Thoughtfulness - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. By the time Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a physicist—and he was fascinated by space, eagerly engrossed in space-time diagrams... View Details

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

if we demand less, use less, and want less forever?" Jim Geisman continued this line of thought in saying, "Overall, I think growth is overrated unsustainable." Andrew Lianwarne suggested that "we need to reshape the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

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Peter Gumulia

thought of my career as one stepping stone after another. But the school has taught me to think differently: ‘What’s the one problem I want to help contribute solving over the next ten years?’ For me, that’s making Indonesia an... View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

engaging in bad behavior even more often than "frequently"— that is, they inferred an extra answer of "very frequently." When the researchers tested this possibility by asking participants to guess how often they View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

actor William H. Macy, knows he is not alone. He estimates about 80 to 85 percent of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs bankers, for example, would self-identify themselves as HNAPs. "When I talk about it they all relate to it," he says. "Many will say I... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

their appreciation and communicate all the benefits that can be provided,” Vareleas adds. Experts argue that where a town hall format is used, executives should always be on camera. Final thoughts No matter which tools a firm uses to... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020

start of an unexpected educational journey. With a background in artificial intelligence and finance, Sasago thought launching a software or fintech startup might be in his future. But shortly after arriving on campus in 2018, he... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

with Huaizhi Chen and Umit Gurun for "Don't Take Their Word for It: The Misclassification of Bond Mutual Funds" (Journal of Finance, forthcoming). Lauren H. Cohen : Invited to brief the United States Congress on innovation policy, 2020. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the... View Details

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Philippe Rival

individual contributor to a manager and thought leader, while remaining in my field. Coming to HBS is like Gaining admittance to the greatest continuing World Exposition. HBS attracts outstanding actors from every industry and puts them... View Details

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

convene thought leaders, and undertake initiatives to advance African American business leaders. November 2017 Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and... View Details

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

summarizes customer profitability. Consider the situation faced in the 1990s by one of the nation's largest distributors of medical and surgical supplies. In five years, sales had more than tripled to nearly $3 billion, yet selling, general, and administrative... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

thought would be short-lived. But when we looked at the turnover rates again a few years later, we discovered the rate was about the same, but the driving cause was more than just the rapid change in IT: It was also because IT was the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

Follow Ranjay Gulati to read more of his posts. About the Author Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration. [Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren] What do you consider the secret to team succcess? Share your View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

07 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

for a day of thoughtful conversations on the challenges and opportunities in climate. I continue to be inspired by the entrepreneurial solutions to climate change evolving within each sector and across them, from energy to food to the... View Details

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

Impasse means that we need to change our whole approach to a problem. Thoughts are always part and parcel of the feeling experience: thoughts of "I'm not doing something correctly, I'm not succeeding,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Contribution to Marketing Thought and Practice. V. Kasturi Rangan : "Putting the Brakes on Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance" (with Alnoor Ebrahim) was runner-up for the 2010 Carlo Masini Award for... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. References: Ginia Bellefante, “Is the Era of Instant Groceries Already Over?” The New York Times, July 24, 2022. Chip Cutter, “The Back-to-Work Puzzle,” The Wall Street Journal, July... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Working Groups Update | About

implement impactful actions, and to create enduring and thoughtful education opportunities for the HBS community. We will conduct focus groups and one-on-one conversations with students, staff, and faculty, as well as young alums,... View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

percent believe the technology will affect them personally. Harvard Business School faculty members share their thoughts below about how AI will reshape the workforce and the skills necessary to succeed in the years ahead. Joseph Fuller:... View Details

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

the case against Holmes is not a slam dunk and explains why even a conviction is unlikely to deter others. The interview was edited for clarity and length. Harvard Gazette: What are your thoughts as the trial gets underway? Eugene Soltes:... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

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