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Maimonides' Ladder: States of Mutual Knowledge and the Perception of Charitability

By: Julian De Freitas, Peter DiScioli, Kyle A. Thomas and Steven Pinker

Why do people esteem anonymous charitable giving? We connect normative theories of charitability (captured in Maimonides’ Ladder of Charity) with evolutionary theories of partner choice to test predictions on how attributions of charitability are affected by states of... View Details

Keywords: Charity; Reciprocity; Partner Choice; Common Knowledge; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Knowledge; Perception

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I think that most business school research should examine and help solve real-world problems that managers are facing--or that they might face in the future. This means that these scholars need to choose relevant research questions, and propose and test hypotheses... View Details

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Jean Luo

and designers to understand what drives people and create live features and stories. We were doing something that connected people and made them happy.” Despite her satisfaction, Jean was eager for more education. “I love being in an... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

14 Mar 2023
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What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

exposures, since they fell below the Fed’s threshold for annual collection of Form FR Y-14A Capital Assessments and Stress Testing. At the moment, we also cannot track what fraction of SVB’s deposits was connected to the local venture... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

06 Sep 2016
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What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

their perspectives as well. That said, the section experience is more than just about learning from each other. You form deep connections with your section mates, and your section becomes your cheerleader and support network. 3. The... View Details

12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

as common enemies, hostile mediators cause adversaries in conflict to feel more connected and become more willing to reach agreement (Experiments 3 and 4). Finally, we manipulate the target of mediators’ hostility to document the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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About the Project - Creating Emerging Markets

able to reflect back over three or four decades in business. “As President of the Africa Business Club, I felt privileged to help make the connections which enabled African business leaders to be participants in the Creating Emerging... View Details

16 Mar 2021
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

commitment to learning and community – I’m excited to stay connected to the school and its network to broaden and deepen my understanding of business and leadership and ultimately realize my goals. Are you still in touch with your fellow... View Details

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

music and technology. When I was searching for summer internships in spring 2020, these allies came to my rescue, connecting me to new mentors and opportunities. My professors, classmates, and mentors supported me after graduation,... View Details

24 Jan 2023
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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

importance of building a strong network and seizing opportunities to connect with and learn from others. Each one of my program peers – most of whom I aspire to be lifelong friends with – I believe, will go on to be leaders in their... View Details

20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

innovators discover new directions by making connections across seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas. Innovative breakthroughs often happen at the intersection of diverse disciplines and fields. Author Frans Johanssen... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

for expansion and growth. Initiatives & Projects The Health Care Initiative and the Social Enterprise Initiative connect students, alumni, faculty, and practitioners to ideas, resources, and opportunities for collaboration that yield... View Details

06 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

inbound call center, working in six divisions selling different digital services, such as cable TV packages, cellular phone plans, and internet connectivity services. The researchers learned of an impending compensation cut in one... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

Ranjay Gulati Chapter 7: The Purpose-Autonomy-Trust Nexus On one level, the connection between trust and autonomy seems fairly obvious, but analyzing it I found some interesting connections not only between... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

company. The Bridges Fund Management Recruiting Process A key way Bridges connects with prospective MBA interns is through the Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) Competition. The competition is a collaboration between... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

of CATS is both to examine these criticisms and, more importantly, to interrogate the deep and fundamental connections between the market structures of capitalism and the political structures of the states that seek to support and nourish... View Details

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Davida Bynum

brilliant and humble students from over 35 countries who are equally impressive as they are kind. The connection we have fostered has left an indelible impact on me and I am so grateful that HBS brought us together. What is your favorite... View Details

18 Jun 2013
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influence-seeking risk managers (1) establish and maintain interpersonal connections with decision makers and how they (2) adopt, deploy, and reconfigure tools-practices that we define collectively as toolmaking. Using prior literature... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

forthcoming Harvard Business Review Press Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—Part of a manager's job is making tough calls, and the hardest challenge can be resolving "gray... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations

By: Debora L. Spar

As members of civil society NGOs would seem to have a built-in proclivity towards representation: towards working on behalf of some group of people, or toward some specific goal. Yet in practice such moments of accountability are rare. Unlike other social agents,... View Details

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