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  • 11 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

performance indicators that shifts strategic decision making to customer-facing edges of the organization. Others advocate less sweeping but still significant changes: Housing the budgeting and strategic planning functions in one office,... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

that a senior executive is making a poor decision. "Shouldn't we tell her?" he asks his boss, who laughs cynically. "Yes," the boss replies. "Let's end our careers by challenging a View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
  • Web

Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

provided more substantial coverage than what I previously had from school versus on the job. Emily Stebbins External Vendor Data Relationship Manager, Index & Data Solutions at BlackRock Jumpstart your career by gaining the skills and... View Details
  • Web

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting

while other people have a higher bar based on their identity,” she says. “So, it’s important to be race conscious when evaluating people’s potential to make sure these decisions aren’t biased.” [ Read an excerpt from Race, Work, &... View Details
  • 25 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)

related to MBA Admissions, alumni engagement, career development, and more to advocate for and empower the Latino community on campus and beyond. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked LASO members to tell us about what being part... View Details
  • 20 Dec 2023
  • News

New School

In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, Curriculum Associates, a Massachusetts-based company that creates research-based print and online instructional and assessment tools, made the decision to make its products free to teachers and students who suddenly found... View Details
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 15, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-028 Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism The case examines the career of Joan Bavaria, a pioneer of socially responsible investing and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Happier-ness at Work

unhappiest jobs are similarly grab-baggy, and fairly unrelated to education and income: accountant, security guard, cashier, and supervisor. The fanciest job can be a disappointment or a triumph, and an “ordinary” job with moderate pay can be delightful or terrible.... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • Research Summary

Current Research

Information Dissemination in Capital Markets

 

Seeking to bridge economic theory and the role of individuals, Professor Brochet researches the transmission of information in capital markets. He has investigated the effects of information... View Details
  • 2008
  • Book

Managing Your Boss

By: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter
Managing your boss: Isn't that merely manipulation? Corporate cozying up? Not according to John Gabarro and John Kotter. In this handy guidebook, the authors contend that you manage your boss for a very good reason: to do your best on the job—and thereby benefit not... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Decision Making; Information Management; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Tactics; Performance Productivity; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Personal Characteristics
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  • 06 Jul 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

magic.’ Sorry, but it hasn’t.” They advanced possible responses with much more reliance on carrots than sticks. David Wittenberg, for example, said that, “Punishing companies for making economically rational decisions violates our... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Multi-location Workers in Multinational Firms? Tradeoffs in Contextual Specialization of Employees and Organizational Outcomes

By: Hise O. Gibson, Ryan W. Buell and Prithwiraj Choudhury
We study how “contextual specialization,” the act of focusing workers’ organizational tasks within a particular locational context, and “contextual non-specialization,” the practice of diversifying workers’ organizational tasks among multiple locational contexts,... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Performance; Experience and Expertise; Selection and Staffing; Strength and Weakness; Personal Development and Career
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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

more attention to how my clients perceive the value of my services. I find myself rephrasing their statements to confirm their true needs. Peggy Dau Founder & Managing Partner at MAD Perspectives LLC Gain the necessary skills and confidence to grow your View Details
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks, and Build an Incredible Career Keeping a Diary to Catalyze Creativity By: Amabile, Teresa, Steven Kramer, and Ela Ben-Ur Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

individuals responsible for the actual purchase decision do not want to absorb the career risk of overpaying. In our personal lives, if we overpay for a product, we suffer some marginal consequence. In... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing
  • 12 May 2021
  • News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

for the next two years. SB: “As the Dean said on our first day, HBS provides two transformative years, and I couldn’t agree more. As Brianna navigates through her first couple months at HBS, I will continue sharing my experiences and will always be a sounding board for... View Details
  • Profile

Madison McIlwain

the room,” you very well may have the right instinct. Developing a “gut” on investment decisions has been one of the most elusive metrics for my career. I've felt varying degrees of insecurity about it—specifically as a young woman in... View Details
  • 03 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 3, 2015

expertise and bias on decision making and applies it in the context of peer review at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). I find evidence that evaluators are biased in favor of projects in their own area, but that they also have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

start-up culture Although Stan had no commitments to any particular industry, he saw his internship as a gateway to entrepreneurship. “Microsoft was immense,” he says. “I wanted to work at a smaller company.” While following the social media account of HBS’ View Details
  • 05 Feb 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

narrow target pay range for every position in the company can be made transparent without revealing the exact pay for any person. This can help employees in their career planning and ambitions." Tahoegrrl reminded us: "There are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services