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- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
feel more regretful. One group was asked to consider their decision from the distance of 10 years in the future; the other group was asked to predict how they would feel about their purchase the following day. “We don't have to wait 40... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 27 Apr 2023
- News
Life Preserver
When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
cherries grown by KZ Noir, the Kaizen affiliate that acquired the Rwandan washing stations. Now instead of being shipped to Europe, East Asia, or North America, some of those bags are traveling a shorter distance to Nigeria. Dozie’s Café... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
advantage of time alumni have already scheduled to be on campus. The committee is not limiting its sights to campus-based programs; it will be researching distance learning opportunities and how to augment... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
be the best place to learn how to organize and think clearly, and thus be able to generate change,” he explains. After graduating, Ahlhauser worked in finance, auditing, and consulting roles for several national firms before hanging out... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
One morning last fall, Gautam Mukunda told the MBA students in his first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior class to crawl under their desks and stay there. He wanted them to experience a sense of how it feels to work in a platinum mine, where the View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
workplace friendships, firms can minimize the psychological costs of homesickness, which increase depending on how far the employee is from home, according to Choudhury’s study, Social Attachment to Place and Psychic Costs of Geographic Mobility: How View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
encapsulates what I have learned about American business history during three decades of research and teaching the subject." Highlights from the conversation follow. How did you choose the seven men profiled in your book? First of all, I... View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
restrictions—may need to refine their outreach to a pandemic-weary public, especially when it comes to high-risk activities, such as indoor dining. As vaccine hopes and holiday loneliness make distancing harder, consumers will need more... View Details
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
We implement a variety of machine learning methods to forecast daily sales. We find that using social media information results in statistically significant improvements in the out-of-sample accuracy of the forecasts, with relative... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Blog
HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira
use HBS Online asynchronous content as part of the curriculum for participants before they ever show up on campus. When they arrive at HBS or join a synchronous distance learning experience (for example,... View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
between keeping one's distance and staying involved. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-114.pdf Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts By: Mollick, Ethan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
afford to pass on any opportunity, no matter how small. They see business much like a game of PacMan—you can bag big fish only by learning to swallow small ones. The best entrepreneurs also recognize that trying out a business model on a... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
allocate an ample amount of time and money on a night you may not remember the next day. However, you are less willing to attend a conversation on race, donate to racial inequity, or ACTUALLY spend your MBA experience learning about... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
learn to recognize and build their leadership capital—the resources and influence needed to realize their goals, says Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Archie L. Jones. In his recently released book, The Treasure You Seek: A Guide... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
belonging. Concrete tips I have heard from interviews include scheduling five to 10 minutes before a formal meeting for casual conversation, asking each other silly questions, establishing virtual team rooms, having biweekly happy hours, and if possible, having a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril
paper details the results of nine studies showing that advisors not only get offended when their guidance is disregarded, but they may punish those colleagues by denigrating them, distancing themselves—and in some cases, even severing the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
plastic seemed like a godsend: perhaps Gotham Greens could create packaging from plastic that degraded naturally and replenished the soil. As team members learned more about this option, however, they concluded that compostable plastic... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
All this makes for a case study of the moral courage of ordinary Japanese citizens in times of crisis. There are lessons to be learned here by the rest of us. W. Carl Kester, George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty