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- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
Entrepreneurship," a working paper coauthored with Jesper B. Sørensen of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Nanda examines the question of whether a person is more likely to pursue an entrepreneurial activity if some of his or her View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 16 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Shekeyla Caldwell Sandore: Why 'A Name Like Mine' Matters
unconscious—is going into their decision to put me in an interview if my name is one you might have made fun of or thought of as "ghetto"? I see the book as a starting point, as a conversation starter. I’ve received text messages from former View Details
- 18 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5
coworkers by default. I would like to be one of many to tell you that Black people are not responsible for your education on individual, institutional, or structural racism. Furthermore, the time to be a silent and passive ally is over.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Cracking Conferences
underestimate anyone’s intelligence. Be authentic. Ditch the ones you’re with. Don’t spend all your time hanging out with coworkers or members of your circle from back home. Instead, communicate in advance that you’ll be using the time to... View Details
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
to one of three conditions. Some had access only to data about their own treadmill usage (the solo condition); some had additional access to the usage of one coworker (the duo condition); and some had access to the usage of four View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Service with a Smile
manage the impressions they make on others, believes that impression management is an ever-present and important element of organizational life. “People are always thinking about how others view them and how they would like to be viewed. Fostering authentic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Learning to Lead
who is senior to him; he must produce the model in conjunction with an outside consultant based in London who does not want to collaborate with him; and the project is being overseen by one of the firm’s founding partners, a man coworkers... View Details
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
can focus on that, it is the way to win." One way to be a good value creator: give coworkers credit where credit is due. The need to appear smart can lead managers to cast blame on others for missteps or to claim an employee's idea... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)
I arrived was essentially, “Your MBA doesn’t matter as much to your coworkers as it does to you.” It’s unfortunate that more women don’t go into engineering. There’s so much opportunity, and women tend to bring a different perspective.... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
exploiting the well-documented social divide between urban resident workers and rural migrant workers in urban Chinese firms. We analyze data on weekly output, individual characteristics, and coworker composition for all weavers in an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Predoctoral Research Associates | Research Associates
methodologies. Community Lasting relationships with both faculty and coworkers will shape the doctoral student you become. How to Apply RAs are hired all throughout the year, but predoctoral roles tend to recruit in the fall and winter... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
enacting those stereotypes," says Ely. For example, previous studies show that men in dangerous jobs, such as coal mining, often act infallible to impress their coworkers and bosses. Problem is, the infallible mindset can lead to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
that even small purchases can have an effect—like going out to lunch with a coworker rather than eating a sandwich by yourself. Make It a Treat Binge-watching your favorite TV show on Netflix? Beware, says Norton. "The waiting that we had... View Details
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
Fisher, Jurvetson, can serve as an example. In 1995 he and his partners heard a proposal from two coworkers who aspired to be entrepreneurs, Sabeer Bhatia, a native of India, and Jack Smith. Though lacking any entrepreneurial experience,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Beacon of Liberty
now a U.S. citizen and every bit as American as any of my fellow joggers or coworkers across the river. Somehow, though, people expect me to react differently to what happened. I don’t. The same ghosts haunt me. As I stretch my muscles,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
helping me make sense of the experience." Throughout her treatment, Cohen continued to work but cut back on her hours. "I wanted to maintain some sort of normalcy and routine," she says, noting that her friends, family, and coworkers were... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
harshest months of the lockdown. The level of control Sandra and her coworkers have over their working conditions may sound like a reasonable baseline for all workers. Indeed, access to dignified work, democratized governance, and a job... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance
kids and 1,300 staff—for them to have a great day and to be safe, because oftentimes there’s violence in the communities we serve.” Case cracker: Jensen Shoes. “One of the protagonists is an African American working with a white coworker... View Details
- 02 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society
disabilities affect the lives and work of their coworkers and teams, and steps they can take to make their organizations more inclusive. I am deeply grateful for her contributions.” Wald was formally recognized during graduation week. As... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
clusters due to population densities. Enable them to congregate with part-time access to coworking offices. They will self-organize according to project necessity or their own desires for face time. Remote-first will not be without... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint