Inner Work Life - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

activity sponsored by Harvard Business School. That study sought to examine questions of M&A strategy and execution with a new rigor. Our in-depth findings will emerge over the next year or two, in the form of various books, articles, and cases. Our View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 12 (December 2010) Abstract This article identifies five problematic issues in the intersection of work and life that create human resource challenges for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of international debt as given. However,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Portrait Project

Shardule Shah

“Daddy! Where’s my magic wand?!” screamed Siyona, my four-year old daughter. “I’m sorry. I’ll be back,” I told a potential investor on a videoconference. Previously, I would have lamented this interruption. But we live in a new world. View Details

21 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 21

Moreover, there is something resembling "intelligent design" in finance, whereby regulators and legislators act in a quasidivine capacity, putting dinosaurs on life support. The danger is that such interventions in the natural... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)

which she had worked so diligently. “Even though I enjoyed the company and people, I began to realize that it wasn’t a good fit for me. I had ambitions to explore a variety of industries and technologies. I also wanted to approach... View Details

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

are being used, but this may unintentionally introduce problems or incompatibilities as modules and software evolve over time. It is good documentation and a best practice for research data management to include module loads in your (Bash) cluster submission scripts or... View Details

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

opportunities and jobs, their life satisfaction has steadily declined, the paper notes. That might be due at least in part to women working during the day, then having to return home to the “second shift” of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

spur agriculture. Or the supermarket going up in the inner city. What can a marketing background say to you when your goal is not to sell Coca-Cola, but to offer a better existence to people on the edge? That's the puzzle facing HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development,... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

to work on the mission at hand. It has not always been fun, and it’s never been easy, but it has honestly been worth every ounce of struggle. All this hardship has made me the person I am today. I gained perspective from all walks of... View Details

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Philippe Rival

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? After six years of working as a civil engineer, the importance and value of adding management skills to an existing engineering and technical base became apparent to me. The MBA was the... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

Competitive advantage. Corporate strategy. The competitive advantage of nations. All over the world these terms quickly bring to mind the groundbreaking work of HBS professor Michael Porter, whose two decades of research on these and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

01 Sep 2010
News

James Has New Role

staying connected to the School is,” says James. “I’ve spent a majority of my professional life at HBS, and I’ve seen firsthand how committed our alumni are to the School and to helping it maintain its leadership position. I’m really... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals

issue, the loss of a job." The midcareer professional may have a desire to go deeper. Or may recognize that their accumulated knowledge and experience can open previously unavailable options. Whatever the motivation, Butler believes, coaching can help participants... View Details

25 Aug 2014
News

Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

Mumbai, surrounded by a large extended family, Ash Dahod read Reader’s Digest from cover to cover. “That was my view of life in the United States,” says Dahod. “I was fascinated.” The thumbnail version of Dahod’s journey has many elements... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

07 Apr 2015
News

Warrior Spirit

still works out with former and current world champions at least five days a week at one of the martial arts academies he owns in Singapore. Sityodtong launched Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in 2009 as a response to an unanswered... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from companies like Marriott, adidas, Quiet Logistics, and Go Mobile. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from... View Details

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Contemporary African Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Contemporary African Art Search Baker Library Search Search Search Overview Contemporary African Art at Harvard Business School Opens February 2024 Online Exhibition Celebrating the vibrant African contemporary art scene, this online exhibition... View Details

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