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07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

examination of behavioral dynamics in supply chains examining demand and supply planning processes. In particular we were interested in how behavioral biases, e.g., psychological, incentive related, etc.,... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

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Experience and description-based decision making.

Prof. Barron and his co-authors study the effect of the economic environment on decision making. One example involves the effect of rare (low probability) events. People behave as if they overweight these events in some settings (e.g., when buying insurance and... View Details

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

means arriving with an attitude that is aspirational and focused on possibilities. Leaders and teachers show up to work thinking of others as much as or more than they do of themselves. They help foster an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Alumni Career Guide - Alumni

Guide? Serving as an Alumni Career Guide is a great opportunity to interact with students and reconnect with HBS. Additionally, you can add "HBS Career Guide" to LinkedIn or your resume to indicate that you are actively helping to expand knowledge View Details

23 May 2024
News

HBS After October 7

leaders and student clubs. “We have a diversity of views. Sometimes that brings us together and sometimes that divides us,” said Kierstead. “But we also have a group of very pragmatic [student] leaders who... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

What we learned about BTG Bioliquids and biofuels We left our visit with some key considerations and food for thought. First, it was interesting to witness how threat and opportunity are merely different sides View Details

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

party applications/advertisers and users” assigned the task of making sure third party companies are following company guidelines on privacy. Jim suggested, “Total transparency, including what was collected and what was sold FOR EACH... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

14 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University

02 Dec 2019
News

Championing the HBS Fund

with their Harvard contacts, both in the Boston area and around the world. Dosiou, who participated in a health care Executive Education program at HBS in January 2019, has found members of the Harvard community to be “very open-minded,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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By: Leslie A. Perlow

There has been tremendous change in the workplace — ubiquitous technology, 24/7 globalization, hyper-efficiency and now significant changes in work location. Professor Perlow’s research explores the implications for the ways we work and live, and what we can do to... View Details

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

business interest other than merely competition. In the US, all but a handful of states allow them, but with a variety of laws and legal interpretations. Making the arguments... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

Get Involved Thank you for expressing interest in Rock Center programming. Your engagement is critical to the success of our student programs and initiatives. The purpose of... View Details

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

Last year, it took a teenager's 10-minute video of a Black man's murder to shine a light on the raw hostility that Black people face daily in America. George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia, and a quickly changing one; the GDP in the former Soviet republic has grown six-fold since 2002 and the country serves as a transportation link between China and Western Europe. The case is an example View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

numbers. That also helps people be seen as individuals, rather than representing a category." Like all people who are seen as the “only” of their kind, the women entrepreneurs were overloaded with speaking invitations and board... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Business in Society and Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Sustainable Investing ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Sustainable Investing $1,850... View Details

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

through the red tape of academia to negotiate with an institution’s technology licensing department. Knowing where to look for the most interesting scientific advancements and how to filter for reliable... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards 41% of HBS alumni currently serve on a nonprofit board 1 , and many more have or will serve on a board at some point in their career. To support this extraordinary number View Details

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Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success. His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.

Social Capital... View Details

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