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- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
conversations with people at the company. Not every cleantech startup I talked to had opportunities that were a good fit for an early-career MBA like me; some were too far from commercialization and too focused on solving technical... View Details
- Profile
Raghu Yarlagadda
concerned leaders such as Al Gore, Steven Chu, and John Kerry have praised Raghu’s work. But for Raghu, “seeing people use my technology gives me the greatest sense of satisfaction.” On yet another trip to India, “I saw a villager use my... View Details
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
public sector is dynamic, generating possibilities that neither sector alone could create. Reconciling social equity and economic justice with the profit motive continues to be one of our world’s greatest challenges, and my studies helped... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Blog Post
Rebekah Emanuel: Host of Season 3 of the Climate Rising Podcast
these problems that we really need to solve? Whenever someone is trying to solve a societal problem, I find there's often several analogous ways to think about it. One great pleasure of mine is helping other people solve problems that... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- News
New York Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
not just motivated but compelled and driven to change the status quo and make a difference every single day. “We live in a turbulent world,” Lee added. “The world desperately needs the type of leadership that View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
morality and decrease people's ability to justify dishonesty. The second principle, Visibility, aims to restrict anonymity, prompt peer monitoring, and elicit responsible norms. The third principle, Self-Engagement, increases motivation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
the sale be distributed among family members? If the business is not sold, how should ongoing ownership and control be shared among family members? The exercise, which is inspired by a collection of real-world scenarios, provides an opportunity to practice techniques... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
choices we face. Regards, Dean Nitin Nohria I suspect there’s a great deal that most of us can agree on about capitalism. The free enterprise system, of which HBS is an essential part, has lifted billions of people around the world out of... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
ten. Even TAM call centers are staffed with temporary operators fluent in the languages of the Cup teams. All of which seems like a lot to ask of a 39-year-old CEO who celebrated her first anniversary on the job last month. But Sender says she's View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
what motivated her to write The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. “I think stories are the best way to reach people you otherwise couldn’t,” she says. “But storytelling is just a start; you then have to mobilize... View Details
- 28 Jun 2010
- HBS Case
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
well, because the senior team is tackling important problems and engaging people throughout the organization in solving them." One of the key players is Dr. Uma Kotagal, a neonatologist with a deep-seated passion for improving the... View Details
- Profile
Elsa Sze
“But I also see that the business community has so much potential to do good while achieving business objectives.” With a will to reconcile business and government, and profit motives with social ones, Elsa is pursuing the joint MBA/MPP... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
implement strategy. In a retail business, no matter what you decide in the office, if the people out in the stores don't execute it, your business isn't going to be worth a darn, because they're the ones who deal with your customers. So... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
motivation for working all these hours is not actually to produce high-quality work. In fact, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that it’s going to undermine the quality of the work.” Confronting deeply held beliefs has been part of... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside
incentivize and motivate internal people, because they have access to a talent pool that doesn't always exist outside." At the same time, developing new businesses can provide large companies with a potent retention mechanism.... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
fact, Harvard University research suggests that reopening restaurants last spring, shortly after the pandemic’s first wave, may have led some people to assume that eating out was safe—despite the now-documented links between indoor dining... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
press. Understanding what motivates people is the most potent tool and the most challenging aspect of my work, especially in a market such as today's where good people are... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
consumer interactions is fairly unique, we need to attract people from different backgrounds,” he says. “We’re always trying to build a bridge between a candidate’s background and what they might be able to do here.” Fitzpatrick and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
has more information on that dog than you do as a potential buyer or pet guardian, and that can lead to adverse situations,” Exley says. “The information asymmetry and search costs were what really motivated Wagaroo.” In his research on... View Details
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Shantanu Rege
on familiar economic issues. "In a textbook, inflation is just a number. But when you have colleagues who've lived through it, you understand its real impact on life, families, and politics. You learn about what it means and how View Details