COVID-19 - Publications - Faculty & Research

The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

How to unleash “human magic" and achieve improbable results.

Having recently stepped down as Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, Joly shares the leadership principles – illustrated by multiple vivid and concrete stories -- that underpinned... View Details

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Research - Health Care

organizations should... October 2024 Article Greater Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake among enrollees Offered Health and Social Needs Case Management: Results from a Randomized Trial By: Margae Knox, Elizabeth A. Hernandez, Daniel M. Brown,... View Details

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Beth Clark | About

responsible for a wide array of services supporting the School's academic, research, administrative, and alumni engagement activities. She has held several leadership positions at HBS; her innovative leadership was evident during the View Details

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

or 9.4 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset. The student debt crisis is causing more young people to think hard about the value of a four-year degree. Apprenticeships at work Fuller and his colleagues examined data from CareerWise... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

Many people began 2021 with optimism, hopeful that a COVID-19 vaccine would be widely available within months. Surely the pandemic would end soon, right? It was, perhaps, a naïve thought in a pandemic-weary world. Nevertheless, companies... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

our days. During the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people’s work and home lives blurring into one, it may take extra vigilance to set limits on our time. When we start to feel crazy-busy and stressed, Whillans advises, we should ask... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

which issues or stakeholders most require or deserve a corporate response both inside and outside the firm? And are there lessons to be learned from how firms have dealt with recent high-profile issues, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or the lock-downs occasioned... View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

For senior managers at many firms, the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic came with a huge concern: Would the loss of in-person conversations keep them from mentoring or simply establishing rapport with employees,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

also draw people out, so that they can feel accepted and their coworkers can get to know them more deeply. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company ended every meeting by inviting participants to discuss “moments of joy” in their lives.... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) How to Make Furloughs More Humane (Harvard Business Review) Coaching Your Team Through... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Nov 2021
Blog Post

4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences

health care value chain in Israel and Western Europe, an experience that culminated in supporting the COVID-19 vaccine response as part of the McKinsey Social Sector Hub in Geneva. Why the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences degree?... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the 2023 Naval Research Logistics Kuhn Award for “Where to Locate COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Facilities?” ( Naval Research Logistics , 2022) with Dimitris Bertsimas, Vassilis Digalakis Jr, Alexander Jacquillat, and Alessandro Previero.... View Details

27 Mar 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Novel Risks

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan, Dutch Leonard, and Anette Mikes

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

that put some control in the hands of the consumer are growing in popularity, and not just for dining. Sites like Tripadvisor for travel and Glassdoor for employment publish millions of reviews that hold businesses accountable and boost revenue and bookings for... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

Americans are lonelier than ever—a problem the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated. Could interactions on platforms like Zoom and Twitch come close to replicating the real-life contact people crave? New research suggests that’s more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

Assistant Professor Zoë Cullen. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create challenges for companies attempting to fill job openings as record numbers of people quit their jobs in search of new opportunities in a hot labor... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

underrepresented communities. As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, executives worked to continue these efforts, despite supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and erratic consumer spending. Beyond the moral imperatives of confronting... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

01 Mar 2024
News

On the Radar

cutting-edge technologies to also build the most advanced security capabilities for biology.” The coronavirus presented a “crucible moment,” he acknowledges. Concentric launched in 2020 with a COVID-19 testing service for schools and... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

School through periods of innovation and challenges. December 2020 Steps Down as Dean of Harvard Business School After agreeing to stay on through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dean Nohria was succeeded as Dean by... View Details

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