Enhancing Work Life - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

environmental regulation on business by declaring that well designed regulation could actually enhance competitiveness. Since then, Professor Porter and the Institute have continued to explore how new government regulations, as well as... View Details

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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

Giving Recognizing Our Donors Giving Recognizing Our Donors Celebrating Your Commitment HBS is grateful for every donor All donors are recognized in the annual Report on Giving and receive information about the impact of their support on the View Details

01 Dec 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

service to others. In the intensely competitive world I live in now, that’s good grounding to have.” Why VC is so much fun: “The entrepreneurial energy is irresistible. Working with startups, and investing in smart people with boundless... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

31 May 2023
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Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story

View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. If Larry Miller hadn’t concealed his criminal record, would he ever have been given the chance to turn his life around? Would his talent have... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products

06 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 6, 2007

Working PapersThe Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices Authors:Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth Abstract New gastroenterologists participated in a labor market clearinghouse (a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

out that immigration can enhance the competitiveness of multinational firms. 2013 Chapter Multinational Enterprises and Incomplete Institutions: The Demandingness of Minimum Moral Standards By: Nien-he Hsieh Multinational enterprises... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim In this paper, we investigate whether superior performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies leads to better access to finance. We hypothesize that better access to finance can be attributed to a)... View Details

05 Jul 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

and too little to types of intelligence that enhance leadership performance. He argues that "when it comes to predicting work performance, cognitive-ability tests have been demonstrated to be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Jana Kierstead | About

Executive Director, Jana leads a team of over 300 full-time professionals who manage the lifelong relationship students have with the School, from admissions and financial aid to student life and career services to reunions and lifelong... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

building was extensively revitalized and expanded in 2003-2005, primarily with funds donated by generous HBS alumni. Special attention was given to updating and enhancing the building’s traditional functions while designing new spaces... View Details

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Charlotte MacDonald

With four years of consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group behind her, Charlotte MacDonald, realized it was time to reflect on the path before her. "I was having a great experience, I loved the work and people," she... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on:... View Details

Keywords: rituals

18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

benign envy in addition to decreasing their perceptions of the entrepreneur’s hubristic pride (i.e., arrogance) while increasing their perceptions of the entrepreneur’s authentic pride (i.e., confidence). These findings align with previous View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Jan 2021
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How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

HBS for me was meeting these people who I consider to be some of my closest friends. I am incredibly thankful for them, as they’ve been supportive both personally and professionally. Catching up with my classmates and hearing how many of them are View Details

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For Alumni - Health Care

like to get involved healthcare_initiative@hbs.edu Apply to be a Blavatnik Fellow The Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship provides a select group of Harvard Business School MBA alumni with the opportunity to View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

Twenty-four hours after almost drowning in a ferryboat disaster in Indonesia, Margaret Crotty agreed to a telephone interview with the Today show to discuss how she survived -- and helped save others as well. Her decision to be on television, however, was hardly... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Leadership Team - Complementary Strengths or Competing Agendas , Stephen A. Miles, Michael D. Watkins Picking the Right Transition Strategy , Michael D. Watkins Seven Transformations of Personal Leadership , David Rooke, William R. Torbet View Details

06 Aug 2020
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My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

My first thought after getting accepted to HBS was, “I can’t believe I got in! I need to call my mom!” The second was, “How am I going to pay for this?” I grew up thinking debt was unequivocally bad. Many people in my life discussed... View Details

25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

enhanced creativity and reduced intergroup bias. In contrast, the present work uncovers a potential downside of foreign experiences: increased immoral behavior. We propose that broad foreign experiences... View Details