Fitness - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2019
News

A Measured Approach

IDinsight fits is by saying, look, sometimes decision-makers need to make a relatively quick decision, and they cannot wait one, two, or three years to find out whether a particular program affects that longer-term outcome of interest,”... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

play. It wasn’t clear if, or how, a movie would ever fit into this point of view. When Lin first approached Lego, the company hedged, asking him to consider working on a specific play theme like Lego’s robot line Bionicle—making the Lego... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Feb 1998
News

Short Takes

people can't anticipate or avoid." According to the study, consumers do not let paradoxes get the best of them. They combat such inner conflict by adopting coping mechanisms. They might, explains Fournier, use confrontative strategies such as accommodation - changing... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2015
News

Ink

experiences, situations, and learning will keep us more mentally sharp and physically fit than a routine without these. Wendy and I wanted to work hard for a cause, but we also wanted to take advantage of our situation and take in all... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Apple; Microsoft; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

18 May 2015
News

The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)

What inspired you to pursue a career in medicine and how does your HBS MBA fit into this career path? “I was drawn to medicine because I loved the idea that knowledge and skill could directly translate into improving the lives of others.... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

toward creating the most fitting communication pattern for the negotiation overall. In our studies, my colleagues and I have identified six basic forms of interaction: haggling, fighting, working together, opening up, building a... View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

22 Aug 2019
News

Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

withstand any of the challenges for today. Hanna: And Andela was launched in 2014, the same year that you graduated. It's an organization that identifies and trains software developers. Can you talk a little bit about how it fits into... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni

contribution or bringing one item. Social outings mutually agreed upon by members, such as happy hour, art workshop, fitness class, etc. What if there is pre-existing conflict with another member? Every member should feel comfortable in... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Vision: To Go-Go

can build a multibillion-dollar business capable of identifying the next big food trend and propagating it across a vast network of cloud kitchens. “We only have 80 kitchens right now,” Azuero says. “We believe we can easily fit 1,000... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; entrepreneurship; foodtech; startup; Latin America

01 Dec 2015
News

Giving Advice

what guidelines might you suggest? —Norm Boone (MBA 1977) DITKOFF: At Bridgespan, we define impact investing as “investing capital to generate social impact in a way that also provides monetary returns.” As you can see, a broad spectrum of activities View Details

19 Jan 2016
News

Electric Avenues

Everywhere—Finally Fit to Drink On the heels of this past summer’s crippling drought, California hit the switch on a long-promised technological solution to the water crisis: desalination. Poseidon Water’s $1 billion plant in Carlsbad... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Sep 2004
News

A Market-Based Prescription

they price their products depend on consumer demand, value, and traditional market forces. Our present system suppresses these forces and innovation. Doctors can only provide services that fit static billing and payment codes. These codes... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

systemic view of how all these tasks fit together. The reason why mostly white flowers get planted on campus or an eleventh student section gets created (beyond the standard 10 sections first-year MBA students are divided into) might seem... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

30 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 30, 2007

world in a way that fits the new realities of the global economy, fosters leadership, and uses citizen-diplomats to befriend moderates in troubled regions and business networks to ensure success in the major emerging economies; and (6)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

be no role models. No other bike riders to observe and follow. In this case, learning is paving new ground, typically in a trial and error manner. In this process, performance is improved by developing a better fit between the entity's... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

05 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

explicitly define the set of medical conditions in which it participates. For each of these medical conditions, the provider must define where it currently fits in the care cycle. Addressing these questions is the first step in devising a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

This process of filing divisional applications is intended to shape the patents and claims that are ultimately granted so as to fit the invention or inventions that have been made into the appropriate legal form. But the opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

does the course fit into a global context? Hamel: In the last few years, the business world has changed dramatically. No longer moving linearly or at a steady, predictable pace, the world has become fundamentally discontinuous. Most... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 Feb 2025
News

Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

26 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 26

that a model with feelings of guilt as a mediator, but not generalized negative affect, fits the data (Study 4). Finally, we examined the relative explanatory power of different appraisals and found that appraisals of illusory control... View Details