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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
are an entrepreneur who is selling ideas that have been tested through rigorous research,” says Akinola, who teaches the first-year MBA course on leadership development. “To me, it’s just as stressful as being in a corporation, but the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
several of the key issues that were discussed over the next two days. Sachs stressed that "Africa's development challenge is the world's greatest economic challenge." After touching on some of the region's persistent problems - AIDS and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
out one or more major owners. It's a good stress test for a business. "It's an emotional process." Buyouts in family companies are not just about the money. Lots of emotions can surface in a buyout, even if all parties get... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
climate policy. Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and Treasury Secretary under President George H.W. Bush, recently argued in favor of a national policy that would put a price on carbon and stressed that our failure to do so... View Details
- Web
Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About
closing, I want to stress that the safety and well-being of our community remains our highest priority. We work closely with the Harvard University Police Department as well as local, state, and federal agencies to monitor security... View Details
- 11 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Designing Internship Projects for Greater Impact
with goals in mind,” says Cotterman. “Make sure you know what these expectations are and manage them from day one.” Close cooperation “creates a better relationship and helps you get a better work product.” 2. Assign a point person: Like Piemonte, Cotterman View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
presentation stressed ways in which Germany's culture and history shaped its adoption of the model, a relevant concern for many Asian nations with similarly distinct corporate-governance traditions that need to blend with newer models.... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
consider additional actions. They can implement information campaigns stressing the contributions of immigrants to the society in a variety of domains. For instance, many sport champions are either naturalized immigrants or have... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies
The steep market drop in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis is being used as a laboratory to study the importance of companies investing in stakeholder relations with their employees, suppliers, and customers, and how those investments could be strategic resources... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
real estate industry can make oral agreements seem less binding than they might in other businesses. The illiquid nature of real estate also allows dealmakers more time to back out of an agreement. Staying on top of internal dynamics is a key concern as well, added... View Details
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
use, enabling cost-effective EV charging and reducing grid stress by smart load shifting. First Element Energy - Michael Alexander (MBA 2024), Charlie Mitchell (MBA 2024) - First Element Energy is a natural hydrogen exploration and... View Details
- Student-Profile
Sarah Wolfolds
hockey in local leagues. Cambridge and Boston are very young, outdoorsy areas so it’s easy to meet new people and get involved with activities in the area! A run around the Charles River is a quick fix to a stressful day. After HBS... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
"The experience of technology is inherently paradoxical," says Fournier. "People want it and feel they need it but they also recognize that it can create more work while making things more efficient or make them feel stupid while putting them on the leading edge. The... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
says. “That is enormously satisfying to them—and it motivates them to work even harder.” Also, research shows that employees who take time off are less stressed and more engaged, more creative, and more productive. Give the gift of time,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Commencement 2016 Address | About
self-assured you are about your moral compass, you are vulnerable, under stress or in certain contexts, to losing your way. Remember the Milgram experiments you studied in your Leadership and Accountability class. Although we would like... View Details
- 17 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?
companies could tell managers they must hire greens before yellows, but within the greens they could hire anyone they wanted,” says Li. She also stresses these results occurred in hiring for a job position with fairly routine tasks—and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Far-Reaching Impact
grant perfectly met my yearly loan dues so it massively reduced stress and liability for me. Even as the years have passed, the Loan Repayment Assistance Program has allowed me to concentrate on investing our organization's funds in the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and organizational challenges ahead. He created a new narrative for the company in the era of Big Data, putting science at the center (great... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms and keeping people indoors... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Heard on the Street (HOTS) - bringing the HBS community together through harmony
say hello and residents of SFP2 cheering us up from their balconies. Rehearsals are both musically and socially fun. Hearing beautiful harmonies when we strike the right chords helps us forget about all the stress and worries we may have... View Details