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18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

data to decipher traits belonging to toxic workers. The result was anonymized personal data of almost 60,000 workers from 11 firms, about 70 percent of which were based in the United States. The positions were similar front-line, customer View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Administration (WPA), taught finance at Howard University, and was executive secretary in the Urban League of Canton, Ohio. Monroe Davis Dowling, MBA 1931 Upon graduation from HBS, Monroe Davis Dowling... View Details

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

leadership, modesty, and service to business and society,” added Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), who has served as the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

structures, we adopt a process perspective and find that integration was achieved despite an incentive structure that did not support it. By drawing a distinction between the incentive landscape View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Cotting House | About

faculty and staff. The three-story, 16,747-square-foot Georgian Revival-style, brick-and-wood structure was designed to accommodate the expansion of the School’s International Teachers Program (ITP) and... View Details

17 Dec 2020
News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

networking, efforts to support innovation in Japanese business as well as community service and charitable works. “HBS has a great brand and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

burden on the Chinese economy. India, on the other hand, with slower declines in the birth rate, will see its dependency ratio improve as larger numbers of children grow up and enter the work force, where they can View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

and with the firm's future performance. The results do not support the view that executive and outside directors use their connections to extract rents. Rather the company... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

Source: iStock If you’re stressed out because it feels like there are never enough hours in the day, here’s a solution: hire a housecleaner, order takeout, and pay the kid next door to mow the lawn. In other words, buy yourself more free... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Services 5% Depreciation 3% University Assessments 1% Supplies & Equipment 0% Debt Service Faculty research expenses include a portion of faculty salaries and benefits expense,... View Details

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

Photographed by Webb Chappell In March 2010, the 1787 drafting of the United States Constitution became breaking news. The members of the Texas State Board of Education had convened in Austin to review the state’s history and other social... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose the right alternatives manager or become that future manager yourself Who Will Benefit Early-Career Financial Services Professionals Aspiring Finance or... View Details

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

or because coworkers create an atmosphere that encourages theft. Nevertheless, the incremental losses observed when employees work in groups are absent in firms that pay higher wages. And what about the previous study that showed employee... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Lessons from Nike's Playbook By: Lynn S. Paine One surprising role of Nike's corporate responsibility committee is to provide support for innovation. More and more companies recognize the importance of... View Details

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

On the face of it, social marketing is a cinch. Here's one scenario. You as a marketer want people who are living in poverty to take better care of their health. So, given your profession, what do you do? You can persuade them—through public View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

however, wider organizational changes are probably needed. “One way to make a difference is by increasing the amount of administrative support doctors receive, so they are relieved of those burdens,” Goh... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

systems for coordinating group decisions or managing event tickets. The long-run view is that there is real fundamental technological value here, and so what really matters for the market is whether we can realize that value through... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Financial Services

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

does one lead at your company? How do you give feedback? How do you establish an inclusive culture, develop employees, and create a great place to work? Your job is to answer these questions and provide... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Loeb House | About

The updates enhanced and revitalized the building while reducing its environmental impact. Loeb House has been repurposed several times, but has primarily been used for administrative offices since the 1985... View Details

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