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31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

and you can do other things and frankly maybe you should try something new." And so I got back to New York and I tried to quit my job and I ended up... It took a while to extract myself, but I just decided that I was going to bet on... View Details

10 Dec 2014
News

Front-Row Seat

Bradley pointed out, was really very narrow. “Standing on the left bank, embittered because of what’s happening on the other side—that doesn’t make sense. My job is to get every one of us across the river.” Embrace the potential of new... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

25 Aug 2010
News

Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

showed a video in class of a group of people passing a ball back and forth, and our job was to count the number of passes. In the video, a gorilla walked across the screen, and many people did not see it, for they were concentrating on... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

and the breadth of its impact will alter the nature of work in many types of jobs permanently. Increasingly, companies are setting aside the notion of getting back to normal and are asking about the parameters of the “new normal.” I don't... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

of experiments based on behavioral game theory contradicts the Homo economicus model. In complex environments where complete contracts cannot be written or enforced, honesty, integrity, intrinsic job satisfaction, and peer recognition are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

government relief efforts. “We realized that independent contractors and small businesses are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic because they are more likely to be on the front line with jobs like Uber drivers, owning... View Details

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encouraged challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a business model and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

I did go to Budapest. I went to his apartment and sent him an e-mail from there because I felt it was important to do so. Q: One of the most important capitalists of the century, I think you said. And in the book you put him in the company of Steve View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

automation is making jobs less routine and more cognitively challenging. Globalization means you’re competing with workers around the world. Simultaneously, the internet and other communication technologies have radically increased the... View Details

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