Work Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite

have a better chance of making it to the executive level than slower-moving colleagues. Although the data examined in Thomas and Gabarro's samples show that this model holds true for whites, it didn't work at all for people of color. Why?... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

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Impact Investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

potential to create social good. Investing for Impact Club Over 100 students are engaged in the student-run, student-led club. From speaker series to career treks to the MINT Competition, MBA students are dynamically exploring and View Details

08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

Contrary to the view that non-core users and downward brand extensions pose a threat to the brand, this work investigates the conditions under which these non-core users enhance rather than dilute the brand image. A distinction between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

and Facebook has significantly more employees working on long-range, innovative initiatives than Twitter. To a large extent, Twitter was inefficient at maintaining its ongoing operations, as well as innovating on new features. So, the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

individuals’ manage their organizational, cultural and personal identities, and how these identities interact to influence engagement and performance. Colleen Ammerman Director Colleen works with the faculty... View Details

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

better leaders, and the practical steps to kicking an addiction to success. Dan Morrell: There’s been increasing academic interest in the topic of happiness in recent years. We’ve seen it at HBS with the work of Ashley Whillans, Leslie... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 16 Nov 2021
Career Events

Making a career transition? Connect with HBS

Are you thinking about making a career move? Or, do you want to work with a coach on some aspect of your leadership? Maybe you want to step back and reflect on your purpose, power up your LinkedIn profile, or practice for an upcoming interview. If these aspects of... View Details

05 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)

average, people tell one or two lies a day—often to partners, family members, friends, and work colleagues—many of them little white lies that are considered harmless. The negative consequences of a detected palter while negotiating can... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

March 2025
Article

Novice Risk Work: How Juniors Coaching Seniors on Emerging Technologies Such as Generative AI Can Lead to Learning Failures

By: Katherine C. Kellogg, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Steven Randazzo, Ethan Mollick, Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani

The literature on communities of practice demonstrates that a proven way for senior professionals to upskill themselves in the use of new technologies that undermine existing expertise is to learn from junior professionals. It notes that juniors may be better able... View Details

Keywords: Rank and Position; Competency and Skills; Technology Adoption; Experience and Expertise; AI and Machine Learning

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05 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Linus Dahlander, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

24 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

tactics have you found most successful in engaging with students and/or alumni at HBS?We found great success in a few ways to share the work of our Foundation with the HBS community. We hosted a Company... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

career relationships help to build up organizations. The study of careers seems to act as a powerful lens for examining the birth of biotech. Higgins, who specializes in research, teaching, and course development surrounding the field of careers, has focused much of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Gasparini and Peter Tufano 2025 | Working Paper | Faculty Research This research studies business alliances that seek to address climate change, offering empirical evidence to address claims advanced by alliance supporters and critics. We... View Details

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

people engaging in different activities with different people—it seems to be something more than that,” she says. “Perhaps it’s about the varied topics we discuss with different people, or the diversity of roles we inhabit.” A rich social... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

enough" would later be carved into a wooden plaque and hung in the workshop. These themes of good play and quality products were both bedrocks and touchstones for future generations of LEGO toy makers. Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen represented the second generation,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

heterogeneous telecommunication costs arising from different regulatory regimes) strengthens our results. 2014 Working Paper Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih Scientific... View Details

13 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

negative tweets engaged more users. Originating as internet novelties 15 years ago, social media platforms have altered everything from democracy to human relationships in ways that are hard to overstate. Governments around the world have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Media & Broadcasting

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Tools & Training - Alumni

they’ve learned in Harvard ManageMentor, or engage in entirely new subjects such as Authenticity, Big Data and Analytics, Design Thinking and Emotional Intelligence. The content in HMM Spark is curated and continuously updated by HBP’s... View Details

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