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Business & Environment

Ishita Sen and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva 2025 | Working Paper In a world with rising risk, how much are U.S. households willing to pay for homeowners insurance, and what does... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

misperception gets in the way and give advice on how to counter it. They also offer leaders a blueprint for building the kind of strong, learning-oriented work environment that... View Details

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

race biases without knowing that you have these biases, overclaiming credit without meaning to do so, being affected by conflicts of interest, and favoring an in-group—such as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

Career Management Climate Change Diversity and Inclusion Economy, Government Entrepreneurship Finance and Operations Governance and Boards Happiness, Purpose View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

It is hard to imagine a more difficult and tragic trial by fire for a new leader. On September 4, 2001, Robert Mueller started his new job as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

Working Papers Competition As Strategic Interaction By: Eisenhardt, Kathleen, Rory McDonald, and Cheng Gao Abstract—Strategic interaction has been a topic of scholarly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers

checks, or use convenient banking products and services, like debit cards and direct deposit. This possibility induces some low-income customers to pay back the bank with high-interest loans from payday... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Giving - Alumni

charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair market value on the date of the gift and avoid capital gains tax. To ensure proper crediting of... View Details

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

company's evolution, the challenges of building a community and refining a web-based competition platform are illustrated. Experiences and perspectives from TopCoder community... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

their means, the authors say in their working paper. “Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer,” says Di Maggio, the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology

28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

deliberate learning efforts using both a cognitive (task understanding) and an emotional (self-efficacy) mechanism. We study the proposed framework by means of a mixed-method... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2015
Blog Post

One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group

people. Lastly, I wanted to build out my consumer packaged goods knowledge that I began building while working at PepsiCo. Consulting felt like the right match but the question became which firm and why.... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail

20 Jun 2023
Research & Ideas

Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories

newspaper article is not just numbers.” But that doesn’t mean there’s no role for statistics; arguments and pitches that rely on data and numbers can be more effective in some... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

holds some key Harvard Business School specialized knowledge: Nearly 15 years ago, Creary was an HBS research associate, writing cases for Professor David Thomas (now president of Morehouse College) and... View Details

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

Working PapersThe Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community Authors:Marco Iansiti View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
News

Thinking Ahead

plaque has real meaning that ties into your company’s purpose. And carefully consider the benefits you offer. Hall offers the example of Wegmans, which began an effort in 1984... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

(companies whose ownership is controlled by a single family) and other kinds of family enterprises including family foundations and family investment funds, the lack View Details

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

Working PapersLetting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

August 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

By: Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt and Evan M.S. Hecht

NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018–2019 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to the NBA. He also did not know what he... View Details