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- 24 May 2022
- Blog Post
Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan
the response was, ‘Well no, no one who has ever fought a pandemic is still alive,’” recalled Kiernan. Which was how he found himself helping configure policies, restrictions, and shutdowns, setting up the country’s first mass testing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
20, 2007, while Gisholt, Minard, and their three young daughters were waiting in line for Test Track, an auto-testing simulation that advises riders to “Strap yourself in to race up bumpy terrain, roar through hairpin turns, speed into... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
you really want to be,” she says. “I was lucky to have known all along.” If anything, the pursuit of careers seems more stressful today than ever, Moore notes. “Everyone has been so stressed — moms, kids,... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
of large banking institutions. "Systemically significant" banks are now required to hold an extra layer of capital and undergo regular and more extensive stress tests to see if they can withstand a... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
students were all thoroughly trained in the technology's use. Five years later, the test scores of the school's students - 95 percent Black and Hispanic - are double the New Jersey average, and 100 percent of the students want to attend... View Details
- 29 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Global Change in the Built Environment
class because of its large component of current income and cash flow. The three big trends in the industry are securitization, globalization, and environmentalism. The securitization markets on both the debt and equity sides are being View Details
- Profile
Alex Furleigh
my research, HBS was the best place to learn those skills and test them out in a low-risk environment. Coming to HBS is like... ...a clean slate. As an avid believer in being a lifelong student (though that, to put my parents’ minds at... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
shores. The true danger of COVID-19 lies in its ability to spread aggressively while taking a heavy toll on a significant portion of those who contract it. Consequently, it places severe stress on hospitals, which only exacerbates the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
risk, causing us to perform better in job interviews, for instance, and generally configuring our brains to cope well in stressful situations, she says. Her 2012 TED Talk on power posing, with 30 million views, is the second-most viewed... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark
the company’s commitment to process improvement and excellence. The meticulous process standardization and data tracking of both components and process efficiency was impressively coordinated at such a massive scale. Finally, we learned that Vestas View Details
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
stresses the importance of zooming—the ability to view the world through an adjustable lens as the situation demands, examining particular details in certain situations and maintaining a broad view of the mission in others. Talented... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
so primarily because of the belief that corporations have a responsibility to several stakeholders. Bing’s comment reflects this: “He deserves an A. The Milton Friedman concept of shareholder value deserves an F. Stressing the increase in... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
yourself and what you can deliver. All these things are typical stresses in the business environment. Where would religion fit in there? Well, religion could fit in a number of ways. One is, first of all, the personal perspective, that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Hikma Health + HBS MBAs Crowdsource Largest County-Level COVID-19 Dataset
shelter-in-place policies and public testing centers, are the most effective and initially only option to limit the spread of coronavirus. To fill this need, MBA students teamed up with Hikma Health on a purely volunteer basis to collect... View Details
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
increase the reliance on FDI flows and alter the decision to deploy technology through FDI as opposed to arm's length licensing. Several distinctive predictions for the impact of weak investor protection on MNC activity and FDI flows are View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
and in turn devote more effort to learning and improving. We test our hypotheses using data collected in field and laboratory settings. This multi-method approach supports our theoretical model and permits us to gain further insight into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
stigmatization and dysfunctional finger-pointing being the result." Stress Or Mental Illness? A culture of 3 a.m. emails and competition in the conference rooms can contribute to workplace stress. A 2013 survey by the American Psychiatric... View Details
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
than just argue, you can look at the data.” Putting loyalty to the test The researchers arranged a simple experiment, in which participants were asked to solve a series of number puzzles. Rather than handing in their results, however,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
out one or more major owners. It's a good stress test for a business. "It's an emotional process." Buyouts in family companies are not just about the money. Lots of emotions can surface in a... View Details
Keywords: Retail