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25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

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2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy - MBA

staff should also weigh the seriousness of potential loss of function that may come from using illicit drugs or drinking too much alcohol. Because of the considerable health risks involved in drug and alcohol use, resources are available to View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

hold six. No matter that your favorite craft beer store permits you buy bottles one at a time. Chances are you’d still buy six, just to fill all six spaces in the box. “People really don’t like to leave things incomplete,” says Kate Barasz, an View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

were recently published in How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons, co-written by Zoë B. Cullen, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Ricardo Perez-Truglia, an View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

deal of attention for its entrepreneurial approaches to aid over the years, from building resilience in climate-vulnerable communities with the help of NASA satellite data to delivering assistance to refugees via cryptocurrencies. It... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Social Assistance

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

assuming all members of the team are pulling in the same direction. But what if they aren't? Can being exposed to intercultural conflicts and tensions have an impact even on observers who are not directly involved in these disharmonies? Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

over and over” Gross, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research, reports his findings in Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production. (Gross will join the HBS faculty as an View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

reviews. “Restaurants are a classic example in economics where the consumer has to make a decision based on very little information” Most would agree these sites do influence consumers' decisions. In the paper Reviews, Reputation, and Revenue: The Case of Yelp.com,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

23 May 2023
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Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

liberating, creatively and personally. “We had this charismatic appeal, this raw authenticity, but we didn’t have the cultural or social capital to access those worlds and people weren’t exactly excited about opening the doors for us, for... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA

My destination city was Seoul and my Global Partner (GP) was a 25-person start-up on its way to a billion-dollar valuation. The firm leverages digital marketing, short video dramas and funny material posted on social media, to promote... View Details

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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement

therapeutics development and clinical trials execution. I had a very limited grasp of digital health, payors and providers, hospital systems, and the evolving field of value-based care. I was able to develop this understanding through... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

in the office. Keep strict in-office policies to a minimum and only for those tasks for which face time is needed. For example, in one workplace, assistants were asked to come into work on certain days (M-W), but senior staff were still... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

innovation Earn by: completing any three courses within this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 5 Modules, 30-35 Hours Download full syllabus This course features access to an AI course View Details

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The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang - MBA

Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering... View Details

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

reviews helps consumers choose cleaner restaurants, which is a pretty robust finding." Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Chiara Farronato and Georgios Zervas, an associate professor at Boston University, used machine learning to... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

similar to Aldrich. "One of our goals is to have symmetry in the new quad we're creating with this building," explains Angela Quinn Crispi (MBA '90), HBS assistant dean and chief planning officer. "Not only will the Spangler Center be... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Apr 2002
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"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

Program in response to last fall's terrorist attacks, was cosponsored by the HBS Social Enterprise and International Business and Development Clubs. In his dramatic introductory remarks, moderator Reynold Levy, president and CEO of the... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 6 Modules, 40-45 Hours Download full syllabus This course features access to an AI course assistant bot, in beta release, to facilitate your successful... View Details

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2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations - MBA

in all academic, recruiting, or social settings. Below are sample violations of Honor Code, Community Values, and HBS policies: Plagiarism / Cheating / Unauthorized Class Preparation Plagiarizing, copying (or allowing another to copy), or... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Organizations with great reputations can draw large and loyal followings. Source: iStock In developed countries, the best friends of businesses are the legal, political, and social institutions—banks, courts, intellectual property... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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