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01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

an inability to ignore the sunk costs associated with the stocks' past underperformance or a conscious desire to protect their careers by not admitting prior mistakes. Furthermore, we present evidence that selling off loser stocks helps... View Details

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

change the perception of what an “ideal VC” is. When I was an MBA student, one of my favorite aspects of the case method was stepping into the shoes of the case protagonist to make a decision from their perspective. Yet never in my... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

the charms of a small-town Main Street. All told, there are just 5,000 carefully selected titles in BookHampton, all sold at full price. Brody, who spent most of her career in real estate, partnered with R.J. Julia, a successful... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

unproductive ways to show their status,” says Keinan. But something in our culture has changed about how status is achieved. In the past decade, conspicuous ostentatious consumption has become less socially acceptable. Those wishing to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Artful Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

the context of the arts.” Despite the value of MBA skills in an arts organization, Hodges recognizes that her field isn’t as obvious a career path to others as it was for her. “Arts and nonprofit organizations can be very network-based... View Details

May 2010 (Revised May 2011)
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Kent Thiry: "Mayor" of DaVita

By: William W. George and Natalie Kindred

Kent Thiry, CEO of dialysis provider DaVita, is considering how to integrate employees from recently acquired Gambro Healthcare without damaging DaVita's robust, unconventional internal culture. When Thiry joined DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Experience and Expertise; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Integration; Health Industry

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17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

fill people’s intrinsic motivational needs as opposed to making it simply contractual.” In the executive education courses DeLong teaches at Harvard, he has conducted a simple exercise—asking participants to write down the initials of people in their business View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

little about your background and what your interest in climate-related issues is. I am currently in my second year of the joint MBA/MPP program with HBS and HKS. I started my career as a generalist at McKinsey’s Hong Kong office and... View Details

July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane

As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

topics. The course also tackles career questions for students who wonder how to spend time making a difference in both the private and public sectors. For the full listing, click here . iLab Training - How to Create a Climate Venture “How... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

Certificate Courses (6) Business and Climate Change Professors Forest Reinhardt & Michael Toffel Prepare yourself and your organization for the business risks and opportunities created by climate change. 5 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Pay by... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Building a Better Brazil

educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education in Brazil. "Investing in innovation to promote large-scale social View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

percent of total revenue. Three factors govern the change in the endowment distribution: a specified rate increase set by the University, which in fiscal 2023 was 4.5 percent; new gifts to the endowment, which comprises more than 1,000... View Details

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

researchers focused on one aspect of the problem they could measure: lost income due to reduced hours and turnover. To do so, they used a 2014 survey of some 7,000 doctors that asked questions about burnout and short-term career plans to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Feb 2022
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Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2022

the civil rights movie on the 1st date, judge all you want. I wanted to see it!). So 1/17/15 I walk into Texas Roadhouse and our lives changed forever. Brian Ventura (MBA 2022) & Christofer Rodelo (Harvard GSAS 2022) Christofer and I... View Details

10 Sep 2020
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The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

fabricated or real crisis is an essential ingredient for effective change management, as an existential threat breaks down many barriers to change. With such an unprecedented crisis, it is stretching and breaking apart even the strongest... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

30 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 30

Publications 2006 Harvard Business Review Press What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential By: Kaplan, Robert Steven Abstract—How do you create your own definition of success-and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Feb 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

At the NFL I was responsible for the holistic wellness of active and retired football players as well as coaches and staff. Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? 2+2 made many of my decisions between undergrad... View Details

02 Aug 2007
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How Will Millennials Manage?

time(s)." August Ray said, "They will work long and hard, provided they care." Phil Dourado suggests that they will reward their subordinates for changing things rather than maintaining the status quo. At the same time,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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