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- 19 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems
leads the largest megachurch in the United States, has written more than 20 books.) Writing books is an institutional act," said coauthor Marvin Washington, an associate professor at the University of Alberta. "It's the pastor's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino
- 02 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?
already provides such encouragement through some dedicated functions. First, there is the "Quiver" function, whereby the company algorithm recommends three members it deems most compatible with the seeker. Piskorski found that women, and in particular older... View Details
- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
the cause. F. Chircu helped frame the discussion by writing that "When producers want to differentiate themselves, up to a point the safest and quickest way . . . is to add features or increase product complexity. . . . Choice... View Details
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
Where once "corporate giving" meant writing an annual check to a favorite charity, more recently businesses and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have joined forces to achieve their separate, but related missions. When these partnerships... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
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Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade
United States, served as a vital link, bringing welcome news of family members and life at home. As John Heard explained to his mother, “You write exactly as you speak, in a kind motherly and affectionate manner, and all the details you... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
method at HBS, which dates back to the School’s opening in 1908. While there were no written cases then, Bower said local business leaders would come to Professor Art Shaw’s class and present oral cases. Students then had to go home, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
immensely creative, but he writes 'Rushdie' books, and his publishers have to create a market for his books, not ask him to write books that will sell more easily than literary fiction," she says.... View Details
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (MBA 2006) is a journalist and author of two New York Times best selling books. She was a political reporter and a TV producer in DC before coming to HBS, and started View Details
- Portrait Project
Zachary Surak
him to write with passion or respect his audience? For me, mentorship is all about seizing these often overlooked everyday chances to open people's eyes to their own potential. I love seeing people's faces light up when they talk about... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Networked Computers behind IT Payoff
initially islands, and we started to get good at interconnecting them (outside universities and research labs) only about ten to twelve years ago," writes McAfee. "We've become a lot better at it over the past five years, with the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Service with a Smile
the individual and the organization,” write the authors. “People who are asked to exaggerate positive emotions tend to be fairly satisfied with their work,” said Roberts. “It’s a social catalyst that not only benefits those around you, it... View Details
- 08 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Getting Laid Off: An Opportunity for Reinvention
writes in a LinkedIn post called, “I Got Laid off and I’m Done Sugar-coating It.” When it happened to him, Tran felt the sting. It took him weeks to be able to admit that the decision to leave the company wasn’t his to make. “Getting laid... View Details
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Faculty & Research | MBA
every hour of class time, an HBS faculty member dedicates many hours of preparation that includes individual case review, writing notes and lessons plans, and collaborative analysis among colleagues. While instructing classes, teaching... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
School. We asked Vietor to discuss some of the findings in this e-mail interview. Manda Salls: What inspired you and your colleagues to write this book? Richard Vietor: Rob had some financial support for looking at CSR, and we got more... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
appointment to the Harvard Faculty in 1966, Hayes worked for IBM and McKinsey & Company. He is currently the School's Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. Martha Lagace: You write in the book that many... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
that I would never make that mistake again and that I would do everything in my power to help the people around me avoid making that mistake. That's really what motivated me to write Radical Candor and come up with a framework and to be... View Details
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2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA
noted above. For former full-time employees (including sponsored students), students and organizations may determine a mutually agreeable decision date. Reneging on Job Offers The term "reneging" means that a student has accepted a job offer, either verbally or in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
Solutions for Better Corporate Governance (Bloomberg Press) emphasizes accountability, transparency, performance measurement, and a strong system of checks and balances in its practical approach to reform. Why did you write this book?... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
analytics, Polzer writes in Research in Organizational Behavior, could inform pressing questions such as: “Who are the best candidates to hire or promote? Are employees maintaining their sense of well-being? Are they collaborating... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand