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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
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    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    13 Dean’s Welcome Address 8:30–9:30 a.m. ET Both livestreamed and recorded Speaker: Srikant Datar , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing updates on the... View Details
    • January 2023 (Revised June 2023)
    • Case

    Replika: Embodying AI

    By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Marilyn Morgan Westner
    Replika was a virtual AI companion that provided a way for people to process their emotions, build connections in a safe environment, and get through periods of loneliness. The chatbot fulfilled a user's need for a friend, romantic partner, or purely an emotional... View Details
    Keywords: AI; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Human Needs; California
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    • 09 May 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

    If Blockbuster decided it wanted to go after this nascent market, it would have the resources to make life very difficult for the little start-up. But it didn't. By 2002, the upstart was showing signs of potential. It had $150 million in... View Details
    • June 2016 (Revised January 2018)
    • Case

    Airbnb, Etsy, Uber: Growing from One Thousand to One Million Customers

    By: Thales S. Teixeira and Morgan Brown
    By 2016, two-sided online platforms (or marketplaces) were pervasive among the highest growing internet startups around. These marketplaces sought to match suppliers of assets for rent, physical products or services with customers demanding them. Among the most notable... View Details
    Keywords: Airbnb; Etsy; Uber; Growth Hacking; Two Sided Markets; Digital Platforms; Marketing; Digital Marketing; Growth Management; Service Industry
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    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    Curriculum Curriculum Cases James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution (1787) This case begins with the American Revolution and concludes at the Constitutional Convention. It describes the many challenges faced View Details
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    Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

    Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Partner with a HBS Student Club Reach targeted groups of students by connecting with over 50 career-related student clubs. Work with club leaders to sponsor events, advertise... View Details
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    The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    the Power of Public Opinion The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion: Intro By the late 1800s, the steel industry in the United States had surpassed the capacity of Britain’s steel production. In 1901, through the merger... View Details
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    Marketing - Faculty & Research

    for the 2022 John D. C. Little Award. They study the effect of Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm on the racial disparity in the daily revenue earned by Airbnb hosts. Their empirical strategy exploits Airbnb’s introduction of the algorithm... View Details
    • October 13, 2021
    • Editorial

    How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now

    By: Daniel Stein, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Ashley Whillans
    A year and a half into the pandemic, employees’ mental “surge capacity” is likely diminished. Managers must take proactive steps to increase employee engagement, or risk losing their workforce. Engaged employees perform better, experience less burnout, and stay in... View Details
    Keywords: Employee Retention; Employee Engagement; Employee Relationship Management; Work-Life Balance
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    • 07 Nov 2022
    • News

    Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me

    Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million.... View Details
    Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
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    Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

    for the newly released Public Company Series: Board Structure and Composition, a manual of corporate governance published by the NYSE and J.P. Morgan. In our chapter, we outline six key decisions every board must address: What is the... View Details
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    Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

    efficiency by comparing actual input allocations to optimal allocations given various objectives. Overall, the market for science is moderately efficient at maximizing output and researchers’ utility: actual input levels are positively... View Details
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    Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

    Business, Government & the International Economy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Working Paper Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes By: Joris Mueller, Jaya Y. Wen and Cheryl Wu... View Details
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    Strategy - Faculty & Research

    these types of frames is essential. By using outcome frames to address immediate concerns and shifting to process frames to resolve longer-term tensions, leaders can build stakeholder support for complex resource reprioritization efforts.... View Details
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    Mark Giragosian

    Instead of going directly to college, Mark Giragosian followed high school by going to Chicago – to dance with the Joffrey Ballet. During his eight-year tenure with the dance company, Mark not only fulfilled principal dance roles, but... View Details
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    Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

    frames is essential. By using outcome frames to address immediate concerns and shifting to process frames to resolve longer-term tensions, leaders can build stakeholder support for complex resource reprioritization efforts. Keywords:... View Details
    • 2019
    • Book

    Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience

    By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo and David A. Thomas
    Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations changing?... View Details
    Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Diversity Management; Inclusion; Leader Selection; Race; Ethnicity; Diversity; Leadership; Leadership Development; Employment
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    HBR Classics - Alumni

    William Torbert Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership , Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis Persuasive Presentations Harnessing the Science of Persuasion , Robert B. Cialdini HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations , by Nancy... View Details
    • 07 Oct 2020
    • Blog Post

    7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

    their LGBTQ+ status private. We accept everyone in any stage of their coming out process and hope that you will be inspired by the stories of these students as they continue to grapple with a world that is not always accepting of who they... View Details