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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
company encourages its instructors to stick to English and keep the spirituality to a minimum. “If you talk about a life philosophy, maybe that’s OK,” says DeCoons. “But I think that [yoga’s spiritual side] probably draws a little too... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
say there. So it needs to flow from the moment. And if it doesn't, it probably won't work. Because that means that you went in there determined not to learn. Morrell: You obviously have spoken to your fellow negotiators. And your fellow... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
verdicts, increasing the probability of a favorable outcome. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54560 Motivated Errors By: Exley, Christine L., and Judd B. Kessler Abstract—Behavioral biases that cause... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
Expenditure Panel Survey and joint probabilities of workplace exposures from the General Social Survey, and we conducted a meta-analysis of the epidemiological literature to estimate the relative risks of poor health outcomes associated... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
what corporate value added is. Most business units think that "corporate adds overhead and that's about it." But in fact, great corporate offices do a number of very important things in driving a company. I'm also writing a book right now on succession. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
of supply and demand. ThredUp James Reinhart , MBA 2009 Andrew Ferrer , MBA 2009 Neil Shah , MBA 2009 ThredUp is a refresh button for your closet. ThredUp is the easy and inexpensive way to refresh your closet by exchanging great clothes you don’t wear anymore for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
Seattle, Isaiah Kacyvenski (MBA 2011), all 250 pounds of him, was motoring full speed downfield on kick-off coverage, intent on destroying the St. Louis Rams returner. That's when a huge blindside block leveled him, probably rendering him... View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
says, “We’ll figure it out,” chances are they don’t mean “We will figure it out.” They probably mean “You will figure it out.” They are relying on you to help them turn the ambiguous into the unambiguous. Understand RACI Behind every... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
A stable matching may not exist when couples are present. We find conditions under which a stable matching exists with high probability in large markets. We present a mechanism that finds a stable matching with high probability, and which... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
you reviewed the list of disruptive changes, you probably noticed that they can be viewed from 2 very different perspectives—as an opportunity or as a threat. In fact, entrepreneurs often view disruptive change as a source of opportunity.... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
other firms around the world improve in competitiveness and quality, at what point are customers no longer going to be willing to pay a premium for higher-quality goods? The quality differential will also probably shrink over time in... View Details
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Commencement 2015 Address | About
think of Perspective, I think back to an event that happened on our campus last month. Terry Virts, a graduate of the General Management Program in Executive Education, addressed one of our classes. He is probably the only speaker I’ve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
New Year's Eve 1999 gave revelers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for celebration - the exhilarating thrill of ringing in a year that's always had an aura of science fiction mystery. When the champagne corks popped at midnight, however, most merrymakers View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
controlling for financial performance. The likelihood of demotion in this organization is also sensitive to nonfinancial performance on the dimension of service quality, while the probability of exit is primarily sensitive to financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
(MBA 2002), private investor, senior executive “First, my wife and I felt our top priority was to decide where we wanted to live and then look for a job, as opposed to letting my work drag us around the country. Second, I have elected to travel less than I could or... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018
of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), sales and cash-flow, higher probabilities to engage in R&D, and export. We find no significant effects for firms from industrialized economies and negative effects for firms in other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
had been referred to its site through the corresponding affiliate, when in fact the affiliate did nothing. In fact, the affiliate did less than nothing: The affiliate wasted some of your bandwidth making you load a site you hadn't requested. The affiliate View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
crazy at school, there was a studio in Somerville [Massachusetts] I would go to and spend two or three hours throwing pottery. It’s been a form of relaxation for me for 50 years. I’m retired now, so I have a lot more time to devote to it. I View Details
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
that are then correlated with—and probably causal to—success in careers and success broadly defined, economically; feeling like you’re being intentional about what you’re pursuing and that you’re pursuing meaningful work, over time. And... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
sharply tailored suit with close-cropped silver hair. “It probably wasn’t very bright, but I was arrogant.” But as Maj began his studies in Warsaw, Poland again fell into tumult. In early 1976, a controversial amendment to its... View Details