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- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
executive leadership diversity training, in her courses to discuss his work in South Africa. But tensions and emotions were especially high that day. “So, in addition to sharing our own personal narratives, we created a sense of social... View Details
- 1972
- Book
Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. (Reprintings: chapter 2 in The Meaning of Sociology, edited by J.M Charn. Palo Alto, Calif.: Mayfield, 1985; portions in Small Groups and Social Interaction, edited by H.H. Blumberg et al., vol. 2. London: Wiley, 1983; portions in Sociology, edited by R. Perrucci. Minneapolis: Wets, 1983; chapter 3 in Perspectives on the American Community, edited by Roland Warren. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1973 and 1976; chapter 1 in The Family: Its Structure and Functions, edited by Rose Coser. New York: St. Martin's, 1974; chapter 1 in Sociology, Society, and People, edited by R.M. Koss. C.V. Mosby, 1975; and selections in Community and Education, edited by Donald Oliver. San Francisco, 1976.)
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines
boundaries of their particular schools to address society’s most exciting opportunities and challenging issues. In the Harvard Innovation Labs, for example, members of the Harvard community are developing and carrying forward ideas for ventures in areas ranging from... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- Web
Meet the Team | Information Technology
delivery during the early stages of streaming video. Ivan studied computer science and multimedia and served as a teaching assistant in the Advanced Multimedia course at the Harvard Extension School. He... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
a me-centric view of life, then what seems rational to me as an individual may appear irrational in the context of social norms." Michael Linz asked to what extent a response to the question relies on how we frame the problem? As Jim... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 2014
- Article
Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity
By: Jooa Julia Lee, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
People believe that weather conditions influence their everyday work life, but to date, little is known about how weather affects individual productivity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we predict and find that bad weather increases individual productivity and that... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Opportunity Cost; Distractions; Weather; Performance Productivity; Cognition and Thinking
Lee, Jooa Julia, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity." Journal of Applied Psychology 99, no. 3 (May 2014): 504–513.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity
By: Jooa Julia Lee, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
People believe that weather conditions influence their everyday work life, but to date, little is known about how weather affects individual productivity. Most people believe that bad weather conditions reduce productivity. In this research, we predict and find just... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Opportunity Cost; Distractions; Weather; Performance Productivity; Social Psychology; Mathematical Methods
Lee, Jooa Julia, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-005, July 2012.
- Article
Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics
By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics." Journal of Economic Perspectives 20, no. 1 (Winter 2006): 25–46.
- 31 Oct 2017
- News
Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names President’s Challenge Fund
- 18 Feb 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Global Ocean Trust: Protecting the Blue Planet in New Ways
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
value in our business?” You Might Also Like: What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment The Critical Computer View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WesTrek: Students Find Options in Bay Area
and a host of firms in between. While most of the companies fell into the category of high tech-new media, communications, and computer software and hardware-others represented more traditional business activities, such as consulting,... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
Science at Harvard (LISH) has a long history of working together with Harvard Catalyst at Harvard Medical School to identify interesting innovation and process problems in translational biomedical areas. We have conducted many research... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
Indiana University in Bloomington majoring in computer science with minors in business and math. As his interests in business crystallized, he realized he couldn’t switch to a business major and still... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
standards and social responsibility, technology, globalization, the School's Soldiers Field campus, and the essential contributions that women are making in the business world. While a lot has changed at HBS in 75 years, it is remarkable... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
healthcare industry. Wadhwani earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Pennsylvania, where his research focused on the institutional and regulatory origins of popular banking in the United States. He has received awards and fellowships for his work from the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
Article 26 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a driving force behind the founding of ALISON.com, the online education company Mike Feerick launched in 2007. Based in Ireland, ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online) is a for-profit... View Details