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17 Apr 2019
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty

outstanding personal memories. Second, Marty would enforce shutting off sabbatical-goers access to work. This is as simple as shutting down their company phone number and voicemail, restricting corporate email access, and providing their... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

Max Bazerman, co-author of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie," discussed the flaws in government decision making in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge Editor Sean Silverthorne. Bazerman is Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne conducted an email interview with Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria about their new book, Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices.Silverthorne: How did the concept of the four-drive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

Vulnerabilities don’t work on a calendar. Cybercriminals show up when they show up.” You Might Also Like: How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know Digital... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services

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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets By Jennifer Gillespie on September 21, 2023 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email The challenge posed to students in HBS’s FIELD Global Capstone (FGC) course sounds a bit like a... View Details

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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Published April 26, 2022 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Earlier today, President Bacow released the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the... View Details

03 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

You Might Also Like: Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions How Much Does Proximity Influence Startup Innovation? 20 Meters' Worth to Be Exact Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup Feedback or ideas to share? View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

stalled even among college-educated Americans; only those with advanced degrees have seen gains. All of the above trends began well before the Great Recession. They are structural, not cyclical. Ask Us a Question Name Email Question View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Spray Canon

Taylor Callery Taylor Callery When street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled sold for $110.5 million in 2017, famed art dealer and curator Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978) told the New York Times that the artist was “now in the same league as Francis Bacon and Pablo... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

didn’t have time to read all the articles in medical journals that might help them make better diagnoses and prognoses, not with the proliferation of academic journals reportedly publishing articles at a rate of once every 26 seconds. Doctors themselves began to View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

07 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips

Practitioner’s Guide is targeted at young accounting PhD job seekers looking for teaching and research positions, we thought it contained interesting advice that could help out many job-seekers. We asked Rouen about his job tips in this View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting; Education

01 Jun 2016
What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

tackle tough business challenges like reworking an outdated strategy or business model. The culture evolves as you do that important work.” They then suggest that “it makes intuitive sense to look at culture as an outcome—not a cause or a fix.” In an View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

20 Apr 2020
News

To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual

“This content is on the bleeding edge,” she says. “When the pandemic was starting to spread, we were able to give expertise from someone at the front lines. After that first session, in which David warned people not to travel and to do things like cancel cruises, we... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

enough to email “goodbyes.” As one remote worker put it, “The screen (on your computer) goes blank.” The Zoom account is closed and the company wants its computer sent back. For hiring (perhaps the next day), the process is reversed, only... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

an email to Kris Ferreira at kferreira@hbs.edu. Related Reading: Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Fashion

05 Nov 2024
Book

Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech

Matter in Remote Work How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Getty Images for... View Details

Keywords: by Karen G. Mills; Financial Services

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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School | MBA

of class, students should email attendance@hbs.edu to discuss their options, including the possibility of remote attendance. Extended Maternal or Parental Leave of Absence Students may choose to take time off for a semester or more to... View Details

17 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Decoding the Artful Sidestep

during political debates by posting the question asked for the duration of the politicians' answers. Mike and I expect this will increase the penalty for dodging a question, and in the intermediate term reduce dodging. Does it work and what other steps can be taken?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

contributor to this column, Stever Robbins, was provoked to send me an email that helps sum up the further questions that these views pose for us. In his words, "One way or another, we will become sustainable. I just hope we do it... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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