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- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, is an expert in corporate integrity and risk management. He interviewed dozens of business executives convicted of crimes, including Bernie Madoff, for his 2016 book, “Why They Do It: Inside the View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?
few at the top who have already made it. Transformation has to take place on the front lines and the middle levels as well. This takes effort and time, perhaps more than many organizations are willing to invest. Inclusion may present too many challenges; it requires... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'
brought “a sense of accomplishment or gratification of having done something against the odds, this David-and-Goliath-like hero journey you created for yourself.” But he was still very much a David. Art school, never mind a career in art,... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Stan O’Neal
two emotions that come to mind when considering the 9/11 tragedy are sadness and courage. He is particularly proud of Merrill’s nine thousand employees who worked near the towers. “It really was an incredible feat for our employees to go... View Details
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Software Tools - Research Computing Services
This is done for each compiler choice, each MPI implementation choice, or suites of tools that make them incompatible with software compiled with other versions of the same compilers or different compilers. Bear in mind that the module... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
educating first generation college students and moving away from prioritizing candidates coming from more privileged backgrounds.” Measurement was on the minds of several respondents. Steve Hopkins said that diversity “needs to be an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
difficult, those seeing conflict around them by involving people of different cultures may develop the idea that ideas from those cultures are incompatible and cannot be easily combined." For his second study, Chua asked participants to call to View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
that, under the circumstances, "we should be as ethical as the situation around us can determine while at the same time be mindful of the consequences ." Turning to the core issue of the column, why do we so often regard... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
article that "says that most eureka moments come when the mind is relaxed and unfocused," Gerald Nanninga commented that "You need the initial focus to fill your brain with the raw material, but then you need unfocused time... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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RCS Cheat Sheet - Research Computing Services
size, and number of people involved in the work. If you opt to work in a shared folder , faculty and doctoral students can request one using this form . Transfer data onto the cluster, keeping in mind its data security level . If you'd... View Details
- Portrait Project
Josh Bronstein
organizations. The right to a rewarding career — one that engages the mind and fills the heart with joy — shouldn't be limited to just a privileged few; everyone has dreams. I want to fundamentally change the way the world views work, to... View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
than something that has or certainly will happen. "There is the possibility that something bad could happen, and a sense that you don't have control over it," Brooks explains. The Anxious Mind While a little bit of anxiety can... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
Washington, D.C. REASON FOR SERVING: Joining the Marine Corps was putting my personal ethos into action. Like many, I had other options after graduating college which had shorter hours and better-looking paychecks. None of these options challenged my View Details
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
feelings can result from people's inherent attributes or from the situations we find ourselves in with them. This distinction is important to keep in mind as we try to manage this tendency of people to favor likability over competence in... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
while pursuing their long-term vision of reshaping the fashion industry and its impact on the environment. Entrepreneurship, Theuerkauf says, is a lot like inventory management, both art and science. That’s where the name Syrup Tech came from. “Our ‘tech’ is the... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
competitive online business programs Rarely does a day go by where I don't see a business leader or company wrestling with the same issues that we discussed in class on the front-page of the Wall Street Journal . These issues are more relevant than ever and top of... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
lower investment returns. Adjustments can be made in succeeding years, keeping in mind the long-term payout goals of balancing budgetary stability with the preservation of the endowment's purchasing power. Each year the Harvard... View Details
- 04 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
4 Tips for MBA Students with Families
for us were the holiday parties all through the year, the playgroups for children of every age, and the weekly girls' nights. Crimson Parents has really enriched our experience and connected us with families that became our very best friends. 3. Keep in View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?
new service increases. As he puts it, "Value to the subscriber base will increase as the frame of reference in which the subscriber determines value switches away from prior cost." He also suggests that positioning a new service in the prospect's View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
A View from the Horizon
then. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but as always, I was open to the opportunity to learn. It was then that I met Dr. Cash for the first time. He was a respected academic, a keen business mind and a man of color. This was an... View Details