Life Satisfaction - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 31

Working PapersFrom Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science Authors:Waverly W. Ding, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract This paper examines gender differences in the participation of university View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

said. "The flatness of the organization gives a lot of opportunity. There’s much fewer people you have to deal with, and I think having fewer people to win over is a valuable thing," Selassie said. But Thomas warned students against expecting corporate View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

01 Jan 2002
News

Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

Hobbies Golf, skiing, reading Recommended Reading The Future of Life, by E.O. Wilson "Wilson is lyrical in his expression of some very complex ideas concerning biodiversity and the fate of life on Earth." Helping to lead a revolution of... View Details

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

Engage consumers by exploring their varied preferences and enhancing customer compatibility Balance being proactive and reactive to consumer needs while understanding cost and customer satisfaction implications Overcome barriers to change... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Getting Back on Course

their own work and family life strategy. Charting Your Course debuted in May 2000 when fifty alumnae, most of them from the MBA reunion classes of '81, '86 and '91, met on campus for two days. Hart, who like Welsh is a member of the HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

benefits emanating from diversity, the two professors wanted to find a company that already had a lot of diversity in its ranks. This led them to the commercial bank. They then collected human resources data on branch demographics, the results of annual employee... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

research , Buell and Norton had experimented with customer satisfaction in travel and dating websites. They found that when these sites visually showed the effort being exerted by the site during searches or transactions, customers were... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Life by David M. Culver (MBA 1949) with Alan Freeman (McGill-Queen's University Press) Innovation Zeitgeist: Digital Business Transformation in a World of Too Many Competitors by Alistair Davidson (MBA 1976) (Eclicktick Consulting) Denial... View Details

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

themselves (Study 2) at different income levels. Data from two national surveys revealed that while laypeople's predictions were relatively accurate at higher levels of income, they greatly overestimated the impact of income on life View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2007
News

Riding It Out

that brought Tally back down to a healthier 60 pounds. “There’s the potential to add two years to your dog’s life if you manage its weight properly,” says Gisholt. “That’s a lot of ‘found time’ with a beloved extended family member.” A... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

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Past Issues - Alumni

life of the party Step Change When she came back to Egypt five years ago, investor Amal Enan embraced the chaos—and found a path to impact her country’s future Complete Table of Contents December 2022 Full Court Press With a $1 billion... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

indexing to make their portfolio stronger and more profitable. The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe For Success and Satisfaction by Samantha Ettus (MBA 2001) (Ghost Mountain Books) Ettus wants to change the way you think about work/life... View Details

13 Jul 2016
News

From Money to Ministry

than anything, and that perhaps I was called to ministry,” he says. “I went to my rector to talk about it, and he said, ‘What took you so long?’ Less than a year later, I was in seminary.” Quainton gave up a six-figure salary and a comfortable View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Commencement 2018 Address | About

life that is enterprising. Be resourceful, be willing to take on projects of importance and difficulty, be courageous to do things that have not been done before. Among the countless examples of people who exemplify this quality of... View Details

19 Apr 2016
Blog Post

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

condition, a senior leader at Wipro spent 15 minutes discussing ways in which working at the company would enable the newcomers to express their individuality. Next, the new call agents completed an exercise ranking the individual strengths they would exhibit if... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

satisfaction of applying their learning to a problem about which they care a great deal." Funded by the School principally through generous alumni gifts and supplementing what employer organizations can pay, fellowships enable students to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

on for years. Life in a growing frontier town that starts with six people and no buildings either demands frontier justice or unfolds its apparent willingness to assist the murderer's effort to avoid his fate. Indian troubles, vigilantes’... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2020
News

In Review

Under his ten-and-one-half years of leadership, the School launched FIELD and HBS Online. It created two joint degree programs: an MS/MBA in Engineering in conjunction with the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and an MS/MBA in View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

schools. We All Leak Eventually: Stories from a Humorously Unbalanced Mind by Larry Castriotta (MBA 1973) (Larry Castriotta) Writing of his life growing up in a small town within a tight, loving family, Castriotta revisits his childhood... View Details

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

Working PapersHappiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Abstract We show that data on satisfaction with life from over 600,000 Europeans are... View Details