Fitness - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP and the Bonus of Climate Educator Collaboration

(and already does) require climate knowledge. Sometimes progress is dependent on raising awareness of teaching materials; sometimes it is finding that open space to fit new teaching materials into a course; sometimes it’s about a new... View Details

16 Dec 2021
News

A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic

podcasts and fitness content, for all Tinder members in India. In addition to these efforts, the HBS Club of India has provided funding for a research study by the Foundation of Medical Research (FMR) in collaboration with the Municipal... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2016
News

Faculty Q&A: Price Check

application in an industry with the most room for improvement. Online retail, particularly online fashion, definitely fit the bill. Why is fashion a good place to focus? The industry faces several challenges that many other retailers... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

09 May 2013
News

Road Trip

companies they will be visiting, and what makes them interesting case studies: Red Ants Pants (White Sulphur Springs, Montana). USA-made work clothes designed to fit women, including 70 sizes of pants. Founded in 2006 by Montana... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management

Profile

Jessica Kramer

into finance, but into her own values. “I got a front-row seat to the financial crisis of 2008,” Jessica says. But even with the crisis aside, she began to wonder if finance was the right fit for her. “I saw that my boss was doing exactly... View Details

Profile

Fereshteh Zeineddin

manager," she says. "When I think of HBS, I think of world-class leaders in general management." Further, the case method seemed like a good fit for her. "It's the perfect way to learn for someone who loves to... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Comeback Trail

economy are rebounding in fits and starts, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in July that the pandemic’s impact would last a decade and cost the US economy $16 trillion. To better understand how to approach an economic recovery of... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

The Exchange: Chance Encounters

Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

20 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

racially controversial causes in a way that could turn off an employer. “People want to have like an awesome black worker but they want one who they feel like fits within a certain box and like very much will conform and like lay low and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2006
News

One-on-One with Jeff Hicks

research of on-staff social anthropologists to guide its campaigns? This business has been founded on consumer research, trend analysis, and focus groups, so that advertisers can find a way to piggyback on a trend. Unfortunately, you often have to be dishonest about... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Larissa Bifano

computer databases, solid state devices and wireless positioning systems; medical technologies, including cancer treatment therapies, health and fitness monitoring and implantable devices; and various other technologies including... View Details

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Benefits & Compensation | Research Associates

It’s also worth noting that HBS has many facilities—from the Shad Fitness and Recreation Center to the Spangler Center cafeteria—that are truly exceptional. We also support employees through an array of services designed to make life... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders

(i-lab). Doris and Sauer were a natural fit for these roles. In 1986, they left Lucasfilm to found Sonic Solutions, where they developed and marketed audio signal processing, professional sound editing, and later DVD and digital video... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Pens Down

the typos (but they still admitted me)." —Roger E. Cole (MBA 1985) "Working on the essays for three months was a part-time job to get them right. It was before personal computers, so a lot of retyping!" —Kathleen Fitzsimmons (MBA 1981) It was an easy way to determine... View Details

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

01 Dec 2004
News

Class of 2004 Gives Fellowship

designated that the fellowship be used to support a student “with a particular focus on professional or volunteer work that has benefited underprivileged or deserving children.” Aliya Shariff (HBS ’06) was a fitting choice for the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

21 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Managing Human Capital—Global Trends and Challenges

of tomorrow's workforce, they said. For companies that are global today, it is not effective to manage workers the same in all countries. Managers need to understand cultural differences and adjust their styles, communications, and rewards to View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Thomas

Portrait Project

Sarah Kalmbach

Forks scraping plates. Wine splashed into glasses. Clinking dishes. Fits of laughter. Sometimes tears. Always growth. As a child, I would look up from my booster seat at a neighbor or my dad’s coworker sitting across the table. I didn’t... View Details

15 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Advice from an Intern

whatever it is you’ll be working on. You may be quite different in terms of age or background from co-workers. The organization or your team might not be well equipped to utilize you well or visualize how you can fit into the mix. That... View Details