Meaning In Life - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 May 2016
News

What Does the American Dream Mean in Today’s America?

Alexander Navab (MBA 1991), head of investment firm KKR’s Americas private equity business, was honored this year with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor, presented annually to “individuals who have made it their mission to share with those less fortunate their wealth of... View Details

November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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John Whitehead: A Life in Leadership

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean

In 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC), confronts the collapse of a delicate agreement among business, government, and public interests in rebuilding on the World Trade Center site. Provides information on the leadership... View Details

Keywords: Education; Construction; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Agreements and Arrangements; Nonprofit Organizations

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01 Mar 2015
News

What Budget 2015 means for doing business in India

10 Aug 2016
News

The meaning of trust in the age of Airbnb

9 AM – 5 PM EST, 12 Feb 2022
Virtual Programming

31st Women In Business Conference: Building a Successful Life

We are thrilled to invite you to the 31st Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference. The conference provides an exciting opportunity to forge new connections while learning from the experiences of all our speakers and each other. The theme of the conference is... View Details

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Is Life Nasty, Brutish, and Short? Philosophies of Life and Well-Being

By: Michael I. Norton, Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin and Elizabeth W. Dunn

Three studies examine the extent to which laypeople endorse Thomas Hobbes' (1651) view of life as "nasty, brutish, and short" and explore the relationships between this philosophy and well-being. We asked participants to answer two binary choice questions: Is life... View Details

Keywords: Happiness; Satisfaction; Welfare

16 Oct 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Sydney

Hear straight from HBS alumni regarding their experience. Alumni will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

10 Jul 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Bangkok

Hear straight from HBS alumni regarding their experience. Alumni will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

16 Jul 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Charlotte

Hear from local alumni regarding their HBS experience. Local alumni will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

21 Dec 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Cleveland

Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

22 Dec 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Minneapolis

Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

22 Mar 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Copenhagen

Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

07 Jan 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Minneapolis

Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

07 Jan 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Dhaka

Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

22 Dec 2018