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Luc Sirois
for children with cystic fibrosis that teaches them skills to deal with their daily treatment regimens. The pace is scrappy and the conversation engaging. Since launching in 2012, HH hackathons have been held in major cities around the world, with early-2015 View Details
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Evelyne White
interests, and then reserve their spot. Hosts set the price of their meals, and Bookalokal earns a commission on each meal. Soon after launching the site, however, Bookalokal's market expanded. It turns out that local diners—especially those new to a city—were also... View Details
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
November–December 2015 Operations Research Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events By: Goh, Joel, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati, and Stefanos A. Zenios Abstract—Postmarketing drug surveillance is the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
large, established, highly-regarded business firms. Khurana then proceeds to outline significant events that led to the dilution and destruction of this ideal, to the replacement of "managerial capitalism" by "shareholder... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
interests, and then reserve their spot. Hosts set the price of their meals, and Bookalokal earns a commission on each meal. Soon after launching the site, however, Bookalokal's market expanded. It turns out that local diners—especially those new to a city—were also... View Details
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
case study "When Stars Migrate, Do They Still Perform Like Stars?" looks at the "portability" of performance and the likelihood that some positions may improve or diminish one's prospects for career advancement. In autumn 2008, Groysberg... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
this e-mail interview with Laura Linard.Linard: You write that a reason to study the historical role of government in risk management is to better "understand government and its role in the new economy." How would you... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
are derived from a study of 238 knowledge workers in seven companies across three industries. For an average of about four months, participants were asked to complete a confidential daily diary form asking them to assess their... View Details
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
investigation was launched in response to a series of leaks to the press that could only have come from highly placed members of the company. Fully understanding the context of the events of September, however, requires knowledge of board... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
cofounder and president, Deena Malkina (MBA 2008), offered this case study query to alumni: “KitNipBox is laser-focused on differentiating its brand by sourcing the most unique, high-quality products on the market, committing to healthy... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
judgment tasks and underweighting of rare events in decisions from experience. The current paper presents three laboratory experiments and a field study that explore this pattern. The results suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
approaches. His most recent work is a multi-year project to study social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the U.S., Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Russia and China. He has been the keynote speaker at international View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work—progress that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
impact their decisions to climb the corporate ladder (or not). In Studies 1 and 2, when asked to list their core goals in life, women listed more life goals overall than men, and a smaller proportion of their goals related to achieving... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
at the age of 13 to study the cello at the Julliard School in New York and later studied with the acclaimed soloist Lynn Harrell (also a student of Lev Aronson) at USC's Thornton School of Music. “That makes... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations
and counting, well beyond the $500 million goal. With events in more than fifteen cities, the campaign energized alumni worldwide with new awareness and support for the School’s mission, resulting in increased alumni involvement. By every... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
Setting Published: February 11, 2009 For decades, goal setting has been promoted as a halcyon pill for improving employee motivation and performance in organizations. Advocates of goal setting argue that for goals to be successful, they should be specific and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment
emissions. India’s rice farming sector is also highly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, and extreme weather events threaten yields, with studies showing that a 1°C increase... View Details
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
variation of online shopping. Rather than just study the problem, they also came up with a possible solution: Virtual Dates. The researchers began their work by talking to online-dating-site users about their experiences, supplementing... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley