Memory - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2022
Blog Post

Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

search process of members, and raise awareness and support for the military among the members of the Harvard University community. In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we checked in with seven AFAA students from the US military. Below are... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

Can you share a bit about your background and where you grew up? Zainab Raji I am one of four children born to my Nigerian parents. I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest commercial hub, and in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. I have fond View Details

Everybody Now Wants Supply Chains to Be ‘Resilient.’ It Won’t Be Easy—or Likely

Despite the current turmoil, memories will fade, and economics will trump concerns about national vulnerabilities. View Details

11 Sep 2008
News

9/11 victims recalled as names, not numbers

August 2010
Case

Flash Memory, Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson

The CFO of Flash Memory, Inc. prepares the company's investing and financing plans for the next three years. Flash Memory is a small firm that specializes in the design and manufacture of solid state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for the computer and electronics... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting; Financial Management; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Budgeting; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; United States

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27 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

llSource: iStock Think that probably inappropriate Snapchat selfie is safe from leaking into your professional life because it disappears? Think again. Features on some communication apps like Snapchat and Instagram Stories allow you to share your images and messages... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Nov 2014
News

Mitch Weiss brought the ‘music’ to honor Tom Menino

16 Jul 2008
News

Harvard Professor Robert Merton Receives Honorary Doctorate from Claremont Graduate University

24 Oct 2014
News

Memories, Music, and Chef vs. Chef

08 Jul 2013
News

Leading Like Nelson Mandela

11 Sep 2017
Blog Post

7 Lessons from My Time at HBS

My MBA at Harvard Business School (HBS) is over, but I will harbor memories from my two years there for a long time. I had some incredible experiences, met inspiring friends and professionals, visited fascinating places and - last but not... View Details

Research Summary

Negotiating in the Shadow of Cancer

By: Deepak Malhotra

I am working with collaborators at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to develop interventions that will help surgeons communicate more effectively with cancer patients, with the goal of helping patients make better decisions regarding their health. View Details

18 Aug 2021
Video

If I knew then what I know now

Research Summary

Selective Attention and Learning

By: Joshua R. Schwartzstein

What do we notice, and how does this affect what we learn? Standard economic models of learning ignore memory by assuming that we remember everything. But there is growing recognition that memory is imperfect. Further, memory imperfections do not stem from limited... View Details

18 Apr 2017
News

New Revolutionary War Museum Aims To Illuminate The Past

31 May 2019
Video

Instagram Takeover - 2019 Commencement with Dilan Gomih

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, doing what HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Dec 2014
News

Lessons for Private Equity Learned From the Last Merger Frenzy

08 May 2022
Blog Post

The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day

I am walking away with invaluable family memories and friendships that are rooted in the deep love of being a mom. I know I am a better mom because of my time spent here. Read more about Emelia’s experience here. View Details

May 2012
Case

BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division

By: Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton

Roger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within... View Details