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16 May 2023
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

accent and learned slang only Americans say to just fit in. One day, I was cold called on a China case and stumbled through a comment in class. After class, a section mate came saying “thank you for sharing with us about your culture and... View Details

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

conformity comes at a steep price for our careers and personal lives. When we mindlessly accept rules and norms rather than questioning and constructively rebelling against them, we ultimately end up stuck and unfulfilled. As leaders, we... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

A simple view of negotiation presents a cold transaction between what one person has and what the other person is willing to pay for it. If the price is right, the deal gets done. As anyone who has recently... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

01 Dec 2023
News

Happier-ness at Work

Professor Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey get the good news/bad news out of the way on page 5 of their new book, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. “If the secret to total happiness existed, we would have all found it by now,” they write.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

of tests to make its own estimations. The computer had no way of parsing the language in the jokes, nor did it follow a model indicating what features made a joke funny. Instead, it relied on “collaborative filtering” algorithms to learn... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

course, what I did. What is your outlook for the stock market over the next five years? I'm modestly bullish. I'm not a crash-theorist. But Internet stocks very definitely make me nervous. How would you rate your personal computing... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

Make it personal We all know that the best coaches forge personal connections with team members. But it’s hard to put this simple and obvious idea into practice. As I learned... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

whole School.” The rest, as they say, is history. Named in his honor, Baker Library was designed to serve as the visual and intellectual focal point of the new campus. Today, the library’s renowned Historical Collections reflect Baker’s View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Working Groups Update | About

increase learning and deepen understanding in our classrooms in this new term. Let me repeat what I have said before: as grateful as I am to the chairs and members of these working groups, ensuring that we live our community values will... View Details

30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

Lagace: How did you arrive at the subject of repugnant markets? Alvin E. Roth: I started thinking about them while talking with kidney surgeons and learning about all the things they found repugnant. Meanwhile, a group of economists,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Writing a Case as a Student at HBS

experience (by writing a case on a company you’ve worked with) or learn something completely new. If you are looking to dig deep into a company or topic, writing a case is one of the best ways to do it. Additionally, case writing is a... View Details

February 2013 (Revised September 2013)
Case

Elasto Therm: The Next Step

By: Jim Sharpe and James Weber

Julia and Nate Burstein were living their dream running their own business and balancing the demands between their work and family obligations while creating a company that was responsive to their employees' and their customers' needs. The Bursteins had joined a large... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Pricing Strategy; Pricing Structure; Sales Force Management; Acquisitions; Work/family Balance; Family-owned Business; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Work-Life Balance; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; United States

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

societal goals beyond shareholder value. Reading Materials Case Study: General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd For your personal use. Further posting, copying or distribution is not permitted. Report: Doing Business in a... View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Considering starting your own venture or thinking about joining a start-up? Explore our resources to determine if a career in entrepreneurship is right for you, and learn... View Details

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Strategy for Health Care... Strategy for Health Care Delivery November 5th - 8th, 2023 Executive Education Course Learn More Summary When you improve value, everyone wins—your patients, your organization, and the global health care... View Details

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

lessons of the course was around change. From her service experience, Frei learned that making small changes are often more trouble than their worth-but in order to make big, meaningful changes, you often have to change at a pace faster... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

results for both sides. The person inflicting injury will almost always end up losing—psychologically, socially, and/or financially—as well. This is obvious in a negotiation between family members who want or need to keep a mutually... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

Blog

Is AI Coming for Your Job?

supply. "ONCE COMPANIES LEARN HOW TO EXPLOIT GENERATIVE AI, WE CAN ANTICIPATE RAPID RESTRUCTURING AT MANY COMPANIES THAT INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL CUTS IN WHITE-COLLAR STAFF." Historically, companies have asked, "How can this new technology... View Details

20 Jan 2023
Blog Post

The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang

In this blog, Loujaine AlMoallim (MBA 2024) interviews HBS Professor Ting Zhang about her personal journey, her time at HBS, and her advice for HBS leaders. Can you briefly tell us about your journey that got you to where you are today?... View Details

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

hundreds or thousands of stores, retailers struggle to learn from employees who see problems, talk to customers, and have great ideas for improvement. But retailers like QT and Mercadona have created ways to institutionalize improvement.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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