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- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best use of my time and skill sets... View Details
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
earner happy to have the job ; and (2) wastage (that) seems to abound in the cavernous stores ." Cheri Thomas cited saturation of its markets, especially in the United States, as a concern, adding that "Walmart's fixation on low... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
each chain." Petsch agreed. "At Sears, we have an increasing number of proprietary brands," Petsch said. Overton said the mergers will have a major effect on the suppliers of department stores' real estate—the malls. JC Penney, for example, is not... View Details
- 11 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)
check myself the entire time to be happy for my friends when they were getting consulting offers or more structured opportunities much earlier,” she shared. “We were not looking at the same kind of opportunities and our timelines were... View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52998 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Buying Time Promotes Happiness By: Whillans, Ashley V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Paul Smeets, Rene... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
everybody has their own ways to cope, but by time I pull into my driveway I'm happy and ready to go. What we've done differently in this office—because we've had some pretty historic losings. I'm gonna say office. I'm sitting in Camden,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
what a friend of mine called a 'collage career'—never a boss, never a full-time job—which is really cool." And he would have been happy doing that for a while, but then Tracy Seckler called, and he saw a chance to heal again. "I said,... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
practices. "From a business school point of view, there's a contradiction where the art market seems illogical or strange because it turns on its head some of the rules of competition," Khaire said. "In many cases, investors are View Details
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
At the gambling meccas that employ them, they are called "casino hosts"—essentially front-line employees with nevertheless big responsibilities. These staffers work to develop one-on-one relationships with high-rollers to make sure they are very View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
Enough: True Measures of Money, Business and Life (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009) Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (New Haven: Yale University Press,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
How should men and women strike a balance between work and personal life in order to feel as happy and fulfilled as possible? In a packed auditorium, three speakers at the Möbius Leadership forum session titled "Walking the Tight... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
at night, I was so happy doing what I loved. I was also conscious of the fact that my primary responsibility was to my company. I worked to ensure that I was productive and meeting deadlines, and I appreciated the support I received from... View Details
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- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
non-intermittent, carbon free power in the world today: hydroelectric power and nuclear power. Our hosts were happy to highlight their planned investments in additional hydropower, including two new pumped storage facilities. They also... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
that’s faster and safer—and they’re able to build new facilities where needed. But equally important is the higher quality of work and life for the teams: “They're happy and proud of where they work now, but then there’s also an... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
consulting firm could do.” Urgency and Long-Term Impact After being based in Barcelona for many years, Duch was happy to bring his family to Washington, DC, a city that he says offers “more racial, religious, and ethnic diversity and a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
deadline, and as Linzmeyer dug into the earlier concepts he and his co-founder considered the retail component stuck out to him as the clear winner. He loved craft beer, but as a consumer he wasn’t happy with the options of where he could... View Details
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Publications August 2013 Social Psychological & Personality Science Matchmaking Promotes Happiness By: Anik, Lalin, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Four studies document and explore the psychology underlying people's proclivity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19... View Details
- 24 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?
Depression, a time when markets were functioning poorly. We were happy to see an approach like this included in the administration's white paper. Q: What are the drawbacks of your proposal? A: One concern is that if we are going to rely... View Details
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
alike: (1) securing the future through innovation strategies suitable for an emerging "white coat economy" that is discovery-based; (2) pursuing happiness by addressing the connection between work and family life and reinventing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace