encouragement - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
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Faculty Books

activating two forces that enable progress: catalysts (events that facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy) and nourishers (interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

24 Jul 2018
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How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft

to the failing performance and then encouraging everyone to focus on making hard decisions quickly," says Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, whose office shares a small hallway with Hood’s. So what was the plan to... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named

I’ve told my straight friends about problems like this, they express surprise and ask what they can do to help.” That’s where Friendfactor comes in. The enterprise is developing a social networking platform that will launch this fall to View Details

Keywords: Awards; disability; gay rights; Accommodation; Hospitality

25 Jun 2020
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Covering All Corners

sessions via video calls, as well as peer support. We’ve also provided health care professionals with widely unavailable vitamins and minerals, including vitamins C and D, to bolster their immunity. And through platforms like Zoom, we have View Details

01 Jan 2003
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James E. Burke, MBA 1949

senior executives. They encouraged him, for instance, when he made early forays into television advertising in the 1960s and when he suggested that Tylenol, originally available only from physicians and hospitals, be sold as a consumer... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

Dean Nitin Nohria. “He cared deeply about every member of the HBS community and believed in the School’s ability to transform lives. By encouraging us all to dream big dreams—in effect, spurring our intellectual ambition—he set the School... View Details

Keywords: Dean

01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community

full pay to work for community organizations. At IBM, on the recommendation of eight workforce diversity task forces consisting of company employees (Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, Gay/Lesbian, People with Disabilities, White Male, Women), management View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2016
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Prima Datarina

dynamic pricing is twofold: to maximize revenue, but also to encourage ticket-buying behavior that is beneficial to the arts organization and, importantly, to its customers. Customers are more likely to buy early instead of last minute,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 1998
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A Message from Dean Clark

the highest standards essential to responsible leadership in the modern business world. We seek to create an extraordinary environment for teaching and learning, one where our students, faculty, and staff are challenged, supported, and View Details

01 Dec 2014
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Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

That’s incredibly innovative. But some of the regulations don’t address—or sometimes even prevent—this innovation. The legislative process is slow and cumbersome, and to have these regulations not be able to be responsive is a mistake. My other concern is around... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

hard times after the dot-com meltdown in 2001, for example, Johnson—then chairman of the board—gave an inspiring pep talk. “We will not let this organization fail,” he told the directors and the staff, encouraging them not to give up on... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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A Modest Tax Proposal

indefinite deferral under the current system. This proposal would raise revenues from corporate activities in jurisdictions with no orÂ low taxes, whileÂ encouraging American corporations toÂ repatriateÂ their foreign profits at... View Details

Keywords: Robert C. Pozen; tax holidays

01 Sep 2009
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Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources

professional development programs are being cut from corporate budgets, I encourage you to renew your connections with HBS. As I enter my fifth year on the Alumni Board, and now as board president, I can tell you that HBS genuinely cares... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2006
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HBS Student Battles ALS

promising research into commercialized ALS drugs. The other, Prize4Life (www.prize4life.org), is a nonprofit that will raise $10 million in incentives to encourage researchers to seek effective ALS treatments. Says Nate Boaz (MBA ’06),... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

11 Oct 2012
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Answering the Doctor's Call

says he never forgot one speech given by then-Dean John McArthur. “He encouraged us to embrace our community in a significant way,” Downing recalls. “He said we had been uniquely blessed and that we needed to reach out where we live. That... View Details

Keywords: resumed education; nontraditional students; Health, Social Assistance

17 Sep 2020
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HBS Goes Back To School

safety concerns. “In many cases, we're not just meeting the new requirements—if the equipment allows us to do so, we're striving to exceed them,” says Stewart. AUGUST 28 In a virtual welcome to the MBA Class of 2022, Dean Nitin Nohria, along with Professors Jan Rivkin... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

They also discuss government regulation and the societal responsibility of business leaders versus their obligation to shareholders. “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead” is one of several new cases introduced in the MBA Program to View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell

more important to me than further professional advancement. I decided to resign from Beacon and make a living consulting." Cassell also began getting involved with his hometown public school. While lending his skills to a woodworking project, he met Bowman teacher... View Details

Keywords: Eileen McCluskey

01 Jun 2005
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Do You Speak Business?

Chinese national, and deliver it to him in person. Recalls Klump, “I had achieved success, was enjoying rapid promotions, and worked well with my manager. When it came time for him to receive feedback, he encouraged direct communication... View Details