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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
solutions to social problems, identifying efficiencies in an economic environment, and finding creative solutions to them is the next growth story for emerging markets.” — HBS professor Tarun Khanna on private-sector engagement in social... View Details
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Fred Smith
Association senator was confirmed when his fellow classmates elected him to be one of the '08-'09 co-presidents. As he prepares for his new role this summer, he will be actively engaged in the Financial Leadership Development program at... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
contributing to the so-called Great Resignation (or “Big Quit”) that has gained publicity recently. Quitting in the United States is a major business expense. Applying generally accepted rules of thumb for the annual cost of quitting to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
on thousands of business owners in similar industries, what if this bot could help a business owner head off perilous trends and chart a plan for success? We call this future state “Small Business Utopia.” It may be that this name... View Details
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
years, I believe I have a clear sense of the state of corporate governance in the United States and in much of Western Europe. Not surprisingly, my crystal ball for predicting future developments and demands... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Jennifer Hurford
experience as a "consistently engaging environment—there are so many opportunities you can't possibly take them all in. It's like drinking from a fire hose of awesomeness every day. You need to parse through what's important or... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 05 Apr 2016
- News
Don’t Send Your Kids to College. At Least Not Yet.
the rich resources and opportunities colleges have to offer? The research, Falik argues, is “undeniable.” A recent Middlebury study showed that students who take a year off before arriving outperform their peers in their academic and extracurricular View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
and more experimental pieces, Boston Ballet has to sell tickets, which is easier to do for a Saturday showing of Cinderella, for example, than a Wednesday evening performance of contemporary works. To address that challenge—and engage a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of a key omnichannel tactic; specifically, the introduction of showrooms (physical locations where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
cross-occupational survey (Study 1), we found that idle time occurs frequently across all occupational categories; we estimate that employers in the United States pay roughly $100 billion in wages for time that employees spend idle.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
place new hires in supportive environments. “A team with low psychological safety may not be the best place to put your new hire” says Bransby. Yet if placement on such a team is necessary, managers should provide coaching in departments that are struggling, the team... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
New Charter School CEO Debuts Colorful Changes
announce a new easing of dress code regulations. Jones started in the role late last year after the previous CEO exited abruptly after investigations found that he had engaged in a “pattern of inappropriate behavior”, leading Jones and... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
Amy C. Edmondson and Faaiza RashidHarvard Business School Case 610-016 Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery—a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
the last quarter century, not only in terms of entrepreneurship but also in the dynamics of the free-enterprise system itself. In 1975, venture funding in the United States totaled about $50 million. Today, it is somewhere between $50 and... View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
making them a more influential lever in many cases than states." Also intriguing is the "passion and tenacity with which NGO members and activists pursue their interests. They dedicate (and, in certain cases, risk) their lives to alter some aspect of View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
surrounded by an expanding ring of residential and industrial growth. And finally, the scrambled egg—a delicious mess but a mess nonetheless: the modern city, sprawling with opportunity, technology, and confusion. “Somehow,” Mostafavi said, referring to the current... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
in society different in India than in the West? Expectations concerning business are becoming more like those in the West. Indeed, there is probably a greater requirement of business in India to be engaged in its immediate environment, to... View Details
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Kim Chen
introspective than ever before. As a result, I have a more realistic perspective of my strengths and weaknesses, as well as my long-term aspirations. This allows me to be more action-oriented when pursuing career opportunities. I was able to View Details
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Ari Medoff
Mentoring Program." But an interest in "entrepreneurial approaches to youth development and education" has led to an in-depth engagement with Seeds of Peace, a program that brings teenage leaders from conflict-torn regions... View Details
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Andrew Holmberg
workforce? How do we create an environment for tolerance? How can businesses benefit from diversity? By engaging classmates on these issues, I can have an enormous impact on the business world.” This year, the LGBT Student Association is... View Details