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  • 17 Jan 2017
  • Video

From the White House to HBS, Students Reflect on Inauguration

  • December 2014 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

Codecademy: Monetizing a Movement?

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa C. Mazzanti
Codecademy, an open-platform, online community for learning computer programming, launched in 2011. By 2014, the company had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However, there were still no revenues. The founders... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Startup Management; Technology; Computer Programming; Coding; Online Education; Monetization; Online Communities; Marketplaces; Internet and the Web; Education; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Education Industry
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  • Article

Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance

By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton and Jordi Quoidbach
In three field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and teammates with prosocial bonuses, a novel type of bonus spent on others rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier... View Details
Keywords: Satisfaction; Groups and Teams; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Banking Industry; Sports Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Canada; Belgium; Australia
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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance

By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn and Jordi Quoidbach
In two field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and teammates with prosocial bonuses, a novel type of bonus spent on others rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier... View Details
Keywords: Satisfaction; Groups and Teams; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Banking Industry; Sports Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Canada; Belgium; Australia
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  • 26 Apr 2021
  • News

The Future of Women in the Workplace

  • October 1997 (Revised September 2000)
  • Case

Disney (A): From Disneyland to Disney World—Learning the Art of Land Assembly

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
Walt Disney is contemplating sites for a new theme park, building on the success of Disneyland in Anaheim. The focus is on Disney's strategy for land negotiation and acquisition, which is informed by his experience with the Anaheim park. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Types; Negotiation Tactics; Acquisition; Tourism Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; California
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  • 2023
  • Book

The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card

By: Christina Wallace
Pouring yourself into a single full-time job is the riskiest move you can make. Your parents’ advice to focus on one career path? It doesn’t work anymore, for reasons ranging from recessions to student loan debt, the gig economy, climate disasters, and a global... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career
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  • 2010
  • Working Paper

The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras

New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Growth; Product Development; Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry
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  • April 2014
  • Tutorial

Conjoint Analysis: Online Tutorial

By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia
The Conjoint Analysis: Online Tutorial is an interactive pedagogical vehicle intended to facilitate understanding of one of the most popular market research methods in academia and practice, namely conjoint analysis. The aim is to provide students or executives going... View Details
Keywords: Market Research; Conjoint Analysis; Market Segmentation; Pricing; Marketing Strategy
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  • Research Summary

Overview

I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
  • Blog

Exceptional Learning—Wherever You Are

Can a virtual learning experience be as dynamic, energetic, and powerful as a classroom session? With its Live Online Classroom, HBS proves that the answer is a resounding yes. Through an initiative that started long before COVID-19... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2015
  • First Look

First Look Tuesday

both theories of vicarious learning, as well as the practice of learning from others' experiences in organizations. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49499 Blinded by Experience: Prior Experience,... View Details

    Jeffrey J. Bussgang

    General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

    Former entrepreneur turned VC, HBS Senior Lecturer, author of three, dad of three, husband of one, civic leader, and fan of all Boston sports.

    Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a Senior... View Details

    • 02 Jan 2024
    • 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 those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage.... View Details
    • August 2003 (Revised May 2006)
    • Case

    Elizabeth Parker (A)

    By: Tiziana E. Casciaro, Wickham Skinner and David Krackhardt
    A new political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over a highly responsible job in the state government and is met with bureaucratic inertia. Describes a successful strategy to overcome organizational resistance to change. View Details
    Keywords: Public Sector; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence
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    • 20 Aug 2015
    • News

    Why Employees' Long Hours Can Hurt Your Company's Bottom Line

    • 04 Oct 2017
    • Video

    HBS Women's Student Association Webinar

    • 08 May 2019
    • Blog Post

    Discover the Case Method

    in real business issues—and places the student in the role of the decision maker.  Facebook Live: Student and Faculty Panel on the Case Method In this Facebook Live session, students shared their experiences in the classroom including... View Details
    • 14 Oct 2020
    • Blog Post

    Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

    charged. Now the good news: After going through the full-time MBA program at HBS (even with the Coronavirus disruption and finishing my last quarter on-line), I don’t think I could put a price on the education and experiences I received.... View Details
    • 23 Mar 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Effects of Hierarchy on Learning and Performance in Business Experimentation

    Keywords: by Sourobh Ghosh, Stefan H. Thomke, and Hazjier Pourkhalkhali