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17 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

In a post-pandemic business world of hybrid work and quiet quitting, companies must rethink how they motivate employees. Good incentive plans and reward structures require a careful analysis of a company’s... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Dec 2011
News

Crazy Days of Summer

the Boston Herald (August 5, 2011) described as “jumping into a body of water, fully clothed, while striking a lounging pose midair.” “When you get guys together in their spare time, these kinds of stupid... View Details

Keywords: fads; memes

2009
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Let Me Explain: Eugene G. Fubini's Life in Defense of America

By: David G. Fubini

There is no necessary relationship between fame and power, and great influence is often wielded in willful obscurity. So it was with the irascible, indomitable Eugene Fubini. A physics prodigy who fled Italy when the fascists came to power, his searing intelligence and... View Details

Keywords: Biography; Personal Development and Career; National Security; United States

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11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

things I need (like moving my exam so I can deliver a baby). It can be done. It’s not easy, but it’s worth the effort. I would love to see more mothers and more families in general at HBS, because you deserve to be here. The families here... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

The Business of Babies

The demand for babies by infertile couples and other would-be parents is huge — and little discussed. HBS professor Debora L. Spar addressed the market realities of adoption and scientific conception at the 2003 Alumni Health-Care... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Apr 2014
News

A model of service

private schools, enabling students to volunteer on a regular basis. "Students come away from the experience realizing that we are all alike, but sometimes bad things happen to people and they are forced to live off View Details

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Do Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption

This paper investigates how market position influences firm propensity to adopt new process innovations. Using detailed data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures, I study the adoption of frontier e-business practices during the early diffusion of the commercial... View Details

19 Nov 2014
News

The Power of Yes

topic. “I didn’t feel like I had developed that muscle of saying ‘yes’ enough,” he explains by phone from Acumen’s New York office. “One of the things I learned is how... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

21 Aug 2019
News

What to watch for now that CEOs have rewritten the purpose of the corporation

December 2017 (Revised March 2019)
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Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent

By: Jill Avery, David Fubini, Natasha Dossa and Devon Stewart

Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted, current season high fashion clothing and accessories from the top global luxury brands, had emerged from its first sales season with two distinct customer segments:... View Details

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25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

he says. “Fintech lenders that give you these types of unsecured debt are not forced to do something like this.” What consumers can do As for consumers, Di Maggio advises to watch spending carefully, or View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

01 Dec 2017
News

In Service of Others

discussions,” observes Chad Losee (MBA 2013), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. “Veterans are very aware of the fact that we all benefit from this nation—its resources, its history, the... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Two Kinds of Green

Art by Jude Maceren/Corbis Related Links "Burt's Bee's Social and Environmental Report Fiscal Year 2010" - Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees, describes how participating in the HBS multimedia case influenced the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; natural products company; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

04 Jun 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

Richard Feder maintains that the subscription model will gain momentum on the Internet as the memory of free service fades and the utility of new service increases. The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Feb 2015
HBS Seminar

Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard Graduate School of Design

01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

alone. They’re doing it to make an impact.” And sometimes, they’re doing it because they see an opportunity that their employer doesn’t. Draper followed the development of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology and tracked down the founders... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

things I said or did that contributed to the defensiveness of the client?", "Was my presentation of ideas and arguments clear and persuasive?", or "Did my... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

01 Jul 2013
News

The Nature of Business

afraid of the private sector, we're non-partisan, and we like very much to get things done on the ground and in the water. Those are the qualities that have allowed us to grow." Tercek (MBA 1984) shares his... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve. Studies in food service show how... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

authors have helped scale hundreds of hypergrowth Internet sites through their consulting practice. Drawing on their experience, they present 50 clear, proven, and up-to-date scalability rules and practical... View Details

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