Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

would take that piece of video and send it to your mother. Goldberg: Right. Brooks: That's what I would do. And then you can relive that happiness over and over Goldberg: OK. Brooks: And over again to be sure. But don't forget, status... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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

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New Venture Competition - Alumni

track (aNVC) is open to HBS alumni founders with early-stage ventures. As a launch pad for innovative new ventures from HBS alumni, aNVC provides access and exposure to potential investors, mentors, and advisors. Winners receive an... View Details

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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

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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

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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

17 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Decoding the Artful Sidestep

or was this topic on your radar for other reasons? Todd Rogers: This line of research began when I was watching a press conference where the spokesman basically didn't answer any of the questions he was asked. I didn't even realize he was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

2000s, such as Eve Online and World of Warcraft. Linden Lab’s Second Life game, with its open-world multiuser virtual environment, has also played a key role in demonstrating the potential of metaverse technology. “Metaverse-related hype... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

emergent factors to which they must respond. "Leaders will be blindsided if they rely only on their past experience or expertise when making decisions." Leaders must be comfortable moving forward with ambiguous and incomplete information about what’s happening around... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

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

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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

13 Jul 2016
HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

strategy worked. With nothing to lose, property owners doubled their chances of finding a potential renter, and Airbnb had a ready supply of homes with which it could attract customers. “Poaching customers is something all competitors do... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation

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Research - Managing the Future of Work

Opportunity Index (pdf) By: Joseph B. Fuller, Matt Sigelman, Nik Dawson, Alex Martin, and Gad Levanon Mar 2023 Report Hidden Workers - Part-Time Potential By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, & Francis Hintermann January 2023 Article... View Details

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

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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

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

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Nov 2023
Op-Ed

The Beauty Industry: Products for a Healthy Glow or a Compact for Harm?

In my recently published book Deeply Responsible Business, I write about business leaders since the 19th century who have acted responsibly, often by putting the welfare of their communities above the idea of maximizing profits. I make a sharp distinction between... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Beauty & Cosmetics

24 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

but could potentially work full time. Those “missing from work,” who have been unemployed for a long time but are still seeking employment. And those “missing from the workforce,” who aren’t currently working but could be under the right... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

Anonymous Fellowship The Anonymous Fellowship was established through the generosity of an anonymous donor couple. It is the donors’ hope that this fellowship will sustain HBS’s need-blind admissions policy, which admits students based on their leadership View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Moonfare’s position as a leader in the industry and unlock the potential of a large, untapped investor base. The key question remained: what would be the ideal investor segment to target, and which product would be best to launch? October... View Details

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