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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Reza Satchu (MBA 1996)
deal with adversity and overcome challenges. I try to create sources of discomfort for my three children. They've been learning Mandarin intensively since the age of two and going to competitions. It's not a situation where everyone gets... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
to top management in companies of five hundred or fewer employees. He then shared some of his findings. “All companies that start small, whether they grow tremendously or stay modest in size, deal with the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
discussion. Even so, he continued, it's good to keep the situation in perspective. When he graduated in the early 1980s, unemployment was around 12 percent, inflation was close to 15 percent, and interest rates were in double digits. “I... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
switching jobs. "He outlined some key frameworks from his upcoming book, with things to think about when hiring for your next job as well as what companies should be thinking about," says Kwok. "He talked about how to apply the right framework so that you are getting... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
this year, of the millions of cars being churned out in factories all around the world, one of them, unknown and unremarked, will roll off an assembly line and take its place in history. Basking under the hot lights of a showroom, or... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Steve Barger (MBA 1974)
world was so different then — no cell phones, software, biotech, or espresso. It’s sure to change as much for today’s graduates, with opportunities to create products and services not yet imagined. When I graduated I took a job consulting... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
"That is a big mistake." Predictability allows everyone to know what the rules are, establishing an atmosphere of trust so that people can work together productively in an organization, Stevenson argues. Companies can provide more stable View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Art Collecting’s New Egalitarianism
Alsace-Lorraine—birthplace of the Art Nouveau movement in France—Weidner began collection after his parents gave him a small ceramic piece for his 23rd birthday. “Art is something that has been part of my environment since I was born,” he... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
Africa’s largest oil- producing country, has expensive and unreliable energy. Whether it is lines for automobile and generator fuels or blackouts of the electricity grid, Nigeria is a perfect example of a country that cannot afford to do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Bounce Back from a Blunder
in positions of leadership, acknowledging mistakes can lead to a healthier work environment and stronger leadership, she says. Here, Brown offers suggestions for bouncing back with a bit of grace. Don’t delay. Early on, when entrepreneur... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
this kind of environment it's difficult to establish strategy in any detail. What we're trying to do is establish direction and figure out where we can move to create competitive advantage. Sustaining that advantage over time View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Plan B: The Brick Bank
the target household’s average savings capacity was $1 per month, that local annual inflation was nearly 20 percent, and that home repairs usually cost about $300.” While that environment was not conducive to the savings program, the team... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
was age. Race. Education turns out to be the most important predictor of your health span going forward. And for too long, people just looked at everybody in the same state, the retirement stage or in those years as everybody being the... View Details
- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Predicting Human Behaviors
pedestrians, correctly assigning an intention score (Do they want to cross the street?) and an awareness score (Do they know there is a car?) to each. Guided by technology developed by Perceptive Automata, the company cofounded by Misra, a self-driving car in this... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
1st-Year MBAs Learn from Global Partners
partner organization they would work with. Over the ensuing weeks, they acquired a broad understanding of product development via regular MBA courses. The teams also learned about the business environment of their immersion destination... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
“We need to be educating students to work in complex environments with people of different races, genders, ethnicities, religions, and political views to make the most of these differences.” —JAN HAMMOND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN “We need to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
appellate court on Skilling’s appeal is near. A great deal is at stake with the court’s ruling. For Skilling, it will either seal his fate as a convicted criminal or open up possibilities for further vindication. (In the 2006 trial, nine... View Details
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
looking for me and I, nobody knew where I was, and in an environment that is less politically correct, everybody knew that Joe was looking for me because he stepped out of his office and started yelling about my whereabouts. So I get to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
New Releases
the social environment on creative motivation and behavior in a variety of contexts, including the organization. From an ongoing multiyear research project into the nature of creativity and how social factors influence its manifestations,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
the sky. The pilot glides into the air. He actually likes flying, so he flies it for about 12 or 15 minutes before he reaches over and he turns on the autopilot. And as he turns on the autopilot, he hears this noise like thousands of... View Details