Individuals And Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

Portrait Project

Arpit Agrawal

wanted this committed fielder. I played every game thereafter. I will always throw myself around for my team not knowing who may get inspired. I will give it my all even if chances of success improve marginally. View Details

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

splashed with evocative pictures of the after-effects of too much sugar, like a man’s bulging belly, an insulin needle inserted into a stomach, and a mouthful of decaying teeth. “We were working with a graphics View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

25 Aug 2014
News

Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

says, noting that “long-range plans don’t usually work out,” and observing that in his career he has focused on building things in a different way. “I have spent 30 years working with some of the most talented people in industry—our CEOs... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Profile

Wombi Rose

How does a person go from naval engineering to producing high-end greeting cards? For Wombi Rose, MBA 2015, the journey took an important turn in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. "There is no better way to get to know your classmates than to be thrown into a foreign... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing/Energy; Retail/Hospitality

01 Mar 2008
News

THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

that they’ll make a cognitive association that incubates overnight and shows up as a creative idea the next day. One day’s happiness often predicts the next day’s creativity. Competition Beats Collaboration. The most creative View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools

01 Jun 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental

argue your points in front of very smart people. I knew that I was going back to Africa and, as a young woman, I needed a name that would resonate.” Win, win: “My Negotiation class at HBS helped me in my personal and my professional... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investment; exports; infrastructure; life experience; finance; Finance

12 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb

consequence of the “scapegoating” that can happen whenever a crisis gets blamed on a particular group. The most troubling aspect of the phenomenon, Luca says, is that the discrimination could have to some extent been avoided if the platform didn’t prominently showcase... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds; Technology; Travel

Web

Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

minutes—think polls, interactive exercises, and short essays. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Ask questions, collaborate, and share experiences and... View Details

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

of their teams ” David Wittenberg would have YouTube look to its users for a solution to the dilemma. As he put it, ‘My preferred solution errs on the side of personal liberty and adds the element of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

01 Mar 2021
What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

through our computers and phones. Remote work has given top leaders incentives to use these communication technologies to not only communicate with every individual in the organization but even meet their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms

began gathering demographic information on individual VCs to better understand if their gender or race influenced a firm’s performance. “It was a real guerilla research effort,” he says. Starting with commercial data on 14,000 VC... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services

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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services

NVIDIA DEFAULT compute mode -- multiple processes can use the GPU simultaneously. Individual threads of each process may submit work to the GPU simultaneously. The exclusive_process mode corresponds to the NVIDIA EXCLUSIVE_PROCESS compute... View Details

12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

the CEO, with manageable consequences that are generally positive. Factor 1: Fit High performing companies require CEOs with the right skill set, decision style, and values. They have strong credibility with key stakeholders. They build... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

"but it needs the support of a solid management team at a fairly early stage in the company's evolution." Having reached the top echelon of a profession that has been both financially and personally... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

conditions 5-6 hrs Module 5 Ecosystem and Ethics Understand the unconscious and systemic biases in the startup ecosystem and assess a business model’s impact on society .... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Measurement and Corporate Finance Programs at the National Bureau of Economic Research in 1999. 1998 Paul A. Gompers : Winner of the 1998 American Association of Individual Investors Award for Best Paper on... View Details

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

technology helps users combat mental health disorders by relaxing, meditating, and completing other mind-calming exercises. Competitors include meQuilibrium, Headspace, Big Health, and myStrength. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

04 Nov 2015
What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

Does Gender Diversity in Management Enhance Performance? Why? A variety of explanations for the positive correlation between gender diversity and better business performance found in a recent McKinsey study were advanced in responses to... View Details