Working Conditions - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
News

Where Conservation Means Business

physical condition need to be sorted and cataloged to make them accessible to professors, students, and researchers. “Our mission is to make them available for use,” says Anderson, not treat them like untouchable, museum-like artifacts.... View Details

Keywords: Roger thompson

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1.2 MBA Honor Code | MBA

stewards of the Honor Code in upholding its spirit and letter, while encouraging others to do so as well. Additionally, while the faculty alone has the right and obligation to set academic requirements, students and faculty will work... View Details

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

gas-powered automobile built in the U.S. 1894 Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to general strike on railroads Pullman Porters 1900 U.S. Industrial Commission declares trade unions good for democracy 1902 Willis H. Carrier designs the first air View Details

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

talent to draw from, write the authors of a recent working paper titled Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups. This has important implications, says Shai Bernstein, an associate professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 Nov 2024
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Mother Nurture

“Mental health conditions like depression and anxiety are among the most common complications for women, affecting one in five during pregnancy and postpartum,” says Richter. “And yet, the barriers to care, like high cost, long waitlists,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Finding my Passion in the Startup Space

exceptions, working between our New York headquarters and our offices in Athens. Finding your career passion is a trial and error process. People say “follow your passion” but this can be vague. The actual process of discovering these... View Details

03 Mar 2014
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A Life Transformed

four qualities—hope, optimism, determination, and self-motivation—that have carried him far from his roots. After leaving home, earning two degrees at universities in India, and working as an international banker for nearly three decades,... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

25 Mar 2008
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Whistling Past the Graveyard

knowledgeable of risky business and potential O-Rings are the men and women who work in those industries.) Those of us who are out of the loop wonder how these things can happen, and where the next eruption may be. What do you... View Details

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

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Harvard University's Real Estate Academic Initiative website. If Harvard Business School and the Graduate School of Design seem miles apart both literally and culturally, John Macomber is determined to bridge the... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising

checklists to inspect the distribution, placement, and condition of posters. At times the public landscape became so saturated with marketing images that some state legislations called for a limitation on their use. While posters provided... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire

of the Navy. "Through Ironclaw," said the trim and articulate Baldwin in an interview with the Bulletin between classes last summer, "I wanted to give readers an everyday look at what life is like on a carrier during war, as sailors, officers, and pilots View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

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Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN

Executive Education had to pivot overnight—and shift into virtual offerings. This change affected different audiences in different ways. The executives we work with in India fall into three main categories. First are executives who have... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

History’s Lessons

skills to attract funders for his ships, lifeboats, supplies, and food. He also recognized the importance of assembling a team that could work together and embrace high levels of risk and uncertainty—qualities that proved particularly... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

08 Aug 2019
News

Cloudflare Pulls the Plug on Hate Site

Valley’s “digital ceiling” in a March 2015 Bulletin article; Prince discussed his work on the front lines of the cyber war in the June 2016 issue of the Bulletin. READ MORE View Details

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

Jonathan Wareham of ESADE Business School; the two cowrote the case with Javier Busquets, also of ESADE. As detailed in the case, these software consultants enjoy their work and are great at it. The testing process—checking and rechecking... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

work more effectively, and accomplish the objectives it sets out to achieve. This idea applies to organizations across sectors. The difference for public school districts is in the orientation of strategy development. As we mentioned... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

24 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 24

external funds. Conditional on issuance of new debt, we interpret firms' switching from loans to bonds as a contraction in bank credit supply. We find strong evidence of substitution from loans to bonds at times characterized by tight... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost productivity. This note serves as a guide to understanding mental health in the American workplace. It provides... View Details