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07 Aug 2017
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Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior in Japan

Keywords: by Akash Chattopadhyay, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang; Financial Services

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Nathalie du Preez

conflicting viewpoints, challenge my existing preconceived ideas, and help me make business decisions in the future in a more powerful way. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? Before HBS I tended to follow the View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

August 2014
Article

The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the U.S. Environmental Movement

By: Stephanie Bertels, Andrew J. Hoffman and Rich Dejordy

Organizations within challenger movements often exhibit differences in what they do, with whom they interact, and how they understand or present themselves. This article attempts to understand what underlies such heterogeneity in challenger movements. Adopting a mixed... View Details

Keywords: Status and Position; Environmental Management; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social and Collaborative Networks

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10 Mar 2017
News

As Head of Fidelity, Abigail Johnson Is Just Getting Started

buyout plan, looking to trim 3,000 senior staff from its 45,000 employees in order to make room for younger hires. According to industry analysts, the moves are designed to protect and expand upon Fidelity’s status as the largest American... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Dec 2005
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Top-Flight Tory

mountain climbing, and flying light aircraft — clearly not a man to mess with,” opined BBC News Online (September 29, 2005). Of his party’s future, Davis said, “Modern Conservatives will show that we are not in politics for ourselves. We are not here to defend... View Details

Keywords: Britain's Conservative Party; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

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Patent search: a given number search

search box to locate the patent document. In this case, the actual patent number shown in the patent document via Google Patent is "JP4021865B2". Notice the last two characters "B2". That is called "Kind Code". It indicates the View Details

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2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct | MBA

Misrepresentation of Status 2.3.10 Use of the Harvard Name 2.4 Disciplinary Process 2.4.1 Cases Involving Sexual Harassment or Other Sexual Misconduct & Cases involving Discrimination or Bullying 2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions 2.6... View Details

20 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

sensitive to hierarchy, and research shows that feeling low status can make people feel stressed and angry” “People are exquisitely sensitive to hierarchy, and research shows that feeling low status can make... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel

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Brooke-Logann Williams

goal is to challenge the status quo, particularly in our treatment of marginalized communities. These youth, and anyone we encounter, are humans with complex identities. I will always seek that nuance and handle it with care—even if it... View Details

Article

The Social Utility of Feature Creep

By: Debora V. Thompson and Michael I. Norton

Previous research shows that consumers frequently choose products with too many features that they later find difficult to use. Our research shows that this seemingly suboptimal behavior may in fact confer benefits when factoring in the social context of consumption.... View Details

Keywords: Impression Management; Social Influence; Conspicuous Consumption; Signaling; Product Features; Consumer Behavior; Information Technology; Experience and Expertise; Status and Position

01 Jun 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap

we’re solving a massive problem,” Aljumaily says. “Right now we’re tiny but I can feel that we’re on the cusp of something that’s giant, frankly.” Status Update: Gently made its first deliveries in Los Angeles in April 2023, with plans to... View Details

Keywords: logistics; EVs; delivery; nanofulfillment; entrepreneurship

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Patent search: The use of component in Espacenet and Patentscope databases

dependent claims, apparatus claims, process, method, or use claims Finding the scope/legal status of the invention, understanding which subject-matter is protected by the patent, and determining infringement. ... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Elevator Pitch: Common Knowledge

than health care entrepreneurship.” “It’s hard to imagine a more meaningful career than health care entrepreneurship.” Status Update: With seven employees, Trove Health has received the support of early-stage investors, as well as... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; data; technology; Blavatnik Fellowship

27 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud

acknowledges that her international status made the process more challenging. In addition to potential language/cultural barriers, there is the hard wall of visa status. “A lot of companies will help you through the process,” Noa says.... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

28 Apr 2015
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literature in behavioral ethics and moral psychology on ordinary unethical behavior. Publisher's link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154615000443 April 2015 Academy of Management Journal Unearned Status Gain:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Webinars: Career

Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life

Rebels can often change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Professor Francesca Gino has spent more than a decade studying rebels at organizations around the world. In this webinar, she explores the qualities that make rebels masters of... View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

In Pursuit of Academia

being high status together in one room, what evolves is a new pecking order, a pyramid structure,” she explains. “For the vast majority of MBA students, they went from being high status to lower status, with... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Elevator Pitch: Forget Me Not

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Charlie Greene (MBA 2021) Cofounder and CEO, Remento Concept: Remento helps families collect and preserve the stories of loved ones. An annual subscription allows users to upload photos and select prompts for the... View Details

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

or more of them, you should be very concerned. Your company boasts superior performance. This means that managers get comfortable with the status quo and think that they have hit on the winning formula and don't need to seek alternatives.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2012
News

Speak English, Please!

high-tech company about its two-year-old English-only language mandate. (She uses the pseudonym Frenchco for the company in the case.) She found that all employees whose native language was not English experienced a status loss under the... View Details

Keywords: Kim Girard; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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