Global Understanding - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

attractive neighborhoods—an observation that is consistent with the “invasion” theories of urban sociology. Together, our results provide support for three classical theories of urban change and illustrate the value of using computer vision methods and street-level... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Mar 2024
Blog Post

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

effects.“At CrossBoundary we are helping African companies to grow, mature, and access capital, as well as helping American and other companies navigate African investment opportunities,” Nneka explained. “We're at the forefront of thinking about how we are going to... View Details

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

cost reducing behaviors relative to those insured under a traditional plan with deductibles and coinsurance and measures consumer preferences between the two plans. The surveys provide strong evidence that consumers do not understand... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

production, our group visited Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies with 707 vessels and Denmark’s largest company ($81.5B in revenue in 2022), 206th on the Fortune global 500 rankings. Maersk was at the epicenter of... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

willing to go above and beyond in their roles. All this while inflation spirals. Abdelal, who is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at HBS, and DeLong make the case that the remedy is understanding the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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FAQs - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Frequently Asked Questions Do you offer services for students as well as faculty?The Christensen Center is primarily for faculty teaching development. However, we understand the critical role played by students in the case method. We take... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

proactive about asking questions to best understand company norms and the optimal ways of getting work done. You won’t be looking over the shoulder of your manager or sitting next to your peers so if the company is not explicit about... View Details

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Introduction to Power and Influence for Positive Impact ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Power and Influence for Positive Impact $1,850 Next 6-week session starts August 20 Enroll Now View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Step Change

joined venture capital firm 500 Global as partner in its newly opened offices in a renovated factory near Cairo University. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010, with $2.8 billion in assets under management, 500 View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

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Career Support - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Career Support 2ms Opportunities to make a difference in major environmental challenges If you aspire to make a positive impact on the world, there are many opportunities to do so through a career that integrates a nuanced View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

that are starting to do this,” Choudhury said. “It’s a phenomenon that is catching on.” Building ties remotely During the early weeks of the pandemic in 2020, when many businesses were scrambling to cope with COVID-related lockdowns, the leaders of a View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

and defuse causes of the recent Great Recession without understanding the system itself), and a tendency to discount the future (ignoring long-term effects on global warming in making short-term decisions).... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

during an MBA, and the opportunities afforded to you post-MBA related to fundraising and deploying capital, are imperative for scaling impact. When you think about affecting change on a national or global level, an MBA is one clear way to... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

Director Pat Gwin showed the group a photo of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a meticulously cataloged collection of more than 1.1 million seed varieties located 150 meters inside a mountain, on an island between Norway and the North Pole.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

initiatives are fulfilling their desired objectives. By being able to more rigorously evaluate compliance programs with data and empirical analysis, prosecutors and courts will be able to more readily discern “window-dressing,” and firm managers will be able to better... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

not just to the company, but also to people around the globe. At the same time, managers at other global brands were similarly considering their brands’ response to the COVID-19 crisis. Nike chose to twist its consumers’ athletic... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

MBA Program, noted that “our students are right that protagonist diversity matters. By studying cases with a wide diversity of protagonists, students learn that talent and leadership come from all backgrounds and identities. If students don’t View Details

15 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

been adopted by more than 190,000 organizations around the world by 2020. To understand the impact of OHSAS 18001, the researchers obtained the cooperation of several global certification companies to access... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

countries whether to participate in the United Nations Global Compact. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47799 Copyright Enforcement: Evidence from Two Field Experiments By: Luo, Hong, and Julie... View Details