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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
them, we have to do exactly what we don't want to do -- we have to accept the emotional pain of hearing about our faults in order to learn." The payback? "Individuals who are able to control this tendency... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Faculty Books
an entrepreneur; what the role of a fundraising leader entails; and why and how fundraising can be rewarding and fun. The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—When does giving lead to happiness? Here, we present two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
others—all say the participants inspire them. That inspiration ranges from sharing the passion of people dedicated to improving their communities to learning real-world problems that help with their research and case writing. Each summer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
Transformed by the excesses of the 1990s, “the idea of success seems to have wandered far afield into an expectation of limitless expansion,” Nash and Stevenson write. “As the... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
Abstract Across eight experiments, we describe the influence of anxiety on advice seeking and advice taking. We find that anxious individuals are more likely to seek and rely on advice than are those in a neutral View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
drugs,” says Giusti. Working with leaders at direct-to-consumer enterprises and five leading cancer organizations, they drew on the experience of businesses including Keurig,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
United States, for example, the American Psychological Association reports that one-third of workers experience chronic workplace stress. That stress costs American companies an estimated $300 billion a year... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Fred Newman
traveling “sound effects guy” on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion radio show, “doing what I used to do behind teachers’ backs.” He uses acoustic technology to enhance the art of storytelling. “Information is in words,” says... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
John Jong-Hyun Kim (MBA 1993) saw the School pivot its entire MBA and doctoral curriculum to an online model in just ten days—a move informed by years of experience developing HBS Online, the Harvard... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
five minutes or so.” Fast-forward 37 years, and that same roadway is 10-lanes wide and jammed with traffic from 7:00 in the morning until 9:00 at night. During more than 70 visits to China, McFarlan has watched the leaders View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
With marketing, you must understand what people need. There’s the aspect of being a psychologist. And there’s always a creative element, which is fun, because with marketing, it’s not always who has the biggest budget—creativity can... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Frame Flexibility: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do incumbent firms frequently... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative
significant challenges to overcome? A: It was refreshing and encouraging to experience the strong positive response to the SEI from HBS students, alums, faculty, and staff. By providing support, encouragement, and intellectual legitimacy,... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
pursue market changes. And leaders need ways to respond to business cycle changes. We want people to learn about the forces they unleash in the firm when they institute layoffs. We want to change the way layoffs are done." The Case... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Cahill New Associate Director for HBS Clubs
Janet Cahill has joined HBS Alumni Relations as the new associate director for clubs and associations. Cahill, a former sales executive with experience in the public and private sectors, will support club and association View Details
- Profile
Emily Hannenberg
that I loved helping leaders be successful even more." Leading in a business context Emily's enthusiasm for coaching, paired with "a desire to change gears from the military to business," inspired her application to HBS.... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 22 Nov 2013
- News
A Passion for Film
of being out here, I was working on a pilot," d'Arbeloff says. "It was an amazing experience to be involved with someone like that." Through the late 1990s and early 2000s, he produced several films (Trick... View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
life—the loss of her first child, the death of her husband, the love she showers on her daughter—and in doing so, shattered the notion that online spaces are devoid of View Details