Giving And Receiving Feedback - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

worked for the firm for 30 years and was only 2 years away from retirement. She had performed well throughout her career and received salary increases commensurate with her... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

subjects as geography, history, astronomy, and literature. A 1941 graduate of the University of Iowa, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Christensen received an MBA from Harvard in 1943. After serving... View Details

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

Summing Up Pay for performance: Why do we assume so much and know so little? Pay for performance is an important element of good management, judging from responses to this month's column. The question of what kind of pay for what kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

giving meaningful opportunities to returning citizens helps prevent recidivism, thereby strengthening communities and improving public safety. Damon J. Phillips is the Robert Steinberg Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

entrepreneurs four times. That’s a lot of content to cover in a ten-minute pitch, so it’s important to be clear and concise. 2. Don’t be afraid to pivot Based on feedback we View Details

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Mark McNeill

best of leaders have areas of weakness. The key is that they are aware of these weaknesses and actively look to others to augment them. These highly self-aware leaders we studied also sought frequent View Details

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

empowered by giving them opportunities to share ideas, as Lay’s has done by asking its customers to vote on the chip flavor the brand should create next. “This is a new trend, and it provides great... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

Norway, cartels received support from the Norwegian government when they were deemed to be beneficial to Norwegian economic interests. The legislation was used to foster the development of domestic cartels, while at the same time it was... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

giving a subsidy as a lump sum to offset capital costs is more effective. This has different regulatory implications for urban and rural settings where the environmental objectives may differ. Bouncing Out... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

consistent attendance at monthly Circle meetings for one year is important for building relationships and effective group dynamics. Shared commitment will give members the time View Details

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

flat top of the S). “Miles Davis forced the musicians to approach the music without any expectations or preconceptions, often by giving them minimal sketches and sparse instructions."—Carl Størmer:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

from people who have been traditionally hiring men,” explains Himabindu Lakkaraju, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School. “They review men and give high rankings to men, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

more than workers in competing organizations? Would theft decrease? Before doing her research, Sandino hypothesized that higher compensation would discourage stealing for several reasons. First, employees receiving higher pay would feel... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

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Financial Aid - Alumni

2025 and 2026 students talk about the impact of fellowships on their ability to attend HBS and on the richness of their learning experience. Financial Aid Highlights 50 % Nearly half of MBA students View Details

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

discount, you'll receive 30% off your second and third courses for a total savings of $1,110 . Here are two learning pathways we recommend based on your career goals and stage.... View Details

09 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

people to leave. Furloughs can also be difficult for morale in the short term. Cote admitted he received angry emails from several employees as the furloughs at Honeywell dragged on from days to weeks. “By the time we got to the fourth... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Electronics

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

and assignment completion, we expect participation in the social learning elements of the course by offering feedback on others’ reflections and contributing to conversations... View Details

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

express to you how exceptional the experience has been," says Frei. "I have never received papers like this, ever." According to the course description, "CCE explores how to identify and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

bikes on their way than they did the smart-locks that allowed their customers to unlock them with their cell-phones. But the breather would also give ofo's leaders a chance to re-assess their plans for the rest of the year. For how long,... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

company; help develop policies that help the company and its shareholders achieve their goals; provide performance feedback to senior management, especially the CEO; ensure that the business remains... View Details

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