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Models of optimal experience (flow)

Flow is a state of profound task-absorption, involvement, and intrinsic enjoyment that makes the person feel one with the activity. Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Theory states that flow is more likely to occur in situations in which the person feels that the activity is very... View Details

09 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)

realized that I can’t resent a person for not understanding a culture they had never been exposed to. It wasn’t until I began working that I realized that my ethnicity might cause others to have different... View Details

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

self-sorting, and manager-directed joint learning. It shows that such culture will be stronger among more important employees and in older and more successful firms where employees make important decisions and the manager has strong... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Jan 2024
News

Great Heights

from there. Thus outnumbered, women can find themselves at odds with tech’s “cowboy culture,” Kostova says. She recalls the immature antics of some of the young male engineers she worked with in Silicon Valley, including at the... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

in part because their backs were killing them when they worked at home, and they weren’t allowed to bring their office chairs home. The policy communicated a lack of empathy and general cluelessness about the employee experience—signals... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

27 Jun 2019
Blog Post

My Week at Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)

from Vanderbilt University and also among three Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars with the shared conviction to challenge ourselves and work towards a better future. Representing so many different social and View Details

26 Mar 2020
Blog Post

The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives on COVID-19

African-American investors across the country. After school, he plans to continue working in the VC industry, partnering with incredible founders to build leading technology platforms of the future. We caught up with Brian to learn about... View Details

January 29, 2018
Article

How to Build Trust with Colleagues You Rarely See

By: Tsedal Neeley

Building trust is key to success for any organization. But that can be tricky when it comes to colleagues that you only interact with virtually. What does it take to build trust when you can’t meet in person? In this piece, the author suggests that professionals should... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Trust; Organizational Culture; Familiarity; Employees

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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About

Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct At Harvard Business School, we strive every day to build and nurture a culture where every member of our community can thrive. Please note: HBS Sexual Assault Counselors are available View Details

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

humble. "There's no room for ego," Su explained in the case. "China doesn't have the same culture of individualism that is present in the United States." Su's strategy was that KFC "would not be seen as a foreign... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

calculation this way: "The potential costs to me for speaking out seem reasonably certain and somewhat immediate; the potential benefit to me for speaking out seems rather uncertain and definitely long-range." In the corporate world, Detroit's V-8 car View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2023, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students View Details

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

and governance system? Performance and psychological alignment that works for a period of time—sometimes many years—can create rigidities that require challenges. In the book I discuss what leaders must do, be, and know to lead a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Annual Conference Best Paper Award for “Does Information Technology Reduce Corporate Misconduct?” with Jonas Heese. Joseph Pacelli : Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2022 MIT Asia Conference in Accounting for "Communicating... View Details

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

ways in which organizations met the challenges of 2020. What strategies and actions worked better than others? What can we learn from these? While many companies reduced payor headcount, some pledged at the outset of the crisis to do... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Information Technology | Harvard Business School

Information Technology From Brainstorm to Breakthrough: HBS IT Hackathon Inspires AI Innovations Last summer, HBS IT staff participated in a Hackathon that challenged teams to discover new ways to learn and work with AI. While the event... View Details

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Public Education Leadership Project

Summary Improved student performance depends on strong leadership, a culture of collaboration, and a dedication to accountability across a school district. This program helps leaders from U.S.-based urban school systems apply proven... View Details

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

players beyond the basketball court. Feelings about Knight also follow generational lines. While younger students often see Knight as little more than a bully, older participants tell stories of doing their best work under a mentor with... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

). It also made poaching easy." Arun expressed fears that, "people will begin to judge one another by their compensation instead of the value they bring to the company." Chakraborty went on to suggest that "every organization may like to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

in the heat of conflict this became a secondary concern. Just two weeks after the first flare-up, Impress announced that it would be taking its business elsewhere. Kristen worked in a division of RLX that had few dealings with Impress,... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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