Confidence - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

possible that the employee was still confident that he would win the case because he did not trust the executive or the firm's record keeping. How could the executive educate the employee regarding his prospects for winning in court?... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

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Ahmed Alimi

Nigeria. His business will also serve as the foundation for an independent project in his coming EC year. "Every second at HBS has been truly rewarding," Ahmed says. "You transform from a function-oriented person to a strategy-oriented person, with a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

a startup. Most importantly, I’m ending this summer with the confidence that I can be a founder. Rea: This summer, our focus was to comprehensively understand India's solar irrigation landscape. We conducted field interviews with over 100... View Details

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Case Protagonists at HBS - MBA

method? The case method is, hmm Nervousness. Confidence. Inspiration. Entertainment. And so many other glittery words. It is nervousness and confidence at once because of the huge responsibility we feel to share our relevant work... View Details

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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement

relationship with the patient and is able to leverage that in leading change in the system as a whole. What experiences or faculty have had the most impact on you? I took nearly every healthcare course in the EC year and can confidently... View Details

11 Aug 2021
Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

access to professional networks. After launching a successful pilot as a Social Enterprise Fellow this summer, it is so rewarding to see Advisors who share our mission of racial equity go out of their way to advocate for others — and to see Advisees gain the knowledge... View Details

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

open source as in any other field, and developers who flock to high-profile projects—for the aforementioned visibility, future access to venture capital, etc.—could well abandon worthy but less glamorous projects before their time. "Our ability to answer View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

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Erin Kaivan

the security of a community, but helps individual people lift themselves out of poverty." A time of transitions Confident that an MBA would help her shift from the military to a business career, Erin applied to HBS. This was not only... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

Portrait Project

Ninad Kulkarni

succeeding simply meant failing less often. My ambition was just fear wearing a nice suit. That ends here. I will make mistakes again. I am sure I will fail. But I will value the failures as much as I value the successes. Because failure means having the View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

suggests, the great challenge for multinational companies in the next decade will be to establish the confidence of society at large, governments in particular, and even of individual consumers, to assure them that they are worthy of... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

the Brazilian venture fund Base Partners. In addition to developing its own brands, Foodology has begun cultivating partnerships with established industry players such as Amor Perfecto, a leading Colombian coffee roaster. And Azuero and Izquierdo are View Details

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Brandon Tieu

sense of confidence in the network of close friendships I've cultivated. Knowing I can always reach out to someone with expertise, and reciprocate that support in return, gives me assurance in facing the myriad of challenges ahead. While... View Details

07 Oct 2021
News

Planning Ahead

the School will need many years from now. He notes that since his gift won’t benefit the School until after his passing, and because he is confident the future stewards of HBS will use his support where it will have the biggest impact, he... View Details

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Video: MBA Moms Celebrate Mother’s Day - MBA

think I find myself deriving a lot of my strength and curiosity and confidence from having kids. Jimena Gutierrez: It's all about knowing my priorities Carlene Oestergaard: and plan as a family Jimena Gutierrez: the support of other MBA... View Details

31 Jan 2007
HBS Case

When Good Teams Go Bad

win." Chemistry seems to be the difference between Coach P's more talented varsity boat and his upstart JVs. Embarrassing losses to the JVs have the varsity crew members dispirited and complaining about one another. Confidence is... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Rishi Chandna

that I have. I will wake up every morning and say thank you for my life blessings. I will have confidence in the future. I will welcome failure. I will demonstrate my character and conviction when I stand tall and try again. I will always... View Details

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

I have some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news: Graduate School might not be “free” after all. I know, this smacks in the face of everything I was told when I was a Cadet and Junior Officer. Unless you are participating in GrADSO or PB-GSIP for the Army,... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

product management, business development, sales, or marketing role. "As someone who’s worked in a large company for the past 20-plus years, it gave me the foundation and vocabulary to engage more confidently in the venture capital and... View Details

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

Business 98% improved their negotiation skills, 84% have more confidence making business decisions, 87% acquired new skills that were immediately applicable — From two 2022 surveys of past participants across all HBS Online programs,... View Details

Research Summary

Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

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