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Joseph Abel

Ever since his undergraduate days at Harvard, Joe Abel has been pondering the consequences of global climate change. “When you think of the things that have the potential to cause trouble,” he says, “all of them are made worse by climate... View Details

17 Dec 2015
News

Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

tools that they’ve seen in the course. We can have a case discussion to determine whether ideas are reasonable or not, but there’s no way for us to test them in the classroom. In the simulation, students have to make choices and then... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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The Exchange: Micro Management

have big consequences for how people spend the money and its impact on their businesses and their livelihoods.” “That paper was very influential and one of the first indications to academics that small... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

productivity and employment. There are few significant differences between industries with limited and high private equity activity. It is hard to find support for claims that economic activity in industries with private equity backing is... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2018
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Research Brief: A Path to Moral Management

arise,” he says. “They leave HBS with big dreams and the thought that they have a solid grasp on what is right and what is wrong.” Over the past eight years, Soltes has spoken to more than four dozen former executives who did commit white-collar crimes, discovering... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

17 Aug 2020
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Democratizing Medicine

suffered the consequences of that lack of access. “And in particular, we looked at the health care space in the US and realized that 40% of the referrals to specialists were unnecessary. And at the same time, half of the country doesn't... View Details

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

consequences of the (surprisingly) limited extent to which social influence research has penetrated the field of negotiation. Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Fred Smith

of the world's fastest growing economies. "On the one hand, China is really booming," Fred says. "But at the same time, you see the consequences of hypergrowth. The infrastructure hasn't caught up; it's highly polluted and... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Bounce Back from a Blunder

in positions of leadership, acknowledging mistakes can lead to a healthier work environment and stronger leadership, she says. Here, Brown offers suggestions for bouncing back with a bit of grace. Don’t delay. Early on, when entrepreneur... View Details

18 Nov 2020
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Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

Clubs News Clubs News Clubs Take 2020 Global Networking Online to Explore the Future of Work For the first time ever, HBS alumni around the world gathered online and across time zones on October 20 to kick off the HBS Global Networking... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Aug 2016
First Look

August 9, 2016

forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Managing Perceptions of Distress at Work: Reframing Emotion as Passion By: Wolf, Elizabeth Baily, Jooa Julia Lee, Sunita Sah, and Alison Wood Brooks Abstract—Expressing distress at work can have negative... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2017
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Research Brief: Lost in Translation

“non-plain” English: executive-speak, technical jargon, and multisyllabic words. A single standard deviation increase in non-plain English, for example, led to a 5.66 percent reduction in intraday trading volumes, even after controlling... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

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Malcolm Little

"New York is unlike any place I’ve ever been – the pace of life is incredibly different. The idea of being home for dinner just isn’t real. But I built a rich base of analytical skills." At Bear, Stearns, Malcolm witnessed... View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

with Amram Migdal (a former research associate) and Mike Lynch (MBA 2017) for the Business, Government, and the International Economy class to help students explore the impact of policymaking on business around climate change. The case... View Details

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Kira Epler

the community he had lived in and how it was affected by a copper mine nearby. After hearing his story, I could see the broader impact of a company's decisions, the larger consequences for communities."... View Details

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Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project | Information Technology

the town faced other potentially serious challenges including new regulations that could negatively impact the lobstering industry, which was the major source of income for most island residents. With uncertainty coming from multiple... View Details

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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise person’s job is to recognize it. After... View Details

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4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy | MBA

parking facilities. In addition, they allow employee and student identification for business transactions on campus and the ability to attend events that may be open only to the Harvard community, including Spring Fest, Head of the... View Details

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Rakhi Mehra

Throughout her school years, Rakhi Mehra had been deeply focused on competitive swimming. But a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford sparked an entirely new passion for her: making social impact. "Oxford gave me the support and vision to... View Details

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

Even in firms that have public shareholders or corporate parents, removing the firm leader can only be done effectively with the consent of the senior stars. If the stars don't like the idea, the consequences View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

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