Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

differences in their forecasts of future events (such as the profitability of a business being sold), attitudes toward risk and time, tax and regulatory status, market and technological knowledge and access, and so on. The third dimension of effective negotiation has... View Details

Keywords: by Anita M. Harris

Program

Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best practices that your audit committee... View Details

12 Dec 2023
Book

HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well

in her book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well.Also: Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You So many executives... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

07 Jun 2023
HBS Case

3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook

understood what people were really willing to pay for,” Karp says. “Having great features is different than having features that will incentivize people to use your product.” As mixed economic signals and the rise of artificial... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

October 2023
Teaching Note

Timnit Gebru: 'SILENCED No More' on AI Bias and The Harms of Large Language Models

By: Tsedal Neeley and Tim Englehart

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-085. Dr. Timnit Gebru—a leading artificial intelligence (AI) computer scientist and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team—was messaging with one of her colleagues when she saw the words: “Did you resign?? Megan sent an email saying that... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Employment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technological Innovation; AI and Machine Learning; Diversity; Prejudice and Bias; Technology Industry

Citation

Purchase

18 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC

Organization Katie Urban, Digital Strategy & Communications Specialist, CRC Companies LLC Describe your organization in three to five sentences. CRC Companies LLC (CRC) is a national real estate development and investment firm with... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

PublicationsCompeting through Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart Publication:In Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy, edited by Giovanni Battista Dagnino. Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

insight, skills, and relationships that will help women of color realize their leadership potential and contribute more fully to a company's success. This program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative. Key Benefits Based... View Details

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

equity for themselves) versus giving potential co-founders a large share of the equity to come on board. The choices were: taking money from angel investors, who would let the entrepreneur continue controlling the board; taking money from... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

12 Mar 2024
HBS Case

How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones

Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Electronics; Information Technology

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

were first collected in 1948. COVID-19 did not destroy all the gains moms have made, and that’s good news,” McGinn says. Similarly, some of the changes to work instituted in response to COVID-19—such as remote or hybrid work—have the View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

14 Nov 2023
What Do You Think?

Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

(AdobeStock/Kostiantyn) There are numerous studies of character traits in leaders. Human resource experts have advised us on what to look for in those who would be potential leaders. Management development focuses on behaviors that build... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

1.5 Attendance - MBA

exam sessions (see Absences from Exams). Excused Recruiting Absences are not permitted for the following sessions due to their unique format: RC: START, FIELD Global Capstone EC: Kickoff, IFCs, and Bridges For more information, please see Recruiting Standards of... View Details

Web

Courses - Entrepreneurship

under conditions of profound uncertainty and do so while balancing great risks against potentially attractive rewards. Moreover, they operate without the benefit of well-defined processes for making such choices and with few resources. As... View Details

Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

of Cambridge Judge Business School sheds light on regenerative agriculture, a set of practices that restore farming ecosystems while having the potential to decarbonize. We’ll also talk about his new book The Profiteers, where he... View Details

05 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 5

set of matching candidates may be attractive because it also reduces the competition among agents on the same side of the market. An agent who sees fewer candidates knows that these candidates also see fewer potential matches and so are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Master the One-on-One Meeting

always ask your employee what they want to cover too. For efficiency, let them know if you need them to bring/read/do something before the meeting. For example: Jessica, for our 1:1 tomorrow, I’d like to cover the following: Review a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

Web

Research Areas - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations Research Areas 1ms HBS faculty conduct research on a wide variety of topics. In the application you must indicate your top three choices of research areas, in order of preference, from the... View Details

05 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

when the feedback giver and receiver know each other well.” The results highlight a potential disconnect in the workplace: While many workers are eager for feedback, especially constructive feedback, in many cases managers may be... View Details