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- 01 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People
evaluate luxury products, while the other half evaluated cheaper equivalents. We found that people who were made to think about luxury prior to the decision-making task have a higher tendency to endorse self-interested decisions that might potentially harm others....
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
You Are: 15 Harvard Professors Tell Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind). I was probably the lowest-paid member of my class, but that experience led to writing about careers and leadership for HBR, the New York Times, the...
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April White
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Peggy Mativo-Ochola
Peggy took advantage of Harvard’s flexibility and explored courses at the Graduate School of Education. Her desire for "visible impact" led to tutoring through the Harvard Allston Education Portal and working with Teach for...
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Nonprofit/Government/Education
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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details
- 07 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty
process. That process, in fact, I'm more or less convinced is not led by the marketer. Once you say "marketer," I think the message doesn't stick. People say, "My God, you want to have a marketing person?" That person...
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by Martha Lagace
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Ludcke House | About
headquarters for the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness . Led by Bishop William Lawrence University Professor Michael E. Porter, the institute is dedicated to the study of competition and its implications for company strategy; the...
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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
things I said or did that contributed to the defensiveness of the client?", "Was my presentation of ideas and arguments clear and persuasive?", or "Did my analysis fall short in some way that led the client to have...
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by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
that they would have too few dresses were misplaced. In fact, the terrorist attacks led to a severe shortage of customers and thus a problem of too many dresses on the market. So don't be led astray by the...
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by David Stauffer
- Web
John H. McArthur | About
Boston region as well as organizations and institutions around the globe, including in his home country of Canada. McArthur’s association with HBS began in 1957 when he arrived on campus from Vancouver. His standout performance in the MBA Program View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start somewhere. And in those first...
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- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
couple soon acquired an additional 400 acres of nearby hardwood forest to protect it from development—and thus began a journey that led to the launch of Crown Maple, now a leading US maple syrup producer with a following that spans the...
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Deborah Blagg
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
according to Sasser, a Baker Foundation Professor. These employees enjoy access to talent-identification systems. Big organizations can point to formal programs led by individuals whose sole responsibility is to find and mentor...
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by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
I led on family business management in Santiago in 1999. I've worked with their family business system ever since. Nelson, then CEO of RBS and also leader of his family branch, attended the seminar to develop plans for his family business...
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- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal
(That's a line of thought that has led me and my colleagues to study many failed markets—some of which we've helped fix.) Q: Your work demonstrates that before and after rights actually work to the disadvantage of the holder. Why is this...
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- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
phenomenon in a way that medical institutions can understand. In past research, Goh focused on calculating the cost of workplace stress on medical costs in the US. That led Christine Sinsky, vice president of the American Medical...
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- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
Bo...ever. Workouts were in service of the sport – not for myself. However, I found that working out led me to be more productive, nutrition-conscious and quite frankly, happier. It didn’t hurt that I could finally open a jar of peanut...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
Corn likes people. It benefits from human contact, when it’s thinned out and hand-pollinated, explains Taylor Keen (MPA 1996/ MBA 1997). Corn thrives when sung to and spoken to—something Keen does in the language of his mother’s Omaha Tribe, where he is known as Bison...
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- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
professor Marta Wosinska led the conversation. The Propecia launch came at a time of regulatory change, which made advertising of prescription drugs to consumers more feasible. But Casola had to consider three limitations on such...
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- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
Despite widespread investment in entrepreneurship in cities across America, venture capital-funded startups still tend to be founded by white men in Silicon Valley. In contrast, businesses led by women are 63 percent less likely to...
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by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
During their Elective Curriculum (EC)—or second—year, MBA students register for courses based on their interests. With more than 100 offerings in 10 subject areas, these classes provide an opportunity for depth and breadth while helping students gain more concentrated...
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