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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

- Holy Child Summit, NJ MA William Joiner Newton North High School Newtonville, MA FL Jennifer Jolley Palm Bay Magnet High School Melbourne, FL PA Pearl Jonas Science Leadership Academy At Center City Philadelphia, PA MA Chris Jones... View Details

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

the extensive margin, and market(place) creation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54402 February 2018 Journal of Experimental Child Psychology The Interplay Between Sharing Behavior and Beliefs About... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Alumni New Venture Competition Winner: Elisa Transforming child nutrition in Latin America through fresh and additive-free meals. Business Track, 2024 Crop Diagnostix Brandon Chi (MBA 2024) Joseph Swift, Amitesh Pratap Business Track... View Details

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

Company based in Boston, Glassman (HBS MBA '69) said issues such as homelessness, women's rights and outreach to the gay and lesbian community have shaped his own life and the life of his business. Seven years ago, for instance,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

Ton says the key is making the right operating decisions. "You can invest in your people and offer low prices," she says. "And guess what? You'll have a service advantage too." For QuikTrip, that advantage is evident... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

31 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

"Big companies get stuck on analysis paralysis, and they look for the perfect answer. In my company, we iterate very quickly," said Sheila Lirio Marcelo (HBS MBA 1998), founder and CEO of Care.com a website for providers and users of View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

Benioff has long espoused the need for a more equitable economic system and has stated that the current pandemic “is a tremendous opportunity for all CEOs and all businesses to really put their resources right out there and say, 'We're... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

01 Oct 2000
News

Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist

Three dollars in cash, six changes of clothing, five bottles of rum, and a box of cigars. These were the items that belonged to 12-year-old Carlos Saladrigas when he arrived in Miami in 1961. His parents chose the risk of sending their only View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

particular fascination for Land. He appreciated what a photograph meant from a child's perspective: "The world around the child is shifting and fleeting . . . . To a child, a photograph gives a permanent thing that is both outside himself... View Details

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

Any parent can tell you that a surefire way to turn joy into rage is to offer your child a big candy bar—and then turn around and offer an even bigger one to his sister. Suddenly, a special treat turns into a great injustice. "Hey! How... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

lives got flipped-turned upside down. And we’d like to take a minute, just sit right there. We’ll tell you all about our Section D love affair. It all began on the first day of RC year, when we learned we’d be seatmates. In true HBS... View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

are on the same page. The final thing I’ll say: Remote companies have well-established processes where people are socializing and no one is feeling isolated and falling through the cracks. That’s really important right now, especially... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jan 2013
News

Thai Lee, MBA 1985

in the corporate world in her 20s; to launch her own company by 30; and to have a child by 40. Lee met—and exceeded—each of these goals. After cutting her teeth at Procter & Gamble and American Express, she took over a failing business... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

and some linguists argue the only way, to learn about the content of emotions. Knowing the actual content of an emotion is critical. The right type of emotion might be activated but involve the wrong content. For example, when an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

we are there to support and challenge each other. Even though we aren’t in the same city right now, I’m grateful to be able to share this journey with Tom and know that in the end we’ll end up in the same place. Ariel Yang, Class of 2020... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

a mom at HBS? Being away from family and in a new place was hard because your back-up options for child care are more limited. And COVID unfortunately did not help. What advice do you have for prospective student moms? At the end it is a... View Details

10 May 2019
Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

My MBA experience was different from the majority of students. I had a three-month old when I joined, and my second child was born during the winter break of my EC year. When I started, there were four student moms in my class of around... View Details

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

up with the right answers, he found those who had more people in their social network from different cultures who disliked each other did about 23 percent worse on the test. This makes sense, says Chua. "Just as a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

authors say. Ramanna points to norms that have shifted in the history of capitalism, not necessarily in a company's self-interest. "We have been able to shift the moral boundary of self-interested corporate behavior when it comes to employing View Details