Perspective Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jun 2021
News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

consumers and shopping habits in the next few years. Real Estate, a Love Story: Wisdom, Honor, and Beauty in the Toughest Business in the World By Joshua Benaim (MBA 2006) Disruption Books With this book, a blend of memoir and strategy, Joshua Benaim View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson

some precision to the discussion of culture in organizational change. She'll use the concept of relational contracts to help readers see the "fuzzy" side of management with clarity. Rebecca: My work on change is unusual in two respects. First, it explicitly integrates... View Details

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

and maintained rewarding relationships with his wife and their two children. “It takes a lot more than organizing your schedule to be productive.” In a widely read Harvard Business Review article (May 2011), Pozen outlined six... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

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Nathalie du Preez

it to see it from other perspectives." That desire for different points of view led Nathalie to the United States, where she fulfilled a business degree at Wharton and later worked for Goldman Sachs. These formative experiences inspired her to seek View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

High Adventure

Cypress Valley Canopy Tours (www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com), an ecoadventure company that gives visitors a bird’s-eye perspective of the environment. Today, a small staff of guides is on hand to take... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; ecotourism; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Telecommunications; Information; Management

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Cristina Ros Blankfein

people buy the product again from that channel and make sure we keep driving that metric. How did you decide to take the leap? Jen and I went to Whole Foods and bought all sorts of purees and juices and extracts and some bottles we... View Details

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Sarah Zia

Coming to HBS is... An adjustment, and it takes a bit to settle in. But once you get the hang of it, time starts to fly by. The first 6 weeks of the first semester felt like 6 years and the second 6 weeks felt like 6 minutes. What is your... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

and people often take opposing views - but it's all collegial." "I think it's an advantage to be an international student here," comments Luis J. Solana (HBS '99), who came to HBS from Mexico. International students, says Solana, "have a... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

14 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

in-depth understanding of management and leadership. “These students want to build things and lead companies that make the world a better place. The program gives them the insights and tools to take their ideas to the next level,” notes... View Details

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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

people are included in the labor market today,” says Rewane. “This is not just a West Africa problem—it’s a global problem. We’re learning from on-the-ground implementation, looking to work in partnership with bigger players like government and employers who really... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Dynamic Group

first trip to Africa, and we came with a partner, friend, or family member(s). Our reasons for taking the trip were variations on the same theme — everyone shared an interest in the mystique of African culture, wildlife, and nature. A... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

outline the key questions on the research frontier from the behavioral decision-making perspective and debunk the myth that behavioral and neoclassical economic perspectives need be in conflict. Download the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

characterization. They demand multiple epistemologies, theoretical orientations (e.g., construction, analysis, or intervention), and value considerations. As our understanding of this emerging field of study grows, we become aware that the sciences of design require a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

both. A long-term view of investing does take into consideration reinvestment risk. This changes dramatically our perspective on what constitutes the "riskless asset" for a long-term investor. If... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

13 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets

and attach a more business-oriented perspective to the challenge: from added customer value to pricing, marketing, and so on. It's always a shame to see brilliant organizations where the technology team and the business team don’t speak... View Details

16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Advancing Health Equity: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Simona Stancov (MBA 2025)

accelerate progress toward malaria elimination and gaining a better understanding of what it takes to successfully deliver global health solutions. Although the population vulnerable to malaria has doubled since 2010, funding has... View Details

10 Aug 2015
News

A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

enterprise. The lessons were dynamic and the perspectives were wide-ranging, including those from Professor Gail McGovern, who is now CEO of the American Red Cross. After a summer internship in the credit-card division at Citigroup,... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

17 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience

the perspective of the significant others who have come to campus with their students. Partners are often active members of the HBS community, involved in clubs, section events and may even audit classes. Therefore, students with... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Hit Pause

issue from a variety of perspectives instead of taking the standard linear, analytical approach,” says Badaracco. Draw on the insights of others, he suggests, whether from your living network or the... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Commitment to Leadership

School's first program with a major e-learning component and to train one-on-one coaches to support a more individualized approach to learning. In my own research and writing, I am currently working on two topics: what it takes to lead... View Details

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