mindfulness - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

accessible by public transportation (a reaction to having traveled five days a week for years). Since the birth of her second child, Camargo has expanded Case to help other women who are seeking part-time work. "There was no question in our View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

17 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

emissions, waste generation, waste diversion, water consumption, etc.) but also the social indicators (minimum wage, forced labor, child labor, health and safety, etc.). We strive to be mindful of our actions, respectful of our planet,... View Details

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

together with the first-ever MBA IFC cohort in the UK was a delight and a pleasure,” says Mulcahy, adding that the HBS Alumni Angels, London were quick to get on board to support the event. Mindful of the launch of the 2023 Alumni New... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2010
News

Eric Schiffer

lost a third of their retirement funds. Saving is on everyone’s minds these days. It’s one of the factors that spurred people to come into our stores in Texas, where we initially had some difficulties when we entered the market in 2003.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

lives for market capitalism (the capitalism that, in the name of profitability and globalization, soon destroyed many of their jobs). Many of those who demonstrated then had in mind socialism with a humane face. Winston Churchill is... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

and WorldCom. I think all of us felt a sense of downright anger. From the School's perspective, these events reinforced in my mind the importance of the work we have been doing for many years. At HBS, we have a long-standing commitment to... View Details

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

information technology, and telecommunications. Inside the mind of a director “It’s rare to get such a comprehensive look into what board members are thinking, due to the difficulties in accessing such high-level individuals,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

expected price in mind enables consumers to use bargaining strategies that they might otherwise not use, such as mentioning the expected price or negotiating for a price concession, strategies which in turn may lead firms to offer... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Auto; Service

13 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

adversarial situation, and it's just a lost opportunity." A Call To Arms So how can business managers make better use of a company's support departments? They need to keep in mind three issues: securing identity, fostering... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

as a reward for his years of loyal service. (Never mind that he has no Internet business experience; he surfs the Web, doesn't he?) Find the simplest, least-demanding thing you can do on the Web. Go for copyware that looks like what... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

'How will it change? How will it improve in the future?'" The role of IT in this model is essential, said Upton, but the primary managerial effort, which starts at the top of the company, is in managing the standards that you allow to be in play in your firm.... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

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Deborah A. Farrington

When Deborah Farrington and her two sisters were growing up, their mother and father made it clear to all of them at an early age that they could do anything they set their minds to. Her father worked in financial services at Lehman... View Details

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Brand Name Management - The Art of American Advertising

Dwight, “The Significance of Advertising,” Yale Review , 1909 41 In a 1901 article in The Atlantic Monthly , Walter D. Scott, a pioneer in applied psychology, wrote, “To advertise wisely the business man must understand the workings of the View Details

30 Apr 2021
News

Revealing the Rules

was your experience? I remember sitting beside a colleague in the office one day, early on in my career. Both of us were minding our own business when a higher-up from the company walked by and said to my colleague, “Are you so-and-so?... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Rural Renewal

Manhattan, she found something special. “I lost my mind when we drove up to this place,” says Reade as she takes a visitor on a tour of the 1706 farmhouse, a large hay-filled barn, a sparse building where she packs the berries and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Crop Production; Agriculture

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?

heartburn, advertising may do more harm than good. Silk: Keep in mind that the use of DTCA by pharmaceutical companies is quite selective in that it tends to be concentrated in a relatively small number of therapeutic classes. The... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Commencement 2016 Address | About

pay attention to him. He listens far more than he talks. This kind of personal humility is becoming all-too-rare, as social media breeds an attitude of “ look at me!” Now, I have nothing against posting photos of a joyous occasion like today, but it’s important to keep... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

carefully selected enterprises -- including Home Depot, Hewlett-Packard, and the U.S. Marine Corps -- Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees, by Jon R. Katzenbach, highlights the various sources of emotional... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

20 Nov 2015
News

Room to Grow

focused on climate and energy until 2008, when I took over as chair,” says Kendall. “At the time, the climate and energy agenda was a huge exercise in frustration, because no one was listening, never mind responding. I like to say that... View Details