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- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
loans to fight poverty around the globe since the end of World War II, nearly half the world's six billion people still live on less than $2 a day; a fifth get by on less than $1. At times, foreign aid has even worsened the plight of the... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
Otten says REN is not so much an organization as an “interested network” of business alumni wanting to make our democracy work fairly and for everyone. “The two-party system is currently not working for the people. The parties are not View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Apr 2025
- News
Mothers of Invention
adds that after her first daughter was born, “I felt even more inspired and motivated to show her I can do this. I think it's going to make for a much more equitable future for our kids.” Besides sharing practical business and parenting... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
A Model of Drive and Impact
changing the world by creating opportunities for people who were not as lucky as I was. I think that's something that really drives me and motivates me.” (Published March 2019) View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
managers: "Can we teach [the people we serve] the importance of being self-sufficient while not being self-sufficient ourselves?" Bread Means Business The bakery at Boston's Haley House is a case study in how one group has... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Deviating from an organization’s prescribed task schedule tends to erode productivity, even among the most experienced workers, according to new research from María R. Ibáñez, Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
fact, Harvard University research suggests that reopening restaurants last spring, shortly after the pandemic’s first wave, may have led some people to assume that eating out was safe—despite the now-documented links between indoor dining... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories
stories of the business leaders–CEOs, founders, advisors, and more–who are enabling climate solutions to thrive by seeing new business opportunities and focusing on the people who make those solutions both necessary and possible. To... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
As a way to delve deeper into the link between motivation and creativity, Amabile and her husband, psychologist Steven J. Kramer, conducted a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the high-tech, consumer products,... View Details
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
Product is Worth the Price (37,030) Are consumers more likely to buy if they see the price before viewing the product? Uma Karmarkar and colleagues scan the brains of shoppers to find out. How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C., and associate editor of Negotiation Journal. Wheeler agreed to take some questions from HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: Some cynical people might say that "ethical... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
The Challenge of Managing National Security
for the next 9/11 Commission. Q: What has struck you most about your exposure to the intelligence community? A: When I meet people from the intelligence community, I am deeply moved by the sheer degree of passion they have to prevent... View Details
- Profile
Richard Lou
multi-perspective approach. HBS is about learning from those in finance and marketing, but also from people with a background in in education and politics. The opinions are so diverse, yet all of them add value to the learning... View Details
- 14 May 2018
- Blog Post
Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers
discernment questions. What do I like to do, not just what have I done? What impact did I want to have? What do other people think I can do well? It was a lifeline exercise. I put together all the key parts that matter to me – creativity,... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
motivate a change? What are the goals and objectives of the change, and how will it be organized? How will performance be measured against those objectives? What technology will be used? EE: How have popular operations strategies such as... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
What are shareholders good for? Maybe not as much as most people think. Basically, shareholders are supposed to provide three functions: money, information, and discipline. Let's examine each. Money. In theory, shareholders are supposed... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
Management Déjà Vu,” by asking his audience about their concerns, as owners and operators of small businesses. A number of issues were voiced: sales and marketing; cash flow; hiring and motivating employees; smooth succession within... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
motivation for working all these hours is not actually to produce high-quality work. In fact, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that it’s going to undermine the quality of the work.” Confronting deeply held beliefs has been part of... View Details
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Raghu Yarlagadda
concerned leaders such as Al Gore, Steven Chu, and John Kerry have praised Raghu’s work. But for Raghu, “seeing people use my technology gives me the greatest sense of satisfaction.” On yet another trip to India, “I saw a villager use my... View Details
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Lauryn Hale
Growing up in Detroit, Lauryn Hale inherited an interest in business from her father, an accountant. That interest was reinforced through her high school participation in LEAD, an innovative University of Michigan program that introduces young View Details