Reflection Effect - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2017
News

The Shape of Things to Come

interest or because student demand tells us something has no traction. Less frequently we’ll make a big change in the first year. NN: Important impulses for change also come from alumni. We were approached not so long ago by a graduate with ideas for how to make... View Details

Keywords: HBX; CORe; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

higher emotional intelligence about others. GEETA AIYER Women have learned the effectiveness of collaboration and ensuring that all are listened to and included. Their speaking styles may also reflect a more... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

Digital Marketing Strategy $1,850 Next 7-week session starts August 6th Enroll Now Craft data-driven digital marketing strategies that effectively reach, convert, and retain customers in a dynamic online environment. 7 weeks 6-7 hours per... View Details

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

standards. Today, however, a new determination has emerged to deal with what one UN panel has called the "pre-eminent moral and humanitarian challenge of our age." This new resolve may be motivated partly by compassion. But it also View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

to Cummins. One way to analogize this is to imagine if a fraction of your mortgage interest deduction was disallowed, and that fraction reflected the number of days you spent abroad. Such a disallowance would increase your taxes and View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

responsibility. Working PapersInducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Abstract We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

constructing effective risk management policies. In terms of change, which you asked about, I would point to three things. First, on the negative side, it seems clear that as public risk management has become more common, many more people... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

seems mostly to be a cyclical process, not a structural process. It's a process that our survey data suggests and our short-term flash survey data suggests is not likely to be [a] deep and stunning change, but rather a more moderate change in terms of the View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

Sharing Advice & Reflections about the Pandemic In June 2020, the Africa Research Center hosted a four-part Africa Webinar Series: COVID-19 Reflections, Challenges, and Next Steps. The series brought together alumni and other leaders... View Details

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

so doing, introduce a set of new research questions to examine. We believe that these alternative questions offer great promise for understanding and, ultimately, guiding possible corporate social initiatives. We conclude the discussion by View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

all of us know that person who will never decide on anything and strings us all along and those people are toxic. That's the second hand effect of the FOBO just like smoking. Morrell: We've identified what these forces look like. As a... View Details

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Prevention-focused and older individuals—who engage in processing that shifts reference points to less extreme instances—show a decreased sensitivity to variance. We discuss the marketing implications of preferences for variance. Adding Bricks to Clicks: The View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Tap into Top Talent with the HBS Leadership Fellows Program

Reflecting on his Leadership Fellows experience at Mercy Corps, he notes the significance of the fellowship on his career trajectory. “It was an unbelievable catapult,” he shared. “I was able to take the relationships, experience, and... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

01 Jun 2014
News

What’s Next

global work. My predecessor, Dean Kim B. Clark, adopted a strategy in the 1990s predicated on the belief that strengthening our international research was the most effective way of globalizing the School. He launched a number of regional... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

the same time, both for-profit and nonprofit companies are subject to intense media scrutiny and increased expectations to account for their actions. These changes, Bradach said, are starting to have a profound effect on how nonprofits... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

wind? How will local residents feel about windmill farms on their horizon? What effects will regulators have on the energy industry in the future? What unexpected opportunities or obstacles will pop up along the way? The course examines... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

The same degree of respect and standards of conduct are expected in the use of email and other electronic communication as in any other form of communication. In addition, the "hbs.edu" domain identifies the user as a member of the HBS community and the user’s activity... View Details

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

first job. "We are talking about the 'knowing-doing gap,'" says MacCormack. "The very first time you put theory into practice, you learn all the challenges associated with applying the theory. We wanted to add a course that would require students to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

– our scientists and engineers have delivered massive design improvements and our manufacturing and supply chain leaders have delivered unbelievable cost improvements. If you take the cost competitiveness of renewables, the increasing concern about global warming... View Details

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

discussion about it in comparison with some other alternatives to hierarchy. We then characterize the recent surge of socially engaged models of enterprise and press the case that this turning point warrants reconsideration of the merits of organizational democracy. We... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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