Social Skills - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)

What inspired you to pursue a career in medicine and how does your HBS MBA fit into this career path? “I was drawn to medicine because I loved the idea that knowledge and skill could directly translate into improving the lives of others.... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2013
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A Mission in Motion

fellowships that support students and alumni who want to use their business skills to create social good. As you'll notice in this issue of the Bulletin, that drive can take many forms. In "Making Change",... View Details

Keywords: summary

25 Apr 2014
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Raising the bar for financial literacy

approximately 5 million students, from kindergarten through high school. "Opening a bank account is a one-time event. We're trying to teach kids skills and tools they can apply to any decision they may face going forward," she says.... View Details

28 May 2019
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Tech for the People

San José Mayor Sam Liccardo Henry Tsai and San José Mayor Sam Liccardo That chance had come by way of a fellowship offered through HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative that provides competitive salaries to graduating MBAs who work for a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Salsa Society | MBA

Salsa Society The mission of the Salsa Society is to provide a social forum for students of all levels to practice salsa dancing, improve their dancing skills and form an active community to enjoy salsa... View Details

26 May 2016
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Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980

make a dramatic shift. “I wanted to put my experience to work being of service to the world,” he says. With a desire to build bridges between philanthropists and the social sector and to bring business View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives

By: Oriana Bandiera, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun

We combine unique administrative and survey data to study the match between firms and managers. The data include manager characteristics, firm characteristics, detailed measures of managerial practices, and outcomes for the firm and the manager. A parsimonious model of... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Organizations; Management Teams

01 Dec 1997
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Short Takes

hospitals build cross-functional and cross-organizational teams that coordinate patient care more effectively. "Given the diversity of skills and backgrounds of doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers,... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

March 8, 2023
Article

How to Help Superstar Employees Fulfill Their Potential

By: Anthony J. Mayo

To better understand the leadership challenges and development opportunities facing high-potential employees, researchers analyzed more than 3,000 applications to Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program over a nearly 20-year period. The... View Details

Keywords: Personal Characteristics; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Management Skills; Business Education

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Data and Technology | Working Knowledge

Data and Technology Our research on Data and Technology explores how AI, digital tools, and platform collaboration are reshaping industries and society. From enhancing social outcomes to addressing ethical challenges, we investigate the... View Details

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

for managers who do not have intimate knowledge of the content of their work. This emphasis on demonstration of capabilities is even more critical in the open source community. One earns the respect of peers by demonstrating skills and... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

23 Jan 2020
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Bringing Education Back Home

attracting the best professors and paying the professors as high as possible within our social model, we would be able to make a difference by having professors willing to learn as well as the students. “So it was a combination of what we... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

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B-School Blades | MBA

B-School Blades Our goal is to provide a forum where hockey players of all skill levels are able to compete, improve and enjoy hockey by organizing weekly practices and games and attending tournaments. The club also intends to develop a... View Details

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

Do your research and demonstrate to yourself that there is strong evidence that creating strategically planned social impact can enhance your company’s success. Use your professional skills to identify an... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

04 Sep 2019
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A Measured Approach

its skills and capabilities. Dan Levy, a senior lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School—who taught many of the IDinsight founders in his courses about quantitative methods, policy analysis, and program evaluation—has... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Jun 2004
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Life Lessons

Photography by Webb Chappell HBS students are already exceptionally skilled and accomplished people when they arrive at Soldiers Field. But perhaps their education here truly begins when they first understand — and are humbled by — what a... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2015
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Higher Ground

see through you in one second.” The job also extended beyond the podium. Skills honed at HBS became critical. “Public speaking, thinking twice before you open your mouth, analyzing the big picture—all these things, they were incredibly... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2002
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Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training

traveling volunteer program. He took on the new role after returning from a February trip to New Zealand, where he worked with a family for three weeks to build their home. And Murch has found yet another way to help. To keep his programming View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

27 Apr 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence

Keywords: by Jennifer M. Logg, Uriel Haran, and Don A. Moore

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

emergency medical workers, and medical researchers all demand cadavers or cadaver parts. As an illustration, orthopedic surgeons use human joints to fine-tune their skills to learn new procedures. Similarly, some researchers studying... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

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