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02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

spirituality in business. Can Spirituality Drive Success? Should It? In a session exploring how spirituality can lead to business success, panelist Tony Schwartz confessed to one distinction: he was perhaps the only person in the world... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

and to attend on scholarship. “It was always very clear that I was different,” Wallace told me, not just because his family was poor but because he was also one of the few... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Rather, each side learns about the interests and concerns of the other and makes good-faith efforts toward achieving joint gains. Unfortunately, while fostering such norms is desirable, it is not always possible. Recently, View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

Profile

Mollie Breen

women's-only start-up competition that ran on TLC and Discovery Channel in spring 2017. "I always had business ideas," says Mollie. "I would write them down on... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

Web

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

a reality, Nneka focused on building relationships and has found the strength of the HBS network to be particularly powerful. “The HBS alumni network is so large you can always find folks that you connect... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

Nor are authentic leaders always humble or modest. It takes a great deal of self-confidence to lead through very difficult situations. Authentic leaders are sensitive to the needs of others. One author has... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

for the next two years. SB: “As the Dean said on our first day, HBS provides two transformative years, and I couldn’t agree more. As Brianna navigates through her first couple months at HBS, I will continue sharing my experiences and will... View Details

15 Feb 2024
News

Startup Shepherds

even if you meet them for only 15 minutes, which is a typical angel pitch, you can see them make mistakes on the spot.” They were the type of missteps only experienced entrepreneurs would recognize as potentially fatal weaknesses: a lack... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

increasing diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their individuality and unvarnished opinions with them is a good start. Gino, who studies innovative leadership and wrote a 2018 book on successful rulebreakers, Rebel... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

from people who have been traditionally hiring men,” explains Himabindu Lakkaraju, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School. “They review men and give high rankings to men, and then men are always showing up higher View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

Lalocracio Location has always been a vital resource in business. “Location, location, location,” as they say in real estate. But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

11 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

Cover image features Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO, and Taryn Stamper (MBA 2023), High Touch Advisor, of Celeste. BEI is delighted to bring you this mini-series on HBS alumni tackling problems related to water... View Details

01 Feb 2023
What Do You Think?

Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?

(iStockphoto/AndreyPopov) Remote work has always been an essential part of economic activity. Some people work from home, some work from anywhere, and some work where customers need them. But the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to both... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Yael Taqqu

tired distinction: the CEO is busy managing the story of the business just as the directors, producers and writers frantically spin their stories for the audience. want to know both spheres. I know that my greatest liability is my fear to leap – fear of freefall, of... View Details

Profile

Jiaojun Wang

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? After seven years of working, I wanted to take a step back, reflect upon my major life decisions, and start afresh. I miss campus so much! Walking on the tree-lined roads, studying in... View Details

27 May 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS Section?

HBS is a big place. We think it’s one of the great advantages of our program (lots of students = lots of alums = a big global network for you to access). We receive a lot of questions about our size, like “with a first year class of 930... View Details

09 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)

us apart but instead what might bring us together. I hope that one day we, as a combined harmonious people, realize what amazing feats we are capable of achieving once we learn to work together. Victoria Chen (MBA 2023) My relationship... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Ikenna Okezie

So far my life has been filled with exciting challenges along with God's blessings," says Ikenna Okezie. Indeed, "challenge" seems to be the operative word for the soft-spoken Okezie, who is about to become one of the first two people... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

project across the organization, he gathered useful technical and tactical information that he then brought back to the team. He frequently recognized good work on the project, almost always in a public... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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