attitudes - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1998
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an organized framework to help individuals make intelligent choices. It presents ways to identify the right problem or opportunity, probe one's values, generate and evaluate alternatives, think about tradeoffs, and cope with uncertainties and View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Alumni Author: Thomas H. Fischgrund (MBA ’80)

distinguishing thing about these kids was their attitude and their habits — they were proactive and passionate. Their goal was not to ace the SATs but to succeed in life. More specifically, in my sample of 160 students with perfect... View Details

Keywords: SATs; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

17 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 17, 2008

entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self-assessed skills, and attitudes toward risk. Moreover, we find that regulation plays a critical role, particularly for those individuals who become... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Bibliography - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

executives in the United States labor market and executives' attitudes about the expanding role of women in business. Bowman, Garda W., N. Beatrice Worthy, and Stephen Greyser. "Are Women Executives People?" Harvard Business Review , vol.... View Details

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

08 Apr 2013
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Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

because they fear they're shortchanging their children for the sake of career advancement. But that attitude can be self-defeating, leading women to hold themselves back from promotions or drop out of the workforce altogether. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

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Andrew Baxter

diverse than I expected." The positive attitude is contagious. "I think of it as 'ambition creep': you think you know what you want, but when you hear the ambitions of others, you wonder if you should aim higher. You can't help... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech

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Gordon Ross

States itself. “Maybe I look at America with rose-tinted glasses,” he says, “but I really believe the spirit of entrepreneurism sets the U.S. apart. Part of it is a more forgiving attitude – here, it’s okay to get things wrong a few times... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life

Papua New Guinea. “The focus of medical practice and the attitudes of practitioners in those places were so different than in the West,” notes Ehrenberg. “In Israel, doctors felt they could never go home because there were always more... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

doing so may expose a weakness: a lack of self-control that would make others judge them harshly, says Harvard Business School Associate Professor Julian Zlatev in a recent paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers

sport where women’s teams were still a novelty, was in keeping with an attitude that has since served Gelman well as a game-changing executive in the male-dominated sports industry. “I’ve always been drawn to opportunities to help others... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

August 2008 (Revised September 2008)
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The Flaxil Label (B)

This case focuses on the 2001 negotiation between Mytex Pharmaceuticals and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The outcome of the negotiation would determine the new label for Mytex's blockbuster drug for arthritis, Flaxil. The negotiation is quite... View Details

Keywords: Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Value Creation; Negotiation; Attitudes; Health Care and Treatment; Government Administration; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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Ruth Cenat

businesswoman from early on. I think the moment that captures my attitude back when I was 13 was when I showed up at a McDonald’s booth at a job fair with a resume, briefcase, and business suit. View Details

Keywords: CPG; Nonprofit/Government/Education

01 Dec 2017
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Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations

underestimate our ability to make more out of those we have .Stretching is a learned set of attitudes and skills that comes from a simple but powerful shift from wanting more resources to embracing and acting on the possibilities of our... View Details

18 Sep 2017
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Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact

causes (education, health, and community and economic development, are the top three concerns). Stevenson notes that alumni attitudes toward addressing some of society’s principal challenges are developed, in part, through exposure to the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Scientific Research and Development Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

greater. When Exit Is an Option: Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Attitudes Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sinmazdemir Abstract—Most research on the effects of violence on civilian View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir Abstract— Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Nov 2009
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The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

Keywords: by Roy Y.J. Chua & Xi Zou; Consumer Products; Retail

08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

your messages after they are read. The problem: The memory of your uninhibited behavior lingers. Research Papers Surfacing the Submerged State with Operational Transparency in Government ServicesCitizens who see the work that government is doing express more positive... View Details