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- 09 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
4 Things To Know About the MS/MBA Biotech
a wide range of science electives to choose from. I am particularly interested in bioethics and regenerative biology, so I plan to take courses from those subsections of science electives. 4. The professors are incredibly impressive and become your View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
From Chalkboards to Chatbots
Artwork/animation by Greg Meeson/hitandrunmedia.com; shutterstock.com Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, becoming an integral part of how we live, work, and interact. It is therefore critical for current and... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
less in the way he has defined. The strategy of demanding and defining reciprocity plays out in a variety of contexts . . . My advice to the executive: When trust is low or when you're engaged in a one-shot negotiation, consider making... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
A certificate of appreciation was presented to Ellie Care representatives Francisco Garcia Zavaleta (COO) and Gervasio Videla Dorna (cofounder and CEO), at left, and to Patricio Alba (cofounder and CIO), far right, by HBS students Maxwell Nii Laryea, third from left,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 13 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles
governed well, for success. Good governance for any group assures us that plans can be made, problems solved, leaders developed and chosen, and disputes settled in a way that preserves the purpose and unity of the group. Discipline and View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Jason Holley Whenever he’s presenting to a large audience, Professor Michael Norton likes to pose this question to the crowd: After you get up in the morning, do you brush your teeth first and then shower, or vice versa?... View Details
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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni
compete. The first is a widening of societal divisions across many vectors—location, education, socio-economic situation, and political beliefs. The second is growing lack of trust in traditional authority structures, and a corresponding... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
discrimination among users, most recently through Project Lighthouse. Poor design invites discrimination Airbnb's early design choices were aimed at facilitating a user's trust both in the platform and fellow users, but some of those... View Details
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Terms of Use - Alumni
keeping with the School’s statement of Community Values , Class Notes relies upon an environment of trust and mutual respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others; of free expression and inquiry; and with a commitment to... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
of thought. He said, "for a leader to be transparent he should have had inculcated an environment of TRUST beforehand, which means he cannot suddenly become candid about his apprehensions." Dora Bonnet commented, the role of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Assessment & Feedback Sample Class A case discussion class is not merely an intellectual exercise, but also an emotional and interpersonal experience that requires trust and collaboration. To develop and reinforce an effective case... View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators
PeopleImages Convicted stockbroker Bernie Madoff knew exactly what he was doing when he stole billions from clients, yet the financial advisor didn’t pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in the United States by himself. He had the help of unwitting accomplices—hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Events - Business History
Introduction Marlous van Waijenburg (HBS), Chair Sebouh Aslanian (UCLA), "'Taking Risks Beyond the Bounds of Common Sense'? An Indo-Armenian 'Bill of Exchange' from Isfahan, c. 1730, and Trust Relations between Julfan Armenians and... View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
in this primary group have interlocking tasks, their bonds of trust will facilitate their joint task performance and they can be officially recognized as a work group or team. The more extended bonding drive of employees will also... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
sorting work into departments, product divisions, and regions. Trouble is, managers in hierarchical organizations don't promote or reward risk and innovation—they rely on routine, and turn to the same trusted people to run key... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
contributors, salespeople aim their attention at their customers and products, worried mostly about how to do their own job well. In becoming managers, they must pivot toward clarifying to their staff what the job requires, helping them build skills, and ultimately... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception at a nearby clinic? What keeps... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
researchers make it clear in the paper that “we do not assert that ‘more’ management is always better. To the contrary, excessive ‘micro-managing’ could have a negative impact on firm growth.” Effective managers make sure their workers understand corporate goals, then... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
provided a trusted web of relationships as the firm expanded in its size, operations, and locations. Lehman partners also served as board members on a number of their clients’ companies, further extending the firm’s network of... View Details