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Professor Coffman studies the sources of gender gaps in economically-important contexts. Her work focuses on the role of beliefs: how do stereotypes bias the beliefs that individuals hold about themselves (and others), and how do these biased beliefs shape... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
business leaders came to us over and over to say, ‘We have a cultural problem and an inability to perform. How can we create a more effective organization?’” Beer says. “We’ve seen this process work.”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of Strategic Initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the opportunity to sell pre-owned (recycled) diamonds--current sales were estimated to be approximately $1... View Details
- September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details
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Wells, John R., Carole A. Winkler, and Benjamin Weinstock. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 720-373, September 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- 29 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?
could even argue that the main difference between the two acts is merely the timing of the gift: Tips follow the rendering of a service, whereas bribes precede it." Torfason says the link between tipping and bribing may come in part... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
assessment-oriented cultures, managers act as if employees’ talents are set in stone, and they make snap judgments about who on the team has talent and who doesn’t. “When they... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2016
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September 27, 2016
selecting investments, VCs see the management team as more important than business-related characteristics such as product or technology. They also attribute more of the likelihood of ultimate investment success or failure to the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
students and to consider the perspectives and expectations specific individuals are likely to bring to the course. Prior to each class session, instructors review student... View Details
- 22 Apr 2019
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Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
HBS and recently wrote an article called Sales Managers Must Manage for Top Sales Magazine. “It’s all about the difference between learning to take care of yourself and learning to take care of others, from... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself
increasing diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their individuality and unvarnished opinions with them is a good start. Gino, who studies innovative... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni
Programs & Events Women’s Leadership Summit Drawing alumni from nearly 30 countries and spanning six decades of experience, the two-day Women’s Leadership Summit provided a platform to discuss women’s leadership roles in society, View Details
- 30 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies
technology adoption activity as far back as AD 1500. Comin, William Easterly, and Erick Gong explain these findings in their paper Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC? To prepare the paper, the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Popular Editors' Picks Recommendations from our editors 26 Jul 2023 Research & Ideas STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out by Rachel Layne 13 Jun 2022 Research & Ideas Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up View Details
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
students of learning by the case method. An approach to studying a case, individually or as a group member, for classroom discussion is outlined. Also summarizes the basic characteristics of a case discussion. 1940 Because Wisdom Can't Be... View Details
- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
What Does PRIDE at HBS Mean to You?
Harvard, and/or Boston, please reach out to pride@studentclubs.hbs.edu and your message will be forwarded to the club’s Admissions Liaisons team of current MBA students. View Details
- 06 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion
life. Projects included a suitcase that can follow its owner through an airport, window blinds that know when to rise and lower, and an alarm clock that waits to go off until your roommate is out of the... View Details
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Is AI Coming for Your Job?
expect a bifurcation of the workforce in the near future: individuals who embrace AI to enhance their productivity, potentially yielding substantial gains, and those who resist AI View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
Someone is out to shoot down your best ideas. Do you know how to defend yourself? In their new book, Buy-IN: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down, HBS professor emeritus John P. Kotter and University of British Columbia professor... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 28 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Remote Workers Spend More on Housing. Do They Deserve Higher Pay?
To executives expecting to save on office space when some employees continue working remotely post-pandemic: Not so fast. Makeshift desks and kitchen tables have sufficed for many people working from home to avoid COVID-19. However, permanently remote workers tend to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Jun 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?
downside, more gains on the upside. The company's goals are the (opposite)." Claude Des Rosiers warned that "There are enough challenges to get people in an organization to work together (without compounding the problem by paying for View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett