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- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
Brown University, detail their findings in the working paper Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency. When employees talk about their pay A labor economist, Cullen noticed while conducting research in 2014 that workers with comparable jobs in the same locations earned... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
sight of the bigger picture. Rather than wasting resources on one "A-list" star, matching cast members with similar rankings might often be a more efficient strategy. Q: What research are you working on now? A: Most of my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat
was punching above their weight," says Werker. When they did so, a small number of demographically similar countries came out on top. The Small, The Rich, The Nordic "We found a handful of smaller, richer democracies most... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
the end of each module (earning an average score of 50% or greater). This helps ensure your cohort proceeds through the course at a similar pace and can take full advantage of social learning opportunities. A module is composed of a... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist
was that a majority of the protagonists from the 500+ cases I read as an HBS MBA student did not look like or have a similar background as me, an Asian female immigrant. After receiving repeated and direct feedback from students, the HBS... View Details
- Fast Answer
How Do I Cite Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools?
Students should consider the use of Chat-GPT and similar generative AI technologies the same as using the internet, and therefore follow the same school guidance regarding its usage. Below... View Details
- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
the experience at Airbnb provides an important lesson for other businesses with similar web platforms. Companies should be reviewing their web design and building in more anonymity. If it’s necessary to provide identifying information of... View Details
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
stars, Groysberg says the evidence "strongly suggests the wisdom of hiring from firms with similar orientations and lesser or equivalent quality" that are less "resource-rich" than one's own, with every effort made to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
organizations live-blog or live-tweet their corporate meetings or events to give employees a sense of the back-and-forth in the moment. The virtual platforms that companies are relying on these days offer a similar opportunity to invite... View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
4 Things You Need to Know About Independent Projects
only what you put in! I identified my spring term IP faculty member when I called him for some primary research I was doing for my January-Term internship. He mentioned that the work I was doing was very similar to an IP project another... View Details
- 14 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need
University of Virginia, and Stanford University is similar to the way physicians are trained through medical residencies, in which they face specific clinical dilemmas. There’s no reason, says Huckman, that management and leadership... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise
leading figures in various fields. This includes socially impactful alumni leaders like Kwame Owusu-Kesse of the Harlem Children Zone and media leaders like Oprah, who openly share their personal and professional lessons with us. I’ve also been able to facilitate my... View Details
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online
deadline. This course also features recommended weekly deadlines to help ensure participants proceed through the course at a similar pace and can take full advantage of social learning opportunities. In addition to module and assignment... View Details
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Current Research
Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?
martial arts. Some novelists are paid a fixed price, similar to the way that Charles Dickens was paid for each installment of The Pickwick Papers in the 1800s. With this model, authors receive the same payment for their books regardless... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 28 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)
role models and stories to relate to. However, getting here also makes you a trailblazer, breaking down barriers and inspiring others who share similar backgrounds, especially from my same region and country (Chile). As a... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
move into other sectors with similar economic and gender dynamics, such as tea, chocolate, and shea butter. Tipping your farmer may feel unusual to American consumers today, Nyamumbo acknolwledges, “but I see this as being pretty standard... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
moments of cultural snafus. But no, I really believe that we are more similar than dissimilar as human beings. So with that mindset, I slowly started chipping away and engaging with all the stakeholders across the organization and shared... View Details
- 04 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Tech Club
these skills workshops to see if eventually there’s enough there to transition it into the official coursework. The club has been able to nimbly work with similar tech clubs across all the Harvard schools and other schools like MIT. The... View Details