Life Satisfaction - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller

ahead,” he says of the iconic brand. “What’s important to me is the satisfaction of seeing an organization that has been failing for years become a great place to work, from the shop floor all the way on up, and produce a great result for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books

Moon challenges business leaders to rethink their business strategies and inspire differentiation that leads to success. Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life Francesca Gino wants you to break the rules. Or at... View Details

01 Sep 2003
What Do You Think?

To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?

along with other very thoughtful responses, suggest a wide divergence of views on the role of the board in the life cycle of a corporate entity. Interestingly, those who teach corporate law suggest that board accountabilities are subject... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

strengthen their own skills, educate managers to effectively lead their teams, and retain great employees. Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life Francesca Gino wants you to break the rules at work. If you sit in... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Jul 2013
News

Embracing Chaos

we want to give back, but none of us, individually, knows how to do that. I can write a check, but have no idea who to give it to, and no idea how it's going to be used. There's not the satisfaction of seeing an impact. So, guess what?... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Bibliography - The Art of American Advertising

Boston: The Boston Athenaeum, 1991. Richards, Maurice. Encyclopedia of Ephemera: A Guide to the Fragmentary Documents of Everyday Life for the Collector, Curator, and Historian . New York: Routledge, 2000. Scott, Walter D. “The Psychology... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

managed to achieve success and satisfaction in both realms. She related how in June 1983, six months pregnant with her first child, she became the Times' highest-ranking woman when the paper named her deputy metropolitan editor. She took... View Details

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

do you have for students grappling with this choice? My first piece of advice is to work with a CPD career coach to gain clarity on your career and life criteria. What are the tasks that you want to be doing on a day-to-day basis that... View Details

02 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

you have for students grappling with this choice? My first piece of advice is to work with a CPD career coach to gain clarity on your career and life criteria. What are the tasks that you want to be doing on a day-to-day basis that will... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

target of success in their new book Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life (Wiley, 2004). After conducting hundreds of interviews with high achievers, they developed a framework for thinking about integrating four... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

01 Apr 2002
News

Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle

believer in the importance of giving back to the community. "It's a source of deep satisfaction that the database management tools and techniques first developed at Epsilon have allowed hundreds of nonprofit organizations to profitably... View Details

Keywords: Charles M. Williams; Epsilon Data Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

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Instant Photography Is Launched | Baker Library

hands of amateurs, customers would send their cameras with a roll of one hundred exposed images inside to Kodak’s factory to be developed and printed. By removing most of the manipulative barriers between the photographer and photograph, it is hoped that many of the... View Details

13 Jul 2016
News

From Money to Ministry

than anything, and that perhaps I was called to ministry,” he says. “I went to my rector to talk about it, and he said, ‘What took you so long?’ Less than a year later, I was in seminary.” Quainton gave up a six-figure salary and a comfortable View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

Engage consumers by exploring their varied preferences and enhancing customer compatibility Balance being proactive and reactive to consumer needs while understanding cost and customer satisfaction implications Overcome barriers to change... View Details

16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

to supporting municipalities through the life of their assets and relationship with Highland. It’s a complex job, but immensely rewarding job to balance the cost control at the backend, while still delivering an exceptional service to our... View Details

13 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

research , Buell and Norton had experimented with customer satisfaction in travel and dating websites. They found that when these sites visually showed the effort being exerted by the site during searches or transactions, customers were... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

H. Land, "Chairman's Letter," Polaroid Corporation Annual Report 1976, 5. Polaroid advertisements featured the testimony of Polaroid users who claimed their cameras had made them "the life of the party." 78 "The entire process of pose,... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Life by David M. Culver (MBA 1949) with Alan Freeman (McGill-Queen's University Press) Innovation Zeitgeist: Digital Business Transformation in a World of Too Many Competitors by Alistair Davidson (MBA 1976) (Eclicktick Consulting) Denial... View Details

18 Jun 2024
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Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate