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- 19 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- Research Summary
The New Social Contract: Contractors, Firms, and Agencies
The emergence of a 'new social contract' linking employees and organizations - perhaps most notable for the absence of a promise of lifelong job security - has been widely remarked. A related trend, less noted but potentially important, has been the emergence of a... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)
correctly, which shows that people can discriminate between paltering, lying by commission, and lying by omission. Paltering is common Experienced negotiators report that they engage in paltering as often as they lie by omission and more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
say yes to working longer and harder. You take on tasks even if you don't want them. You don’t say no to an opportunity that would advance organizational goals, even it isn’t necessarily aligned with your own. Blinded by their own View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method
method different from lecture style learning. First, case study learning can be far more engaging because you have rich discussions with 90 people who have different perspectives and are willing to challenge your perspective as opposed... View Details
- Program
OPM Renew
Points on completion of this program. Learning and Living at HBS You'll return to the HBS campus, where every aspect of the experience has been carefully designed to foster your learning, comfort, and engagement with faculty and fellow... View Details
- 31 Jan 2024
Alumni Perspectives: Value of the HBS MBA
Join us for an engaging webinar with Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni as they share insights and anecdotes about the unparalleled value of the HBS MBA experience. View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
sustainability vision while delivering on short-term financial targets. Second, they must introduce systemwide change while keeping their employees engaged at the local level. And third, they have to be open to external collaboration... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
allows its 600,000 resellers to sell their unused telecom minutes to smaller customers for a profit. "These kinds of entrepreneurial activities strengthen the social fabric by engaging people as equity partners in their own future,"... View Details
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
like. So you’ll be more effective, more joyful. You’ll bring along more successful people, and you’ll have more career endurance. Morrell: Thirty-three million Americans have quit their jobs since the spring of 2021. What can good leaders do to make sure that workers... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
people in a memorable, engaging way that gives them a pleasant feeling,” Huang says. “You can’t be boring because people won’t hear you.” The most delightful interactions are improvisational, so it’s OK to develop high-level plans for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
doing so in the future. Keenan and colleagues found support for these additional beliefs; however, perceptions of a brand’s generosity remained the primary driver of their study results. Valuable advice for generous firms The results may frustrate deep-pocketed,... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53681 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with Government By: Buell, Ryan W., Ethan Porter, and Michael I. Norton... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Questioning, Listening & Responding Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation View Details
- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
people engaging in different activities with different people—it seems to be something more than that,” she says. “Perhaps it’s about the varied topics we discuss with different people, or the diversity of roles we inhabit.” A rich social... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Mar 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: LEGO
managing a balanced business system," says Thomke. "Complexity is something you need to watch very closely." Controlling complexity, clarifying the core of its business, and engaging the larger community helped save the... View Details
- 24 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items
Keywords: by Edward J. Riedl & Suraj Srinivasan
- January 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
Target Malaria, a non-profit research consortium, is exploring the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to combat malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its approach uses gene drives, a revolutionary tool, to suppress the population of malaria-carrying... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy; Genetics; Ethics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States; United Kingdom; Burkina Faso; Africa
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives." Harvard Business School Case 824-068, January 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- 2016
- Article
Does volunteering improve well-being?
By: A.V. Whillans, Scott C. Seider, Lihan Chen, Ryan J. Dwyer, Sarah Novick, Kathryn J. Gramigna, Brittany A. Mitchell, Victoria Savalei, Sally S. Dickerson and Elizabeth W. Dunn
Does volunteering causally improve well-being? To empirically test this question, we examined one instantiation of volunteering that is common at post-secondary institutions across North America: community service learning (CSL). CSL is a form of experiential learning... View Details
Whillans, A.V., Scott C. Seider, Lihan Chen, Ryan J. Dwyer, Sarah Novick, Kathryn J. Gramigna, Brittany A. Mitchell, Victoria Savalei, Sally S. Dickerson, and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Does volunteering improve well-being?" Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology 1, nos. 1-3 (2016): 35–50.