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Emily Stapleton
I checked my watch as I stood by the side of the road, worrying about a dinner reservation and waiting for my bus to arrive. While I had enjoyed exploring the many different neighborhoods of San Francisco on my first visit to the city, I... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
period, they showed us how work was actually done in practice in dozens of plants. Kent and I went to Toyota plants and those of suppliers here in the U.S. and in Japan and directly watched literally hundreds of people in a wide variety... View Details
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
an open-minded and approachable person in a more powerful position who can take the lead. Certainly we need to be prudent. But in a more rapidly changing world, finding opportunities in crises probably reduces your overall risk. To Learn More: View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
Sometimes a little push like that is all employees need to get out of a rut. About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: Mark Kostich] Related Reading Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
below. Book Excerpt Think Value, Not Profit By Felix Oberholzer-Gee There are few better places to observe value creation than outside the entrance of an Apple store. Watch customers as they exit with their elegant, beautifully packaged... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Feb 2019
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
don’t want people who have been committed to and living in the community for generations to be displaced,” Davis says. “We can prevent that by creating rental opportunities for people who want to stay in their community.” MORE Watch a... View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
Teledix, TX, and this proposal will hurt third-quarter income, at least in Asia, which would be very bad. Don't you think so?" We recently watched a presentation communicated in PowerPoint slides, all sixty-eight of them, and many in... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
What is your favorite HBS case and why? “One of my favorite cases is about the re-emergence of the Swiss watch industry. The case discussed the near collapse of the industry after failing to adapt to Japanese competition from... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Whillans says. “Employers could offer workers a couple extra discretionary days where they can stay home just because they want to watch Netflix on a Friday. Companies should start looking at these ideas as a potential path to greater... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
Global, meaning they are more likely to deliver their expected GHG reductions (see FAQ for more detail). Calyx Global is a stringent carbon credit rating organization ranked as the best by Carbon Market Watch and recommended by Harvard’s... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
have-to-do tasks day after day, week after week, many couples carve out special time and space for certain want-to-do moments they enjoy together: They work in the gardens on Saturdays; they share a kiss on weekdays before heading to the office; they eat pizza, drink... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
then went to Tokyo and Singapore immediately after the meeting. Another event is planned for Boston this fall, and more cities will be added through the coming year. Please watch for an HBS event near you and for more updates from the... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
of the 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review in 2019 for my research on using machine learning to support decision making in law. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Named as one of the Top Innovators to Watch by Vanity Fair in 2019. Alan D.... View Details
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Magashe Ngoepe
trips with South African jazz music playing in the background. My family would fit six people in a five-seater car, and I would sit in the middle squeezed between my older brother and two sisters. I would often sit forward and just watch... View Details
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'
that were clear to us,” he said. “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 fear of whatever.” Riley, who had... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
at a big custom-made semicircular desk . . . where he could sit and look out in all directions at the test samples, reports, and letters that covered it. He could watch technicians mixing viscous plastic concoctions." 56 Ehrenfried... View Details
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
leisurely Sally. In another experiment, a hundred participants were asked to read a fictional letter from a “friend” named Daniel. In one version, he complained about being “crazy busy” and never having time to watch TV. In another, he... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?
will take maybe two or three years to sort out whether betting is a medium- to long-term phenomenon versus something that could be viewed as a fad. Also, I think that when betting is an endemic part of any sport, it raises the ante for player security and for View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
LOVE At HBS
challenging and often results in frustration, anger and exhaustion. On the other hand, there is nothing more rewarding and gratifying than watching your child grow, achieve milestones and develop their own interests. We’ve learned that... View Details