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- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
the more you will actually take out. So, give as much as you can. I don’t mean to overstretch yourself, but if you... View Details
- 11 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS
search. But what about those already in your network? Do they know that you are going to get your MBA? Have you talked with classmates from college, current and former... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
who want to push performance very strongly shouldn’t expect employees to engage in extra-role behavior as much,” Gallani says. “There is a little bit of a tradeoff between pay for performance and extra-role... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like... View Details
- 08 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder
leave the company. The researchers made other discoveries as well, which might have something to say about wage inequality and widening pay gaps in corporations. The findings suggest: “Female employees may... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
managers, pay for performance, "deep smarts," blink, the wisdom of crowds, management as a profession, the relevancy of business schools, pay for performance, and the... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
paper that activists appear to increase the probability that firms get acquired. Put differently, we rule out the hypothesis that they simply pick stocks that are soon going to be acquired anyway. Takeover View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
Are You Being Served?
letters, and my inattention were all forgiven by the state as it set, and reset, hearings for me. They could have said, “No day in court for you, pal. You had your chances.” But they didn’t. Why? Somewhere... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- News
Finish What You Start-up
college, coming out of business school––we have ourselves puffed up in a way that the reality of the world is going to crush in some way. “There was an advantage, in some ways, to being a startup in the Midwest. View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
hear the arguments for and against the options that were rejected. In addition, they must address employees' fears: "People want to know why you think they can make it through the change," Garvin observes. "They also want... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
SolStock In late 2016 drug maker Eli Lilly announced it would stop research on the Alzheimer's drug solanezumab after results proved disappointing over three trials. For competitors such as Biogen, Merck, and Roche, this decision... View Details
- 04 Jun 2008
- News
Whistle While You Work
the hair down — things that business frowns upon. After the workweek ends on Friday, music is what you jack up on your car stereo as you head over to Fenway Park to watch the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
This Site’s for You
current events that impact a significant number of HBS alumni. As with blogs elsewhere on the Web, we make it easy for you to talk back to us. Don’t be shy. The arrival of our own blog inspired Class Notes... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
As economic turmoil continues, many companies are reconsidering their strategies with an eye toward going lean and slashing prices. And that might work for a few companies—but very few. Instead, companies... View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
Imagine you’re a consultant and you notice a few eyebrow-raising behaviors, such as a colleague who misuses a client’s meal stipend or an executive who screams inappropriately at his staff. Should View Details
- 25 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
When Your Passion Works Against You
might come across as off-putting. “If I’m the hiring manager, what if I think this person is going to come for my job in three years?” One piece of advice Jachimowicz has for job candidates—as well View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman