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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
night shift took over my bunk while I was observing and interviewing the day shift. The food was great, and most of the time I arrived and departed by helicopter.” Looking back on the project, she rates it “the best field research... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
involved here, and we need to take care of that. We also need to decide whether reproduction is some sort of human right or whether infertility is a medical condition. If the answer is yes to either of those, then we should pay for it, as... View Details
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
care of the other brother's family, but instead, George's branch accused Mike's branch of defrauding them out of their shares in the company. The two branches went to war. A buyout was proposed, but the two sides were far apart on price.... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
stimulates the body’s circadian rhythms, cuing the production of cortisol during the day to keep you alert and melatonin at night to ready your body for rest. “It’s based on about 15 years of scientific research from NASA, the NIH, and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
the day that the team first won the MLS championship in 1996 very clearly. “We were in the locker room with bottles of champagne popping, and I said, ‘I don't care how much money I lose on this team, this... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
weather, an observation about work (“We’ve got quite the agenda for this meeting!”), or even just the day of the week (“Happy Friday!”) After the meeting, follow up one-on-one with a question or to say “thank you.” "GRATITUDE AND PRAISE... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
as head of the provincial conservation office—“the fish and wildlife police, basically,” he says. He was in his early 50s and in his 15th year of government work. His career was in stasis, and by 2002, he didn’t necessarily care if it... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
that is not a profession? Phil Clark's comment characterizes the first line of thought. As he put it, an "elite B-school degree is seen as a ticket to connections to 'take care of (oneself),' not necessarily to provide value to any... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
look at the design of option plans and be much more careful about the rate at which they vest. There'll be talk about whether some of the proceeds should go into incentive banks, with a claw-back if there's poor performance. We'll talk... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
results are the most important factor in evaluating performance, if someone leaves early or comes in late in order to take care of a family matter, it's a non-issue—as long as that person is getting their work done and achieving good... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
Breaks Let You Rest, but Not Lose Focus By: Pendem, Pradeep, Paul Green, Bradley R. Staats, and Francesca Gino Abstract—How best to structure the work day is an important operational question for organizations. A key structural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
industries that can be anybody, anywhere. While some observers have dismissed the phenomenon as exclusive to "a few crazy Internet companies in California," the reality is this: the value of corporate incumbency these days is... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
around the world. I had a fantastic childhood and deeply caring parents. Born from Peruvian & Chilean origins, we lived in New York, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Panama, and Boston before coming to HBS. I wasn't a typical Latinx kid, and it... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
work, nonprofit fellows contribute to and witness transformations in the lives of others — with lasting effects on their own lives as well. One day last August in rural Kharagpur, India, Neera Nundy (HBS '02) accompanied a middle-aged... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (B) Tarun Khanna and Tanya BijlaniHarvard Business School Supplement 712-402 Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) has expanded into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore and has grown to twelve locations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
Partners: Dia Kanri (B) This case presents the final decision and outcomes for the (A) case. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/advantage-partners-dia-kanri-b/an/214017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-029 Steward Health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
restaurant industry with Senior Lecturer Lena Goldberg and Visiting Lecturer Michael Kaufman Prognosis Professor Robert S. Huckman and Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, on how the pandemic will transform the delivery of View Details
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
case, I thought I was Jesus. I was baptizing nurses in the faucet of the urgent care facility. To everybody else around me, it looked incredibly scary. But for me, I thought I was omnipotent. I was speaking in Dr. Seuss rhymes and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
for every grade K–10, and recognizing that some students need a longer day or extended school year to meet those requirements; decentralizing decision-making and removing seniority from the union contract in the hiring of teachers;... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
more of an excuse to spend your hours at the office, lining your workplace's pockets at the expense of your life. It's human nature in this day of "stay at work to show your worth." Thanks, but no thanks! I do my own cooking and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne