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- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
recently, advertisers have tapped into the popularity of social networking sites like MySpace and Second Life to create intriguing campaigns and an important presence. Q: Why is dissatisfaction increasing with traditional TV advertising?... View Details
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Commencement 2016 Address | About
that you do. Honor is about making and keeping commitments. Start first by honoring people who don’t expect it, but whose work helps make your leadership possible. Two years ago, students at Harvard Business School began a practice called... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
magazine about Carpé’s failed attempt to summit Alaska’s Mount Fairweather; it had inspired Moore’s own explorations. Now Carpé invited Moore to join him in the first ascent of Alaska’s Mount Bona that summer. As a business school student, Moore was View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
Business School Supplement 712-008 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712008-PDF-ENG Padraig O'Ceidigh and Aer Arann: Building a Business in the Context of a Life Janet... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
you're being expected to perform and to perform on time. Switz: Yes, so at GE, I completely hid this psychotic break and we basically, told the company that I had a thyroid disorder and had been in the hospital, as a result. And even, the... View Details
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Departments | Employment
dealing with highly confidential information Use good judgment Be friendly and inviting What makes it challenging to work in the Dean ’ s Office? Because this is the Dean’s Office, there is a tendency for people to expect that the staff... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
products, from venture capital to financial services firms, from manufacturing to services, HBS graduates were helping to create, revolutionize, and reinvent industries. Indeed, life without the host of products and services created by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
approaching 40 who has a seemingly idyllic life, professional success, and a great marriage, but who wonders what happened to the life she had promised to herself when she was young. In a world in which women are View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
seniors—a parent, an in-law. Well over 50 percent of workers report they have some caregiving obligation. The question becomes: Do the terms and conditions of their employment and the nature of that obligation mesh? A lot of traditional View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
the income taxes paid by residents with good jobs, from the tolls paid by drivers, from property and sales taxes. Without revenue, costs can't be covered. Can cities with high liabilities expect to be bailed out and propped up without... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
isolation, and as a consequence avoid deviating much-for any given subset-from the expected overall distribution of judgments. For instance, an interviewer who has already highly recommended three applicants on a given day may be... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
coconut fibers from locally grown trees. As of today, some 5,200 people are employed by this project. For these formerly impoverished Brazilians, life has dramatically changed for the better. Their children are now in school and doing... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
that brought Tally back down to a healthier 60 pounds. “There’s the potential to add two years to your dog’s life if you manage its weight properly,” says Gisholt. “That’s a lot of ‘found time’ with a beloved extended family member.” A... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
question, “What business are you really in?” How would you respond? When people come to a matchmaker, their natural expectation is “find me the person I’m looking for.” That is not at all what I consider to be my job. I’m in the happiness... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
an excerpt from Neeley’s book focuses on how to counteract feelings of isolation that can crop up in the absence of contact with other team members. In part two, alumni weigh in with their own pros and cons of working from home; part three features a Q&A with the... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
to exit? If Costolo didn't think so, would he be able to convince his co-founders who all had different personal risk profiles? This was going to be the biggest decision in the life of FeedBurner and its co-founders. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
conversely, the flaunting of a busy life and a dearth of leisure time. In addition, people’s relative interest in buying luxury experiences versus luxury products is increasing. Technology has introduced new business models, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
time is lower, such as during school breaks or time off from work, then such models predict that the number of ideas developed will be greater, but the average quality will be lower due to the lower expected value of marginal ideas.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
coincided to make it the most difficult period in the company's history. Investments in the company's expansion took longer, cost more than anticipated, and expected profits were delayed. The price of butterfat, the key ingredient in ice... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
For example, managing earnings to meet analyst expectations may start out being rationalized as necessary to avoid undue volatility in the stock price but end up being used to artificially pump up the stock price so executives can... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler