Decision Support - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

of 102 non-European Union countries, we study variations in the decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). There is evidence that more powerful countries are less likely to adopt IFRS, consistent with more... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

Amabile says. Offering help with the work. Autonomy is not the same thing as isolation, Amabile says. Employees will feel inhibited if they don't feel comfortable asking for support or, worse, if they feel that others are deliberately... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 22

adequately support many online publishing businesses, and riddled with complex relationships that hinder accountability. Download the paper: http://www.sigecom.org/exchanges/volume_9/1/EDELMAN.pdf Constraints and Entrepreneurship... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Doba Parushev

joined the nonprofit Endeavor, in Chile, in which he supported potential entrepreneurs. A one-year fellowship became a three-year residency. "It was one of the best decisions I ever made; it gave me a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

07 Sep 2021
News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

in the world, we don’t want people to be constrained by financial barriers that would prevent them from accessing the School or being successful in the MBA Program or thereafter. So, we think about this as a journey through three time periods and examine the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

parents. The increased difficulty and risks of traveling separated some CEOs from family. One had to make the difficult decision to “move to a different city to be closer to the employees, [leaving] the family behind.” None in our sample... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

06 Oct 2015
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October 6, 2015

our understanding of the psychology behind consumers' decision making, their interactions with other consumers, and the effects of societal factors on consumption. The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology will act as a valuable guide... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship will support a graduating HBS student who is launching a social enterprise that will create significant social or environmental value in a sustainable manner. The fellowship is selective and will be... View Details

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Black History Month | Baker Library

Data Drop: 5 Charts on Black Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Advertising Use Crunchbase's (in-library only) "Diversity Spotlight" feature, where you can filter for U.S. start-ups founded & led by Black individuals Contemporary Collections Contemporary Collections aim to... View Details

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

companies, where decision rights and incentives can be murky, and the effects of any given choice can be tough to pin down. So the authors chose a “lab rat” with fewer barriers to understanding—the venture capital industry. VC firms are... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

government. After all, many organizations rely on government for fair or outright supportive legislation. This is not a simple decision driven only by personal feelings. On one level, it requires analyzing... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2020
News

Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness

the mail unannounced. “People make wiser decisions when they are deliberative, rather than when they are following their gut instincts,” he says. Instead, to ensure the greatest impact, Bazerman and his spouse put a date on the calendar... View Details

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From the Director | Baker Library

evolved since that time, through innovations in teaching and learning, but the core emphasis on decision making and addressing management problems through participant-centered learning, as reflected in “General Shoe,” continues today. As... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future

(MBA 2003) as the Board launches plans for the coming year. Bulletin: You’ve been volunteering at HBS in a range of roles ever since graduation. Why is it important to you to support the School in this way? O’KEEFE: Like many, I had an... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; alumni events; lifelong learning; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Profile

Phoebe Peronto

both my parents took jobs at a lower pay when they had a family to support is a big leap of faith. I’d be doing my past and my family a disservice, if I didn’t expand my view of the world and try new things and take chances.” Phoebe’s... View Details

Keywords: Tech

06 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

gap funding for operating expenses and wrap-around needs of the Saathi waste workers who are integral to this operation. During the visit, students questioned the labor intensity and efficiency of the center but HUL shared their intentional View Details

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

recent study, which compared funding decisions of startup theater productions made by art-loving masses on crowdfunding website Kickstarter with evaluations by experts in the field. “Most of the disagreements were on projects that the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation

17 Sep 2020
Blog Post

HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic

just returned to the U.S. after a gap between his two years at HBS, during which he launched an e-commerce startup in Indonesia. He made the decision to sell his startup, switching his focus to working on impact-only projects like... View Details

05 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA

you arrived at HBS, were you planning to go into a health care career? What influenced your decision to pivot into that industry? Before coming to HBS, I worked at Procter & Gamble as an operations manager. While my first job (only... View Details

07 Jul 2015
Blog Post

From Teach for America – to HBS – and Back Again

manage a staff of 26, who support over 500 corps members and alums, and I raised our $6M operating budget. We transform the lives of more than 20,000 kids every day and I couldn't be more proud and fulfilled. What brought you to HBS?... View Details

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