Place Making - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jul 2014
News

Making Private Equity Public Knowledge

particulars, Sheyner is leaving it behind. In July, he started his first post-HBS job at Atika Capital Management, a new hedge fund in New York. As private equity has matured, he says, it's become a bit more institutional and hierarchical, View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

at certain points in my career but only in hours, never in responsibilities. My advice is to always take the promotion or new job and then figure out how to make it work. Once you have the job, you can redefine it as needed. Women in... View Details

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty

companies creating sabbatical policies: Marty would make a few crucial changes if redesigning the program from scratch. First, he believes that three months isn’t enough. According to Marty, “it takes three months just to recharge; only... View Details

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

"I'm very strong, I can handle this." And he said, "Well, you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs." And I thought, "Oh, could you have a more disgusting analogy for a woman who's giving birth?" I was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

sellout. It's sacrilegious." Levy understood that his primary goal had to be bringing the various Lincoln Center constituents together to build consensus around continuation of the redevelopment project and making Lincoln Center... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

16 Dec 2013
News

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Making the Most of Government Upheaval

preliminary findings suggest that the profound economic metamorphoses taking place in Latin America's emerging economies have imposed dramatic changes on the competitive environment, compelling firms to develop new strategies and... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

part of the joy of shopping at places like Marshalls or T.J.Maxx or the old Filene’s Basement is the idea of hunting for a bargain. That friction is designed to make you feel like you’ve conquered something,... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

Making Sense of Past and Present

not a determinist, however. I believe in change. EGC made me realize that we, as leaders, are drivers of our next generation’s change, responsible for a disruptive transformation that we must undertake to make this world a more... View Details

20 May 2013
Op-Ed

Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again

industries. Research funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sowed the seeds for the internet and advanced computer graphics. And massive investments by the National Institutes of Health in biomedical research, including the Human Genome... View Details

Keywords: by Gary Pisano; Manufacturing

02 Nov 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

since early 2012, and it’s been an experience he never expected as “a guy who spent the first 40 years of his life never thinking about anywhere outside the US.” “I fell in love with this place (Kenya) within 48 hours of arriving,” he... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

March–April 2019
Article

Operational Transparency: Make Your Processes Visible to Customers and Your Customers Visible to Employees

By: Ryan W. Buell

Conventional wisdom holds that the more contact an operation has with its customers, the less efficiently it will run. But when customers are partitioned away from the operation, they are less likely to fully understand and appreciate the work going on behind the... View Details

Keywords: Operational Transparency; Customers; Services; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Customer Satisfaction; Behavior; Service Industry

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Making Seconds Count: When Valuing Time Promotes Subjective Well-being

By: Alice Lee-Yoon and A.V. Whillans

Time is a finite and precious resource, and the way that we value our time can critically shape happiness. In this article, we present a conceptual framework to explain when valuing time can enhance vs. undermine well-being. Specifically, we review the emotional... View Details

Keywords: Time; Happiness; Welfare; Money; Value; Well-being

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28 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

academic fundamentals while putting them to work through case discussion. I wanted to learn through the case method because it uniquely places us in a setting to exchange ideas and debate the various options that a leader could View Details

14 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Making the MBA Degree More Accessible

broader approach to understanding need. “HBS has always been committed to need-based financial aid, and this shift makes that assessment more inclusive,” said the team’s project manager, Lara Gund. “We're looking at a broader set of... View Details

15 Sep 2020
News

How To Make Diversity a Reality

business school. They might be somewhere else. There is no organizational structure in place that's really dedicated to making this happen. There is no thinking around the culture, around how do we View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

problems—although nothing approaching a crisis—a small group of senior managers decided to investigate. This effort, which took place off-site and lasted several weeks, uncovered a serious flaw in the strategy itself, setting the stage... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

19 May 2016
Blog Post

Finding the Path: Making Space for Reflection During Recruiting

reward. And my lifestyle was driving me crazy – the countless hours spent alone were making me hate the very work I used to love. Nearing the end of college, I found myself in a place familiar to many HBS... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

about her research. The topic of her presentation: the mistake we often make in chasing a higher paycheck at the expense of quality time with loved ones. Video: Working too much? Break some bad habits View Video “I started talking to this... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

Maybe that’s because influencers don’t post only about makeup; they often provide glimpses into their personal lives through photos of the clothes they wear, the food they eat, the places they travel, and even their spouses, kids, and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

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