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Alex Nelson
solve complex problems and meet people's needs — I could do more effectively as a business person." Finding meaningful roles After just over two and a half years with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where Alex worked on a variety of... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
market funds, we show that funds with large exposures to risky Eurozone banks suffered significant outflows between June and August 2011. Due to credit market frictions, these outflows have significant spillover effects on other firms:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights
A student team pitches its venture to a panel of instructors, entrepreneurs, and investors on the final day of the Startup Bootcamp program. (photo by Susan Young) MBA Program Startup Bootcamp This is the first of a new January... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
What HBS Learned from West Point
how-to skills and the self-knowledge needed to be an effective leader. In short, business schools have excelled at teaching about leadership from a fundamentally analytical perspective. But there are things that every leader should be... View Details
- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
spillover effect to the private sector. The authors studied what happened after municipal governments in California adopted policies that required public (but not private) building renovations and new construction to build "green," which... View Details
- 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Questions By: Brooks, Alison Wood, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia
can be an effective tactic: “People are more likely to support energy policies that have initial costs and long-term benefits when the policies will be implemented in the future — even in the near future — rather than today.” Related... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top
last November. The goal of the intensive three-day program is to bring together, by invitation, about a dozen leaders from major American, Canadian, and British companies and team them with experienced CEOs and senior HBS faculty to... View Details
Keywords: Jon Prestage
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
categorize the world, emphasizing some values or activities over others. In other words, languages shape the way people think. After hearing about one such theory from visiting doctoral student Hao Liang from Tilburg University, Harvard Business School Associate... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
wanted to find out whether a delay between order completion and order delivery would have an effect on which items the customers chose to buy. In other words, would a customer be more likely to choose kale over Kit-Kats if he ordered his... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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leaders who make a difference in the world. We ’ re here to help you identify and implement flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. Browse our services to discover what you can... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
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A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
time, some type of gun-purchase waiting-period law. To understand the causal effect of waiting periods, the team exploited the significant geographic and temporal variations in the implementation of waiting... View Details
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Nikki Skovran
which she helped develop an anti-gang task force, took Nikki in yet another new direction. “I noticed a lot of inefficiencies in the way the government approached things,” Nikki says. “I became interested in finding more effective ways to... View Details
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Corporate Training Programs | HBS Online
Enrollment Simplified process allows participants to enroll directly in courses sponsored by their organization. Reporting Progress reporting is available to help teams celebrate participant milestones and to highlight participants who... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
detection of cancer is a key factor in survival rates. Day Zero Diagnostics research team (photo by Susan Young) Working with a team from Harvard Medical School, Kelley, who holds a master’s in public... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
COVID-19 is claiming an unexpected career toll among scientific researchers, and particularly on women, new research shows. If you are female, have young children, or work in a lab, you are more likely to feel the career-crunching effects... View Details
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Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Once in a Lifetime Opportunities In 2011, at 26 years of age, Kasia Stochniol (MBA 2014) packed her bags and moved to Nairobi, Kenya. After previous professional experience as a consultant, she joined the early team at M-KOPA, a social... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
puts students in the shoes of case protagonists, helping them develop the skills and judgment required to be an effective general manager. While case discussions remain core to the School’s learning model, HBS is continually exploring... View Details
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
but I'm the steward. I aspire to that HBS mission of being a leader who makes a difference." The metrics show that CEE is effecting change. Last year, 10,000 students took part in the National Economic Challenge, almost double the number... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by valuing work as a... View Details