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- 14 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021
here without him.When I think back on the last eight years, I know I am who I am today because he has always pushed me to pursue my dreams, no matter how big. Now, I can’t imagine life without him. Arielle... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
its operating companies. Two weeks after the kickoff event—three fabulous days of inspirational talks by inventors, creators, and consultants—each attendee received a big box with the words "Tool Kit" on the front. It was filled... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
Finance, forthcoming from Harvard University Press, Abdelal discusses the rise and diminishment of capital controls in the 1900s, the coming influence of China and India on global financial markets, and a conspiracy theory that U.S.... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
(Danielle); “Winning in this age requires more cross-disciplinary thinking... Women, in my experience, are better thought integrators.” (Allison S. A. Graves); “Many studies suggest that women tend to score higher on tests of social... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
trade off what they buy in the store, depending on price. There are also brand-loyal people who will buy the same container of, say, Edy’s ice cream, no matter what it costs, every time. And there will View Details
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
that coaches demonstrate less racial preference when their team is on a losing streak or in playoff games. More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
truth. It turns business decisions into elaborate exercises in gaming. It sets colleague against colleague, creating distrust and ill will. And it distorts incentives, motivating people to act in ways that run counter to the best interests of their companies. Consider... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- Web
Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020
The Year in Review The Year in Review The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Harvard Business School was immediate, starting with the cancellation of the FIELD Global Immersions in the MBA Program and moving quickly to a University-wide... View Details
- 12 Mar 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO
Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. In this article, Davis discusses when to make changes at the top. No View Details
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
creating an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem can be seen through the stories of four women—two of them Black, one Latinx, and one white—who launched new enterprises in Miami with an eye to diversifying... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
cast your successes in light of the team's performance. "You should be talking informally to your boss regularly," says Zimmerman. "Over coffee, you mention how well the team is responding to the challenges and the results they are seeing, with the... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 21 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
From Germany to HBS
Despite growing up in a small village in southern Germany, I have always had a strong sense of curiosity that drew me to places far away. As a young boy I often gazed up at the airliners cruising 36,000ft above and wondered what their... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
On a larger scale, the U.S. Army is known for conducting After Action Reviews that enable participants to analyze, discuss, and learn from both the successes and failures of a variety of military initiatives. Similarly, hospitals use... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
fulfilling lives. Last year, the pair co-taught a short, intensive course for MBA students called Anatomy of a Badass, which was a primer on being unapologetically authentic at work. Here, they talk with the Bulletin about understanding... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
a profound impact on me. I identified with the workers in Africa who were spending months away from their families. Stories about their children going to great colleges and jobs always warmed up my heart. My... View Details
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
one small way he could do his part, according to his new book Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness. In the book, Bazerman shares lessons from his own experiences and provides practical advice to help... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams
otherwise emerge from group discussions and making the teams less productive. “Even subtle ways of making people feel powerful have powerful effects on behavior.” The observation would run counter to the way we usually think about group... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 8 AM – 5 PM EDT, 02 Jun 2016
Career Reboot Camp in Boston
Career Reboot Camp is taking place at HBS. Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
I have always been interested in exploring personally and professionally), but that I would have the opportunity to work on the iconic brand Harley-Davidson. Not only that, but I would get the opportunity to... View Details