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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
sport. Courtesy of the Play for Life Foundation Play Back Brian and Valerie McCarthy launched the 501(c)(3) Play for Life Foundation as a way to give the gift View Details
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
these two additional measurements, they may end up with trousers that fit them better. For retailers, the goal is to devise measures that capture the variability in people’s preferences well enough, while minimizing the number View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
individuals responsible for the actual purchase decision do not want to absorb the career risk of overpaying. In our personal lives, if we overpay for a product, we suffer some marginal consequence. In business, it can literally View Details
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future
Most importantly, I did not feel pressure to alter my career goals to be able to repay my student loans. Don’t get me wrong. Attending HBS requires a substantial financial commitment, and it is a decision to be made only after careful... View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
pharmaceutical and skin care company. During World War I the expropriation of its brands and trademarks revealed its vulnerability to political risk. Following the advent of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)
sometimes through their own sacrifices. So here I am, proud of where I come from and proud of where I am going. Abi Chen, Class of 2023 I grew up in the restaurant industry. To... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
we fall short of some ideal—and given the busy pace of our lives, “good enough” reflection is a real accomplishment, he says. How do we aim for good enough? The answer, Badaracco says, is to find an approach... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
marriage market, this study provides timely and compelling empirical evidence of the unintended consequences on later life outcomes of sex selection in India. Download working... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
send a signal that, not only do you care about the time workers spend on productive tasks,” Whillans says, “but also that you care about the quality of their View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
women’s self-perception and performance." Ultimately, women end up holding back during discussions about topics considered to be masculine even when they are the most knowledgeable group members, not only diminishing their own performance... View Details
Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
Flying without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success. “At the end of the day what I'm suggesting is that vulnerability in context is the most powerful thing you can... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
firms do not have a succession plan. Maintaining best practices around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Katie Rowe
quickly readmitted—“grrr.” The hospital is over capacity, so our postoperative patient spends a night in the post-procedure unit and becomes delirious—“grrr.” A family agonizes over decisions about their father’s care because no one is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Leadership Transition for External Relations
External Relations as of January 1, 2024. As you might imagine, this is bittersweet news. We are excited for her as she contemplates the next chapter in her life and career, but will miss her many, many... View Details
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Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Information Technology Information Technology To make the... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
access to financial services for low-income populations worldwide. As a result, it has become one of the most talked-about innovations in global development in recent decades. However, its expansion has not been without controversy. While... View Details
- Web
General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
prudent care and self-denying life he slowly added to his well-earned wealth. . . . He was unto the very last a man of rare and simplest modesty.” [5] Emanuel Lehman, who died... View Details
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Chris Aguemon
think growing up, I always thought leadership was foremost about taking charge of a situation and that the strongest should lead. The reality is that leadership is foremost about service to others alongside a willingness to continue to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
Hadley Vlahos, a hospice nurse. The book offers a poignant glimpse into her encounters with individuals nearing the end of their lives and the families accompanying them. Vlahos’s experiences are compelling... View Details