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Designing Social Networks: Joint Tasks and the Formation and Endurance of Network Ties

By: Sharique Hasan and Rembrand Koning

Can managers influence the formation of organizational networks? In this article, we evaluate the effect of joint tasks on the creation of network ties with data from a novel field experiment with 112 aspiring entrepreneurs. During the study, we randomized individuals... View Details

Keywords: Accelerators; Entrepreneur; Social Networks; Field Experiment; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Design; Networks; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Media; Information Technology Industry; India

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21 Nov 2015
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HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

be the best in class. Such products do not feel luxurious to more ethically and environmentally concerned consumers of today. I think the luxury industry in general has historically had a big impact on how we dress, how we look, how we... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

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Regional Winners - Alumni

Jewsbury, MBA 2024, Co-Founder & COO Region: Northeastern U.S./New York Together Achieving Dreams (TAD) 3 out of 4 blind Americans are job-ready, but unemployed. TAD is on a mission to increase employment for the blind and low vision View Details

17 Jun 2011
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KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

so big this has a huge impact on the rest of the global food system. What happens in China, what Chinese people eat, impacts what you and I pay for food." What happened in China with Yum! Brands, and... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Learn how to set and communicate direction, influence through other managers, generate organizational alignment, drive innovation, and engineer change. Highlights The T-Shaped Leader Motivating Others Through a Setback Value Creation at... View Details

12 Oct 2017
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

lower their expectations when job applicants or students come from low-income neighborhoods. It’s a stigma that’s hard to overcome.” Purpose Built Communities has been addressing that challenge since 2009, when the organization was... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

August 2018 (Revised April 2023)
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Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?

By: George A. Riedel and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Trust; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Social Media

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11 Apr 2024
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Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

that produce ‘climate adaptation’ and not just ‘climate mitigation.’ Helping to reduce water usage, we can help ecosystems; we can help communities lessen the impact of the water crisis.” Leni’s said her... View Details

06 Oct 2020
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18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

marketing communications should not ignore or turn a deaf ear to the crisis, but rather make sure to recognize it and acknowledge the impact it was having on people’s lives. Consumers also warned against... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Cash House | About

his contributions and impact at the School remain strong. He continues to contribute to pivotal events at HBS by leading thoughtful discussions, reflecting on the School’s history, and bringing the community... View Details

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

health care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products needed to not only make money but have a positive impact on society. Using its Vitality Wellness program as its strategic lynchpin, Discovery... View Details

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

incorporate efforts to measure discrimination into their experimental testing to understand the impact of different design choices. Be transparent. Platforms should make their work on issues of discrimination transparent and open up lines... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Topics Topics Accounting Analytics Business Essentials Business in Society Career Development Communication Community ConneXt Decision-Making Digital Transformation Earning... View Details

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

and resource-efficient development with the use of information and communication technologies to better manage complex urban systems. Book: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415893169/ Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 21

cross-sectional empirical evidence is most persuasive in favor of agency considerations. Studies centered on the May 2003 dividend tax cut confirm that differences in the taxation of dividends and capital gains have only a second-order View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Gupta : Winner of the 2003 Best Paper Award from the Marketing Communications Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association for "Long Term Impact of Promotion and Advertising on Consumer Brand... View Details

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Our Curriculum - Business History

government in the country’s economy are investigated as well. In addition, the course examines the relation between capital market innovation and economic development and surveys the long-term impact of entrepreneurship, technological... View Details

18 Nov 2013
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Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

functioning of the team. Together with Leigh Plunkett Tost of the University of Michigan and Richard P. Larrick of Duke University, Gino explores this question in When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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