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- 22 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Section Life: Your HBS Family
have a close-knit culture, people feel very safe asking questions when they are confused or challenging each other’s points of view. (We would then often continue the debate over lunch after class!) It was fun knowing which section-mates... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- News
Ensuring Student Equity
fed—literally—and do all we could to help create safe home-based learning environments,” says Grumhaus, NCCP executive director and cofounder. “In the current situation, the trauma of living and learning in an under-resourced community is... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
Europe are crippling startups that are increasingly looking outside the EU for both funding and a safe haven to launch their businesses. “The United States is a country where you are able to transform knowledge into products, and I think... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
venerable Cambridge institution is still alive and well, thanks, in large part, to one of their classmates. “We've been in business since 1882,” says Jerry Murphy, president of the Harvard Cooperative Society. “It's a safe bet that we're... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
include reducing stress and stigma, building a safe climate for talking about mental health issues, recognizing at-risk employees, and embracing diversity and neurodiversity. Questions for managers to ask: How am I doing, and how can I do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
whack, when you can make a high return with very limited risk. My view is that you can target risk versus return. So you can say, I’ll take the very safe 6 percent, I’ll take the somewhat risky 12, or I’ll take the enormously risky 20,... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
Foundation. About the Author Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: valentinrussanov] Related Reading Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
individuals rejected my request, most of them appeared upset, some angry, a few outright hostile, suggesting that it was probably not safe to continue the experiment. The data clearly show that you are more likely to be able to jump the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
"The best creative environment is a safe one in which participants can freely express their opinions," according to Leonard and Swap. "Dissent must be tolerated and protected by the leader. In addition, a set of basic... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization
communicate with one another. Evaluate how your meetings allow different opinions or feelings to be voiced and whether or not some people may feel unable to speak up, then take action to create safe and welcoming spaces. Encouraging... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
for predominantly white spaces is still not be enough to keep Black people safe – and there isn’t a job title or degree in the world that can protect Black communities from institutionalized and systemic racism. Members of the HBS African... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
Astronaut, Apollo 13 Lovell Read complete profile. In 1970 the world watched as Commander James Lovell and his crew scrambled to convert their lunar module into a lifeboat when their cryogenic oxygen system failed. It was Lovell who coolly oversaw the mission’s View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
the scourge of too big to fail. One is to break up the largest financial institutions, possibly with a new and improved Glass-Steagall law. The other is to perfect a bankruptcy process for super-sized financial firms so they can fail View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Women, Work, and the "M" Word
education. Fostering a safe space for open conversation helps smash the taboo. Menopause is not shameful, and having an open dialogue about it, along with other women’s health issues, will help enforce that. From entry-level to the... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
meaningfully to strategy development. Making It Safe To Be Critical Chief among the responsibilities of a corporate board member is to develop and share an honest assessment of the company's performance, including the performance of the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
addition of poisonous substances to sweets and the coloring of foods for the purpose of concealing damage or inferiority. This spurred government-funded research on food-dye safety. In 1907, the US Department of Agriculture certified seven synthetic dyes View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5
for predominantly white spaces is still not be enough to keep Black people safe – and there isn’t a job title or degree in the world that can protect Black communities from institutionalized and systemic racism. Members of the HBS African... View Details
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Dharavi embodies the characteristics of a slum as defined by the United Nations: inadequate access to View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
consensus that Enron's demise was what one faculty member characterized as “a creeping disaster” that can only be understood when it is viewed through a variety of lenses. “I think it's safe to say,” posited Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter... View Details
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
interesting and important thing." Another question: Do leaders in these industries give the audience what they want, or something new and different? Of course, the safe thing to do is to sell work that aligns with prevailing cultural... View Details