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HBS Fund - Alumni

Giving HBS Fund Giving HBS Fund Annual Giving Fuel HBS’s continued excellence Annual gifts to the HBS Fund provide resources that we can put to... View Details

21 Jul 2015
First Look

Publications In press Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes When Doing Good Is Bad in Gift-giving: Mis-predicting Appreciation of Socially-responsible Gifts By: Cavanaugh, A., F. Gino, and G.J. Fitzsimons Abstract—Gifts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Volunteer - Alumni

Help with MBA Admissions There are various opportunities to share your experience with admitted students in order to help them decide whether HBS is right for them, such as by being a mentor or hosting a small event. Make a Gift INVEST IN... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

Celeste Guth (MBA 1986) Goldman Sachs Scholars Fellowship The Celeste Guth Goldman Sachs Scholars Fellowship was established as a gift from Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of Celeste Guth (MBA... View Details

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Department Directory - Alumni

hbs_fund@hbs.edu Development Office Gift Processing 617.495.6207 (t) 617.496.0839 (f) gifts@hbs.edu Development Office Planned Giving 877.448.3864 (t) 617.495.9292 (f) pg@hbs.edu Magazine/Class Notes... View Details

13 Jul 2016
HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

are providing content to users publicly, others can grab that information.” It’s not enough to just take someone else’s customers, though, he warns—you’ve got to give them something better than they had before. LESSON TWO: CREATE A BETTER... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation

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FAQ - Alumni

Giving FAQ Giving FAQ What is the School’s Federal Tax Identification Number? HBS gifts are managed under the umbrella of Harvard University’s Federal Tax Identification... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

southeast campus. The auditorium was a gift to HBS from Florence Vanderbilt Twombly Burden and her sons, William A.M. Burden (AB 1927) and Shirley Carter Burden. The hall was named in honor of Florence’s late husband, William A.M. Burden... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

the work means getting the knowledge, changing your habits, and sharing it with others." That's what we're doing. You know. We've done the work. We've worked on the science. We're telling people how they can actually change their habits. And the book, which we put out... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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Interviews - Creating Emerging Markets

don’t want them to just live and die with us.” Download Transcript Sri Lanka Abbas Akbarally Chairman, Akbar Brothers (Tea; Diversified) “The main thing is integrity, honesty; and once the banks know that you are not going to take their money and go to the casino, they... View Details

06 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

different than how they want to be seen. To gain greater understanding of how they are coming across, authentic leaders obtain real-time feedback by listening to their “truth tellers,” who give them candid critiques about their... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

01 Oct 2021
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Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

distinction as a Baker Scholar. He has served on the Board of Dean’s Advisors and various class committees, kept in touch with classmates, and was the subject of an HBS case study about Blackstone’s investment in the footwear company Crocs. He also View Details

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Donor Societies - Alumni

payments in a single fiscal year $1,000+ (MBA alumni 0–4 years out) $2,500+ (MBA alumni 5–9 years out) $5,000+ (all other alumni and friends) Listing in HBS’s annual Report on Giving Invitations to selected events and programs Updates on... View Details

30 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?

through the roof,” Dolan says. “Then they hit a lot of bumps.” Backlash from a holiday 2019 ad foreshadowed problems to come. In the ad, a fictional husband gifts his wife a Peloton, and the wife documents her yearlong use of the bike,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle

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Alumni Board - Alumni

IDEAS GIVE TO HBS INVEST IN LEADERS & IDEAS Give to HBS Learn about Planned Giving Recognition for Your HBS Giving According to our records, you... View Details

15 Feb 2022
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When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

mentoring mindset in whatever field they’re in. “Not everybody wants to do that. Many refuse,” he writes. “But for those who make the jump, the reward is almost always enormous.” For Brooks, that leap landed him at Harvard, writing a column for The Atlantic, hosting a... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

29 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?

obvious to them that we didn't have to give this additional compensation, but that we had chosen to." The gift "signaled that we had done something nice for them which they may want to reciprocate." And they... View Details

Keywords: by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

How to Demotivate Your Best Employees

a 6 to 8 percent productivity decrease The plant's attendance award program began in March 2011 and continued for nine months. Employees with perfect attendance for a month, including no unexcused absences or tardy shift arrivals, were entered into a drawing to win a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Service

01 Mar 2024
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Leading Businesses in a Web3 World

Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg Web3 is poised to transform everything we do online by decentralizing and democratizing the internet. That transformation is already underway in the business world: built on blockchain technology that offers increased security and... View Details

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

because if you knew somebody to fix them up with, you would. Or if they would let you, you would. So I think the best thing you can do for somebody that you really want to help find love, is to give them a View Details

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