happiness - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

disbelieving music industry with their findings that illegal music downloads don't hurt CD sales. Oberholzer discusses what the industry should do next. A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Measure Customer Profitability Published: August 8, 2005 View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Ariel D. Stern: For leaders, digital tools expand and enhance services Some of the most successful organizations will use digital... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Apr 2017
Blog Post

3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow

involved in social enterprise at HBS, and it has strongly influenced how I’m looking at different post-MBA options. From choices about work-life tradeoffs, to reading habits, to views on what makes a healthy lifestyle, the values of our colleagues can have a lasting... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even singles View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

28 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking

Finance Club is a highly recommended best practice for banks recruiting at HBS to reach a targeted group of potential applicants. Connect with Renee and Kurt To discuss your recruiting strategy, contact Renee and Kurt. They will be happy... View Details

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

evolving. And as W. B. Yeats once wrote: “Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.” Closing thoughtsThere’s good news for those interested in gaining technical... View Details

Keywords: Technology

19 Apr 2017
Blog Post

7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library

in a bi-weekly newsletter put out by the library. I was able to quickly show him a lot of additional content. We worked together compiling a long list of information and he emailed shortly after to say thanks and how happy he was with all... View Details

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

On It? The Effects of Overnight Sleep on Subjective Preference-Based Choice, forthcoming in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. Sleeping on a decision may not lead to a happy outcome. ©iStock/vadimguzhva In order to test their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

01 Dec 2011
What Do You Think?

Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?

(New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005) Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Profile

Prita Kumar

person who makes the same mistake twice.” Being an entrepreneur requires a strong emotional and psychological makeup. How are you handling the ups and downs of the relatively new experience? I feel most happy when I’m making... View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

regenerating our deprived communities, improving financial inclusion, and realizing the potential of our disadvantaged youth.” Described by The Economist as “the compassionate capitalist,” Cohen is happy to say he’s not alone. “Just... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

What We’re Reading

“dedication to a cause greater than oneself,” and success and happiness will flow from it. The book influenced me to change the path I was on, and that has made all the difference. —Nate Boaz (MBA 2006) is a dad, author, US Marine Corps... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

The children's classic The Polar Express tells the fanciful story of a young boy's journey to the North Pole on a train filled with chocolate and candy. But when Warner Brothers released a $165 million computer-animated version of the tale, many critics described the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

economic construct; it’s a psychological construct—the happiness one gets by being close to family and friends—and it needs to be taken into account.” By giving workers the flexibility to take vacation time when it is most meaningful to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

failed at Singulus it was unlikely that he could have bounced back to his former position or commanded a salary that was similar to the comfortable one he'd left behind. As it turned out, this business story had a happy ending. Singulus... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

the specter of eugenics, the science of creating a superior race through selective genetics. In order to succeed, providers will have to walk a fine line between making the customer happy and avoiding controversy. "You can't be... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

21 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Consumer Products

contacting individual students rather than sending mass emails helps foster relationships and builds connections from the very beginning of the recruiting process. Connect with Lauren and Katja To discuss your recruiting strategy, contact Lauren and Katja who will be... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

06 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Moving to the States with My Daughter to Pursue an MBA and Switch Careers

more than halfway through my MBA journey, and I am very happy that I decided to apply two years ago. This past year has been an incredible and full of new learnings for both me and my family. The case method has taught me to express my... View Details

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS

lesson gave me a ton of confidence moving forward with ZipBooks, and I’ve been incredibly happy that I did. Even though I had some great opportunities that were hard to turn down, for me, the HBS experience was the perfect segue into... View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Peter Harf, MBA 1974

Harf's daughter Katharina, who serves as DKMS's COO. Like the happy endings that Harf has brought to many blood cancer patients, there is a silver lining to his personal struggle with loss. In 1995, while promoting a line of cosmetics for... View Details

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