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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Start-Ups. Black Business Women and Entrepreneurs Ladies Who Launch An online and offline social network for women to move their businesses and personal goals forward. + – Region-Specific Organizations KCnext (Kansas City) Built in... View Details
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McCulloch Hall | About

worldwide to achieve that distinction at the time. More than 80 percent of MBA students live on campus, taking advantage of the proximity to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

Umit Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—The patent system is commonly justified as a way to promote social welfare and, more specifically, technological progress. For years, however, there has been concern that patent litigation is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard
The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest quality product in... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Learning; Management Skills; Product Development; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • 21 Nov 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

87 percent, during the two months before an election, indicating that the information received in this period matters overall. Voters who switched candidates didn’t change their policy preferences. Voters’ policy views remained consistent, despite the onslaught of... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
  • Case

'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A)

By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia M. Comeau
Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Public Opinion; Mission and Purpose; Utilities Industry; Asia; Philippines
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  • 14 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

Emily Blady, Co-President Jewish community on campus is so important, and JSA brings together an amazing social and religious community. I come from an Orthodox community and, while I was excited for the diversity that HBS has to offer, I... View Details
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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2021
  • What Do You Think?

Can We Train for Trust?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/jubaphoto) How many times have we discussed the contributions of employee engagement and the loyalty it produces to an organization’s performance? Trust is, as it is for many things in society, the bedrock for employee engagement. A culture... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Buy Now, Pay Later &mdash Easy Payments: The Rise of Installment Selling

credit. Pianos and elegant furniture, though not new products, represented gentility and social aspiration: for many American families, going without a piano meant forfeiting membership in the middle class. Farm machinery could be... View Details
  • 08 Feb 2021
  • Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

toward racial equity more recently, he began to feel uncomfortable helping only people who were bold enough to ask for this favor. After all, while social science research shows most people do not actively harm members of other racial,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 2022
  • Conference Presentation

Organizational Competition: A Catalyst for Workplace Diversity and Desires for Uniqueness

By: Samantha N. Smith, Edward H. Chang, Erika L. Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
Competition is prevalent in organizations. For example, people often compete against their colleagues for status and recognition in the workplace or for opportunities for advancement. Workers also compete against others to get hired into organizations in the first... View Details
Keywords: Status and Position; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior
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  • 07 Aug 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?

Summing Up What is the Proper Role of Judgment in Decision-Making? There is a seemingly universal (and currently popular) quest for rational processes—what Hamilton Carvalho terms "cognitive repairs"—to counter the foibles of human judgment. Nevertheless, the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • September 2021 (Revised November 2021)
  • Case

Kwame Owusu-Kesse at the Harlem Children's Zone

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz
Do you—as leader, an individual within an organization, or running your own business—know when to say yes and when to say no? How do you make decisions about your own career and life? How do you counsel others who ask you for career and life insights?... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Nonprofit Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Growth and Development Strategy; Race; Social Issues; New York (city, NY)
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  • March 1998
  • Teaching Note

Personality Types: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (TN)

By: David A. Thomas and Emily Heaphy
Describes a class design for teaching students about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Ideal Organization exercise is the centerpiece of the class. It demonstrates that people with different cognitive types have distinct preferences for the type of... View Details
Keywords: Job Search; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Situation or Environment; Perception; Integration
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  • 10 Mar 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

impact on the company’s identity, its culture, and ultimately, its success. But lots of research shows that people in positions of power are given a lot more leeway to buck social norms than those with less status. Are there limits to who... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
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AASU50 - Alumni

and Artifacts Collection, and is on view in Aldrich Hall. Learn more about the Schwartz Art Collection In Their Own Words Heidi Brooks, recipient of the AASU Distinguished Alumni Award, addresses the attendees. AASU Presidents Portrait Gallery Making A Difference... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Honoring a legacy

the result of a gift from a Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation. The new building will serve as a learning center and social hub for the School’s Executive Education Program. (Published April 2014) View Details
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Morris Hall | About

percent of MBA students live on campus, taking advantage of the proximity to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the Name Morris Hall is one of seven buildings named for secretaries... View Details
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Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care

Harvard Life Lab Rock Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (students) New Venture Competition The New Venture Competition is an annual student and alumni competition sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and the Social Enterprise... View Details