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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
"The experience of technology is inherently paradoxical," says Fournier. "People want it and feel they need it but they also recognize that it can create more work while making things more efficient or make them feel stupid while putting them on the leading edge. The... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
colleagues and I have concluded that nostalgia is best described as a self-regulatory existential resource that people naturally and frequently use to navigate stress and uncertainty and find the motivation needed to move forward with... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
several years ago in Asian Business magazine's annual most admired companies survey, Siam Cement Group (SCG) was one of the first firms in Thailand to develop its own written code of ethics. SCG's philosophy is rooted in the Buddhist concept of fairness and also View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
should focus their efforts on helping people with debt before they go through the stress of the collections process, he says. “We were optimistic that it could nevertheless have a cost-effective impact.” “An economist might not be that... View Details
- Web
2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA
Director to discuss the situation before a decision is made. How a student handles the decision is critical. The CPD Office cannot stress enough how seriously HBS considers the violation of reneging. These actions will impact the student,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
raised to succeed on our own and rewarded for that. Taking time off—and worse yet, asking for help to make that possible—often is seen as a sign of weakness. So people get stressed out when the goal requires acknowledging that you can’t... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
you really want to be,” she says. “I was lucky to have known all along.” If anything, the pursuit of careers seems more stressful today than ever, Moore notes. “Everyone has been so stressed — moms, kids,... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
McFarlan's high-spirited session, called "Global Internet and E-Commerce Strategies in the 21st Century," stressed the creative approaches four companies—Li & Fung, Cisco Systems, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., and Merrill... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
about exit opportunities more” Renee adds. “Banks have historically done a great job communicating with students, but adding in this element can help set them apart.” Work with the Finance Club Lastly, Kurt and Renee stress the value of... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark
extreme weather conditions without interruption, stressing each component at 3x the expected load. Vestas discussed their unique partnership structures with their customers and suppliers to ensure the safety and quality of all of its... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
you'll find that very few actually wind up in the industrial sector, which had been the focus of the long-standing Business Policy course. When Kim Clark became Dean, he stressed that entrepreneurship—the pursuit of opportunity beyond the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
start seeing the strategic benefits of remote work? Prashanth Chandrasekar: There’s actually been, in some ways, a rise in productivity because people are able to focus and be very efficient with their time. We have not seen any kind of drop in output. The only place... View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Marketing Reimagined: A Recap of the 2016 Marketing Innovation Conference
by Always, promotes girls’ confidence, which is shown to drop during puberty. He also stressed the importance of focus – it’s better, he said, to create fewer, highly-effective campaigns instead of trying to do too much, and not doing it... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
reduce the stress that worsens health. My tenure as my parents’ caregiver lasted a decade. In time, feelings of frustration, exhaustion, and grief over the loss of work that I loved and the parents I was losing were eventually replaced by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
restaurants’ finances and operations. “It’s been extremely stressful since December,” she admits. Debt and loan management, meetings with her seven-person senior management team, profit and loss reports, marketing plans, management... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
away from the day-to-day responsibilities of overseeing a division of a huge multinational corporation, she looks forward to returning to the challenges of running a business. “I really do love to work hard and solve problems,” she adds, View Details
- Profile
Alexandra Stanek
tight-knit group of people who have gone on this journey together. Many of the visiting leaders to our schools stressed the importance of having a “kitchen cabinet” of people who will be honest with you, who will give honest feedback and... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
hammered home the need for companies to return to stressing the basics: hiring good people, producing a good product, delivering it and supporting it. For the first time in history, he said, companies have an unprecedented amount of data... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
million to the School in his name. With characteristic humility and honoring a process set by his predecessor, Dean Jay Light, Nohria stressed the importance of allocating these funds to advance the future priorities of his successor,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA 1933), one of the first African-Americans to graduate from HBS, changed Lambert's life. He stressed that business was a way for blacks "to control our destiny," recalls Lambert. She became a student assistant to... View Details