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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
rectangle reflecting electron valences, but a tree structure depicting ancestral and functional affinities among the human genes... the resulting tools will clearly spawn myriad individual projects, with dramatic consequences View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- Profile
Jennifer Kelly
situation — with multiple stakeholders and market consequences and other complications — you see them with all the intricacies they have in real life." "The biggest thing that has changed the way I think about the world,"... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ellyn Creasey
week before, I had to punish a sailor for sleeping on watch. I knew my division was worn down. We had been at sea for the last six months. Three more to go. But how had we gotten to this? Off watch three... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
U.S. private equity industry over 10 years, we investigate the consequences of the ideological misfit that arises when individuals’ political ideologies diverge substantially from the prevailing ideology of their firms. We hypothesize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
historians and economists. It is now obvious that economic policies, even aggressively interventionist ones such as high tariffs, at times have had extremely beneficial consequences for some. At the very... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
temperatures will likely increase 6 degrees C by 2100, "which would have devastating consequences for the planet." This means more super droughts, floods, storms, fires, crop failures, sea-level... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Outside Voices
In just 15 years, Greece managed to seesaw from one economic extreme to the other, from almost breaking the eurozone at the depth of its debt crisis to becoming one of the fastest growing economies in Europe in 2023, according to the IMF. Now wages are rebounding,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
consequences for breaking the law.” “Crime and incarceration will continue to be pressing societal issues,” Huntsman adds. “I am proud that CEC is a part of the solution.” In her research, Assistant... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Caren Kelleher
undoubtedly required sacrifice, and yet, if I could ask them why they did these things, I know that each of these women would selflessly answer, "For you." Though scholars, pundits and business practitioners may think otherwise, I have never considered being... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
1989 to 2014, using data from LexisNexis, the Mass Shootings in America (MSA) project at Stanford University, and a list of shootings created by USA Today. They focused on state rather than Federal regulations, as state governments are the primary regulators of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
name of tracking terrorists that we begin to take it for granted as consumers? In fact, will we one day look back on September 11 as a point in time when data warehousers were able to take a significant step forward in fully utilizing the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
takeaway for students is the power of transparency as a mechanism for change,” says Tucker. “Another is the motivational value of benchmarking themselves to an internal standard of zero accidents instead of... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. The trend of mandatory sustainability reporting picked up steam as consumers, investors, and civil society in general increasingly demonstrated that they value the social responsibility of corporations. Another... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 May 2023
- Blog Post
Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change
Sustainability, was among the first to take the stage. He spoke of the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the consequences for the Earth. “Our present moment,” he said, “is one of both climate... View Details
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Why the MBA is Still Relevant
the shoes of a case protagonist, and decide exactly what I would do and how I would do it. It also meant living with the consequences of that decision, something all leaders must face in their careers. For... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
join a start-up and the lessons she learned. 1. No pressure, no diamonds.In the cash-strapped environment of a start-up there is pressure to deliver direct results; there's no hiding behind the delayed consequences and layers of... View Details
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
School presents "Preference vs. Practice: Unintended Consequences of Gender Preferences in Innovation Acceleration" at the 2017 Gender and Work Symposium. Sarah Kaplan, Director of the Institute for Gender... View Details
Business and Society
encouraged us to think about the role and responsibility that business leaders have in shaping society and civilization for the better. Business has a wider responsibility than just making profits, and there are View Details