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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Across a field setting (three entrepreneurial pitch competitions in the United States) and two experiments, we identify a profound and consistent gender gap in entrepreneur... View Details

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

infrastructure staff, as well as advertisers, were not. Musk’s stated desire to make Twitter a haven for any speech “within the bounds of the law” has led to a sharp uptick in posts advocating white nationalism, anti-Semitism, homophobia,... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

03 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 3

"magic"-the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement-that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Team - Entrepreneurship

that culminates with a capstone event for students who have worked to develop new ventures while at HBS. All participants present live to top investors and entrepreneurs and receive invaluable feedback at each round of the Competition.... View Details

2025
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Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau

Your guide--using the compelling stories of changemakers and the tools of economics--to the transformation and future possibilities of the business and economics of space.

Space is a place of unparalleled possibility for humanity, and it's undergoing a... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Economics; Innovation and Invention; Market Entry and Exit; Aerospace Industry

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28 Jan 2020
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Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

entrepreneurs who think they can defy the rules and trample on communities and also lacking in command-and-control hierarchical types of officials. Like companies, universities can get stuck inside their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Background Note Raising Startup Capital By: Jeffrey Bussgang Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise View Details

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Profiles - MBA

high-quality datasets. Professional goals I’m an entrepreneur at heart. To me, the best way to improve the world and love what you do is to build a tangible product that excites you. My short-term focus is on absorbing cutting-edge... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Thinking Ahead

HBS faculty members and a bonus Blavatnik Fellow to bring you the latest ideas on these topics and some time-honored challenges such as delighting (and keeping) your customer. Want to dig into the nitty-gritty of retaining workers in a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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OPM Renew

ways to capitalize on digital disruption in today's competitive global marketplace Examine the unique leadership challenges and market opportunities facing entrepreneurs as they launch new ventures and... View Details

Research Summary

Experience and description-based decision making.

Prof. Barron and his co-authors study the effect of the economic environment on decision making. One example involves the effect of rare (low probability) events. People behave as if they overweight these events in some settings (e.g., when buying insurance and... View Details

06 Jan 2021
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

about their loan repayment journeys. Gorick Ng Class: MBA 2018 Career: Author of The Unspoken Rules and Social Entrepreneur Could you please share a little bit about your upbringing and background? I was born and raised View Details

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

Is it the ability to navigate in the choppy waters of change? Do leaders see the hidden opportunity in every setback? Is there really any such thing as a "born leader"? Five HBS faculty and some prominent... View Details

Keywords: Management

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

for new products, services, and entire businesses. It may look like innovators are born, not made. But according to Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen anyone can become more innovative. How? Master the discovery skills that distinguish innovative View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

Publications 2013 pub Does Social Connection Turn Good Deeds into Good Feelings?: On the Value of Putting the 'Social' in Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom, and Michael I. Norton... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Chase Hall | About

four-story, 50,000-square-foot student residence hall. A U-shaped, Georgian Revival-style structure, Chase was built as an MBA student residence hall, but in the early 1980s... View Details

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Rock 100: The Network - Entrepreneurship

discussions and networking with local entrepreneurial leaders. The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network Small, private, regional networks of alumni entrepreneurs engaged View Details

Portrait Project

Ashley McCray Ford

were the red Puma shoes she wore every day. She would come by my room when everyone else was gone and ask me about my future. She gave me hope that I had a future as long as I treated my health like the precious gift it was. So, I started to. I valued my health, and... View Details

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Donor Societies - Alumni

payments in a single fiscal year $1,000+ (MBA alumni 0–4 years out) $2,500+ (MBA alumni 5–9 years out) $5,000+ (all other alumni and friends) Listing in HBS’s annual Report on Giving Invitations to selected... View Details

28 Sep 2023
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What Ray Dalio Can Teach Us About Global Venture and Startups

Ray Dalio (photo via Bridgewater Associates) and Alex Lazarow (photo by Lindsay Upson) In a recent conversation with Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010) gleaned three insights (and one bonus) from the global hedge fund leader on... View Details

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