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- 17 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Managers Stifle Creativity
Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Image credit: francescoch Related Reading: Research Paper: In Pursuit of Everyday Creativity Does Competition Make Us More Creative? Are Creative People More... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Working PapersFixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
network organizations as sharing three characteristics, according to Wei-Skillern: The parties would rather discuss and work through a problem than simply abandon the relationship. There is a high level of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Finding Pride
One of my goals in going to business school was to start my own business, so that my sexuality wouldn’t be an issue. Once I started working on my own, particularly with a business partner who was also gay, we didn’t worry too much about... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- News
Scaling Hope
raising five kids, all of whom were attending good schools; the eldest was working on Wall Street. Then, suddenly, late one Saturday evening, their youngest child, age 16, returned home in tears. He’d been about to take his own life, he... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
worked out. It may have contributed to the thinking behind the “dot-com bubble,” which was characterized by a wave of IPOs for organizations built around the information economy, ballooning stock options, and new attitudes toward company... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
and Finance Hypothesis Pass the Test of History? Authors:Musacchio, Aldo, and John D. Turner Publication:Business History Abstract For the body of work known as the law and finance literature, the development of financial markets and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2022
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic
We’re approaching year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear end in sight. During this time, companies have had to make difficult decisions about whether employees should work from home, wear masks in the office, and get... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 29 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)
The Latino Student Organization (LASO) proudly promotes and supports Harvard Business School’s Latino students and works alongside the Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA). Representing a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, interests,... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to Business School as a Couple
For Kate Kingen and Patrick Garrison applying to business school was a mutual decision – and coming to HBS was a journey they decided to embark on together. Kate and Patrick first met in New York City when they were both working as... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
clear-headed adviser,” Eisenmann adds. “They’ve probably been doing the lion’s share of keeping the household on the rails and caring for children while you’ve been working 100-hour weeks and ignoring the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
extensive (turnover) margin as opposed to asymmetric effort responses on the intensive margin. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54422 Harvard Business School Case 718-039 Lisbon Revisited No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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John H. McArthur | About
football, and worked part time in a local saw mill. After graduating from high school, McArthur enrolled at the University of British Columbia, earning a bachelor’s degree in forestry in 1957. McArthur was a star athlete in college. He... View Details
- 22 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup
the time Conant was recruited, the company's share price had dropped from a high of $60 in 1998 to $30. Conant took a good long look at staff morale and didn't like what he saw. "We had a toxic culture. People were understandably... View Details
- 20 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms
data, combined with the voter registration records of 3,786 top executives working at 941 firms in the S&P 1500 between 2008 and 2020. They pulled documents from states that share records and track voter... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment
MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 2ms Harvard University Climate Leaders Program Provides students with an opportunity to engage with others across Harvard who share a professional interest in climate-related work, to mentor one... View Details
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Running Jobs - Research Computing Services
compute cluster as well as details for doing so effectively. Guidelines for Choosing Resources The HBSGrid's collection of compute nodes and servers are all coordinated by the software system Load Sharing Facility, otherwise known as LSF... View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
Working PapersCompetition in Modular Clusters Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and C. Jason Woodard Abstract The last twenty years have witnessed the rise of disaggregated "clusters," "networks," or "ecosystems"... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
Working PapersSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram Abstract Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace