead
Capital and former CEO of Access Bank), Elsie Kanza (Tanzania's Ambassador to the US and Mexico), Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie (Harvard Professor), and Dr. Jumoke Oduwole (Special Adviser to the President of... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
It’s never been easy to make money in the restaurant industry. A highly fragmented sector dominated by 70 percent independent owners and operators, the average restaurant’s annual revenue hovers around $1 million and generates an operating profit View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
wanted to pursue an MBA, I ended up using the knowledge I gained from CORe to interview for and land my current job. Kali Pfaff Operations Strategist at University Hospitals of Cleveland BA, Communications, Kent State University Get ready... View Details
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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Christensen's many qualities as a master teacher, pointing not only to his wisdom and experience but to his compassion and attention to every detail. Christensen also worked extensively with Harvard Medical School to introduce the... View Details
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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Environmental Quality Environmental Quality In 1991, Michael Porter challenged conventional... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
the fundamentals of business. But what does it mean to excel in these areas? There are myriad tools and techniques available to help executives master these practices. To improve execution, for example, leaders can employ TQM, Kaizen, or... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
for startups. So it is important to go outside for a little fresh air and exploration of new modes that might already be springing up around you. “Going just a little beyond conventional wisdom isn’t enough... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
investment banking house in the country’s financial capital. General Merchants to Commodities Brokers Investing in Emerging Industries [7 ] Peter Chapman, The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers 1844–2008 (New York: Portfolio... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jamie Gong
Wild daisies. Hidden ice cream. Waves lapping against our little island. These memories of childhood summers with my grandmother remain, even as her own memory fades. Seven years ago, my indomitable grandma¬—a cancer survivor—was... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
shop may be a harbinger of things to come,” says Luca. The study didn’t specifically track the fate of existing shops or services after new businesses started opening in the area, so it’s possible the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
crowded classroom, including a Harvard graduate student and former high-school teacher who was the course’s head teaching fellow last year; a historian who has coauthored some of the course’s 24 new cases;... View Details
Keywords: April White