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20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

innovators discover new directions by making connections across seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas. Innovative breakthroughs often happen at the intersection of diverse disciplines and fields. Author Frans Johanssen... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

exposure to workplace attributes that contribute to poor health. We used General Social Survey data to estimate differential exposures to workplace conditions, results from a meta-analysis that estimated the effect of workplace conditions... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

That They Are Now Losing Authors:Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers Publication:Perspectives on Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Although some have heralded recent political and cultural developments as signaling the arrival of a post-racial era in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2023
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15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

bill got passed, what the law contains, how its provisions connect to other climate-related laws, and how it seeks to accelerate the country’s deployment of clean energy and other efforts to address climate change. Google’s AI Approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

AI-powered, genetic insights. Team: Brandon Chi, MBA 2024; Joseph Swift; Amitesh Pratap; Leonie Luginbuehl. Play Solara: Sacerdote Grand Prize Winner, Social Enterprise Track, 2024 New Venture Competition video Play Video duration: 2:05... View Details

17 Aug 2009
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Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

brand or product Website (61 percent); paid bills (56 percent); watched a video clip (51 percent); used a price comparison site (50 percent); listened to an audio clip (44 percent ). “Social networks and the easy connections they... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing

12 Apr 2022
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Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches

some estimates, with players such as Bumble, Tinder, and OKCupid vying to help people find love. While McFowland is not a dating expert, his work in machine learning and social sciences examines the efficacy of how people interact in... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

career after graduation. On the social front, I organized concert outings in Boston and embraced my DJ hobby by becoming our designated Section I DJ during retreats and hosting “Zoom parties” for my MBA class. These experiences not only... View Details

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Career Networking - Alumni

Careers Career Networking Careers Career Networking Connect with Alumni Build and maintain relationships that will propel your career forward One of the most valuable resources of HBS is the alumni community. Here you can View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

production technology who used attorneys in connection with his patenting work at a time when Japan was still in the process of formally institutionalizing its patent attorney system. In accordance with Lamoreaux and Sokoloff's... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

Conor Sullivan, Investment Director for the Social Outcomes Fund, and Claudia Cheung, Program Director for the Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, shared their experience as HBS recruiting partners and offered insight into building an... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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The War Within

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

seemed to neatly divide politics and markets, states and economies. "The new history of American capitalism targets the lived experience of people and groups as they assimilate—and reshape—the political economy they engage" The View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

11 Jan 2022
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Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its third exhausting year. Validating someone’s feelings can be as simple as pausing during the day to say, “You seem anxious,” says Zlatev, a professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at HBS. "You're showing that... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Environmental Management; Social Issues; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social... View Details

06 Sep 2016
Blog Post

What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

incredible variety of geographies, industries, functions, and backgrounds. You take all of your first year classes together and socialize outside of class. The case method pairs beautifully with the section experience as you learn from... View Details

18 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 18

influence-seeking risk managers (1) establish and maintain interpersonal connections with decision makers and how they (2) adopt, deploy, and reconfigure tools-practices that we define collectively as toolmaking. Using prior literature... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

06 Jun 2018
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Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

inbound call center, working in six divisions selling different digital services, such as cable TV packages, cellular phone plans, and internet connectivity services. The researchers learned of an impending compensation cut in one... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Jean Luo

and designers to understand what drives people and create live features and stories. We were doing something that connected people and made them happy.” Despite her satisfaction, Jean was eager for more education. “I love being in an... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

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