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- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
findings. First, non-financial rewards are more effective at eliciting effort than either financial rewards or the volunteer contract and are also the most cost-effective of the four schemes. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
be displayed. Making Niche Profitable Zhu's interest in how different revenue models affect content, consumers, and companies generates a number of interesting "what ifs." For example, what if a company, as a means of encouraging diversity of content,... View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
collaboration. An entire generation is being prepared to enter workplaces like this, organizations that reward extroverts who show initiative in stepping forward to shape the nature of the conversation of work and the ideas it generates.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
with our partnership with Ed Colligan [Handspring’s cofounder and SVP of sales and marketing], one of the most rewarding aspects of the whole Palm/Handspring experience. Did you have any idea that the PalmPilot would become so ubiquitous... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
rewards were huge, as I was able to join a startup in Silicon Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in Silicon... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Finding my Passion in the Startup Space
with the people that are sitting across the table. In my case, I had to speak with about 40 people before I found a startup that was a good fit for me, only to have an offer the day after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
Whereas the for-profit capital markets provide transparent objective criteria for making early- and later-stage investment decisions, balance risks with return, and create a "performance-driving cycle" by rewarding improvements in the top... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
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Student Association | MBA
Student Association The Student Association (SA) is the main interface between the MBA student body and the faculty and administration. Its goal is to represent the student body in making the HBS experience as rewarding and enjoyable as... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- News
Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley
United Way. “It’s very rewarding to be able to support the many organizations important to our community,” says Brierley. Learn how you, too, can make a bequest to HBS. View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia
BCARD, a lifestyle and brand-focused rewards program, but executives were uncertain about the card’s effectiveness. When the students interviewed customers about their use of the card, they discovered that people at first were often too... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
made or destroyed is incredible," she says. "If you don't like taking risks, you won't really like this sort of thing. The only reward is getting to the top. Being able to build value quickly is unbelievably exciting." View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
located in a Greek Revival plantation home. He now serves as mayor of Marietta, a job he describes as both rewarding and frustrating. His reason for running? “Payback. It’s a trite but true answer. This town has been good to me.” My... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
printed pages (page 24) —and more than double that amount here on the alumni website. Be sure to see both the printed and online formats; they're a rich and rewarding read. One final note, about this issue's unique cover. Our goal was to... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- Profile
Janina Motter
says, “were skeptical about my mixed background – start-ups were more open.” Her first company collapsed after a year. But she found a more enduring – and rewarding – path forward at Heliotrope Technologies, a smart windows startup. Hired... View Details
- Profile
Jeff Bernstein
master's degree in speech pathology from Boston University. Looking ahead, they seek a balance between rewarding careers and a rich community life. "I'd like to find something at the intersection between infrastructure and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
Hunnewell is focusing on matters of finance, organizational structure, governance, and development. Asked why he took on his new position, Hunnewell says, “I really enjoy working with young people in the arts. It’s very rewarding to help... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
The HBS Show Must Go On
working in crisis mode, coming together to “make it work” in whatever way possible. We created an environment where we could not judge anyone for throwing out a cooky idea because we did not have time to filter our own ideas. It was so View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
structure effectively rewards partners with larger clients able to sustain multi-team, multi-month programs. This fee structure and the overarching drive for growth invariably de-emphasize the importance of mid-size and smaller... View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
2019 New Venture Competition Student and Alumni Journeys
exciting, challenging, and rewarding experience whether you are a winner of prizes or if you are simply taking advantage of the learning and can apply it later in your career. Grand prize: My Toolbox Technologies Runner up: Nom Pot Crowd... View Details
- Profile
Kevin S. Rollag
nuances — legal, ethical, and global — of all this unbounded technology," says Kevin. "I needed a comprehensive introduction to business fundamentals while getting a high-level vision of how organizations are put together." At HBS, many of the biggest... View Details