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- 21 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023
great opportunity for students to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore new topics. These are no-fee, no-credit courses over winter break open to both first-year and second-year students. We interviewed two... View Details
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Need for Speed: The Impact of Capital Constraints on Strategic Misconduct
By: F. Christopher Eaglin
Under what conditions do firms engage in strategic misconduct? Why do they undertake actions that increase profitability yet break laws or violate strong norms often with costly consequences for public welfare? The strategic management literature offers two external... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Capital Constraints; Organizations; Crime and Corruption; Behavior; Situation or Environment; Capital
Eaglin, F. Christopher. "The Need for Speed: The Impact of Capital Constraints on Strategic Misconduct." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-056, February 2022.
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
business leadership can benefit society." photo courtesy HBS Communications The ability to render that judgment can sometimes make or break a company. "The phrase 'public confidence, private doubt' comes to mind," observes Joe Badaracco.... View Details
Keywords: Management
- Research Summary
Research overview
By: Julie Battilana
How can actors – be they individuals or organizations – diverge from deeply-seated norms and develop new ones, when their beliefs and actions are shaped by these very norms? This question lies at the heart of Professor Battilana’s research. To address it, she... View Details
- Research Summary
Corporate Restructuring and Business Insolvency: Economic Impact and Best Practices
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Stuart C. Gilson is studying how severe financial distress impacts corporate policies and economic resource allocation. He is also studying how managers can best respond to financial distress in order to preserve and grow value. He is undertaking this research... View Details
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
algorithm triangulate what users care about. It chooses for you. It is constantly making and validating hypotheses about you. It is learning. “What they've been able to do is somehow break through this notion of ‘How do I know somebody?... View Details
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022
Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message? It takes more than grit to succeed in a world rife with systemic inequity. So why don't we tell children that? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how honest talk about social barriers could empower... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
view. This stand-alone book tells the inspiring story of a new generation of mice who begin to reexamine what others have taken for granted and to ask the important questions. Rather than simply accepting their fate and dutifully chasing after cheese, Max, Zed, and Big... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
that the Cleveland Guardians will win a World Series before I die. I’m redefining success and creating my culture—doing the same work I did before but in a way that is truly me. Truly ridiculous. Kareem Reda (MBA/MPP 2011) Chief Business Officer, ElevateBio Stop! I... View Details
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
Review Designers of consumer-facing digital products have tended to focus on novelty and speed (“move fast and break things”). They’ve spent more effort on innovating than on anticipating how customers—and bad actors—might engage with... View Details
- Profile
Joy Chen
break of 2020. “It’s about using near-field communications technology to transmit contact information and social media profiles — think of it as a contact manager plus a business card. The goal is to get people to keep in touch more... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Sarah Miller, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan Seminars & Conferences HBS Working Knowlege 12 Nov 2024 Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 29 Oct 2024 Can a... View Details
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Recruiting Calendars - Recruiting
classes) 1st Year Academic 09 Feb Open Day (no classes) 2nd Year Academic 16 Feb President's Day (no classes) University Mar 2026 + – 16-20 Mar Spring Break (no classes) University Apr 2026 + – 20 Apr Open Day (no classes) 1st Year... View Details
- 17 May 2024
- Blog Post
Blending Heritage and Innovation: Lisa Yan (MBA 2025)
all males traditionally get Tao (涛), and his name is Xiantao (先涛), meaning ‘first wave’. However, my dad, excited about his first-born child as a US immigrant, decided to break years of tradition and gave me the name Mintao to paint my... View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
United States Citation Educators Purchase Related Jachimowicz, Jon M., Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon, and Alexis Lefort. "Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra." Harvard Business School Case 425-037, April 2025. Commentary: How Financial... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Pricing Lab at HBS to answer this timely macro question. We use novel statistics developed with real-time data and apply them to measure stockouts and detect structural breaks in inflation trends. Participants will leave with a better... View Details
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Finance - Faculty & Research
All HBS Working Knowlege 12 Nov 2024 Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 08 Nov 2024 How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis Re: John D. Macomber 15 Oct 2024... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
to boost revenues: matching prices at Amazon, and speeding deliveries by shipping directly from stores. He also cut costs by reducing waste and streamlining processes. “We were breaking $200 million-worth of TVs every year,” he says. “By... View Details
- 11 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries