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- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
First, Study 1 shows that chronic matchmaking is associated with higher well-being. Studies 2 and 3 show that matching others on the basis of how well they will get along leads to a greater increase in happiness and is more intrinsically View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
Administration. “The Forbes measure doesn’t make sense to me. Calculating return on investment based on salary five years out means Forbes rewards schools that mainly feed investment banks, private equity, and hedge funds. By implication,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
support each other and who see the value in all-natural and homemade. — Stacy Smollin Schwartz (MBA 2003) A few ideas: 1) Create a kitty mascot that has a Twitter feed/Facebook presence. Use posts to hint at presents in the following month’s deliveries. 2) View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
enjoy team management for the teaching aspect. It’s personally very rewarding to see someone take my advice or general direction and produce useful results. I enjoy turnarounds because they are very difficult and no one expects the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
yet another networking retreat. It's about fixing the organization—recognizing a diversity of skills and attributes, measuring them in a concrete way, and rewarding people accordingly. Recently, I found myself requesting a favor of one of... View Details
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
work to the day-to-day management of content. These critical lessons would inform her next move. Most importantly, she stumbled onto something that was both personally rewarding – and profitable. "To promote Confetti Kitchen, I... View Details
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
things that talented managers seek: exciting work, personal development, a balanced lifestyle, a great company, and recognition and rewards for individual contributions. It is a war led by top management, but carried out at all levels in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
and then, hopefully, you have a real reward in the end because you've made a difference in people's lives." At Eos, Silbert is hoping to make a difference by targeting hunger in Massachusetts, with a specific initiative to get affordable... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
advising that rewarding hackers was probably an economic alternative, “... all Apple has to do is be better than the next best alternative at a price that’s economically justified in the buyer’s ... mind.” Dolembo commented that “...... View Details
- Portrait Project
Dan Shanoff
living out a Cliff Huxtable fantasy where I share my life with my zany Cosby Show-esque family. To align my professional skills and my personal dreams will be my precious luxury, showing that H-bombs like me can enjoy rewarding work in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
people build things was very rewarding to him, and he felt he could do this at a larger scale for general-purpose programming. Josh started working on this idea in December 2011, more as a personal project; it wasn't even called Bubble... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Community Reaches Out
sites, participants took part in myriad projects that included painting at Allston's Gardner Elementary School and landscaping at Cambridge's Center for Sustainable Building. Volunteer Catriona Fallon (HBS '01) worked at Boston Senior Home Care. "It was both View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Blog Post
Creating a World with Trusted Leaders: An Open Letter from MBA Students
him and still jumped on calls with us early the next morning. Our professors also connected us with their work and research. For example, Buell’s research helped us think through the connection between COVID-19 and how “even in the best of times, customers View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
speaking, people were more defensive and pessimistic, with a strong focus on income stability,” he says.“Now there’s a greater sense of the rewards that come from doing something interesting that you enjoy.” How to: Introduce consumers to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
Private-equity boards are typically composed of members with substantial wealth at risk. Private-equity boards know how to structure financial incentives that deter reckless gambling and reward profitable growth. Private-equity boards... View Details
- Web
Benefits & Compensation | Employment
Harvard offers competitive salaries that are designed to attarct, retain, and reward the performance of talented employees. Job Openings Staff Positions Faculty Positions Research Positions View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Acing Reality
head; she smacked him back, splitting his lip” (September 18, 2003). But the rewards were substantial. The pair accepted a check for $1 million on The Early Show, and several weeks later Lehmkuhl, an actor, landed a cameo on the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Starting a Business
starts to develop as entrepreneurs look to attract resources to grow their ventures. Investors need to understand the motivations of the entrepreneurs they back to make sure their goals are aligned. How Do I Turn Potential Into Profit? Turning High Potential into Real... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
hurt the industry’s credibility since the stimulus money would reward all comers — both sure things and high-risk projects — and keep investors from focusing on maturing, economically feasible technologies. — Sarah Auerbach View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
discuss, decide on, and reward ideas in a group. The research team compared the behavior of two groups that had free-form discussions in response to questions that varied in the amount of “maleness” of the topic. In one group, the gender... View Details