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- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
directly, why then do managers (irrationally) choose to pursue profit directly rather than indirectly? I think the answer is to be found more in psychology than in economics." Does that account for the increasing interest in the View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
School’s faculty the autonomy to pursue answers to the business research questions that interest them most. Faculty members stay close to practice, interacting with business leaders and managers in the field to research the world’s most... View Details
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
lives and creating business models rooted in impact.” “I’m just building an energy company,” Janice said modestly. But her experience as an investor has taught her that earning returns and beating out peers can be different for every... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Limits of Peer Effects on Startup Team Performance By: Hasan, Sharique, and Rembrand Koning Abstract— We conduct a field experiment at an entrepreneurship bootcamp to investigate whether interaction with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
English and history at Dartmouth; his acceptance to HBS came with the caveat that he add another year of work experience to the two already listed on his résumé and complete some of the quantitative courses his transcript lacked. He spent... View Details
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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
interested in exploring the nature and effects of contemporary bias (structural, explicit, implicit) across a range of contexts. Williams was previously recognized with the 2021 Michael J. Zimmer memorial award, an honor presented annually to a rising scholar in the... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
and design assignments. The education facilitated his transition into management when he was finally promoted two years later. Once in middle management, Williams's career took off; he was charged with coordinating the engineering, manufacturing, and View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
Prior to joining HBS, Schoonbeek worked at McKinsey for two years analyzing a range of business problems in different industries. “HBS was a very logical extension to that experience because after a few years at McKinsey you have an... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
entrepreneurship, a field they hadn't considered academic for a long time. The emergence of global start-ups, said Kuemmerle, has occurred very quickly. "An early global presence is very important, because business models are... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
exploration of innovation in instruction. Applied Theatre is an evolving field where various methodologies, skills, or practices native to theater disciplines are applied in non-theatrical settings. This practice facilitates View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
cheat based on our lab and field studies; we thought it was now time to examine how to prevent people from cheating." The key, according to the researchers, lies in increasing ethical salience: inducing people to pay greater attention to... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad
for the District of Columbia. Here, she highlights experiences unique to JD/MBA students. Why Pursue a Joint Degree Program? JD/MBA programs are ideal for those with varied interests wishing to explore career paths in both business and... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
leading to a 32% income gain for new adopters. The services collapsed one year later when the exporter stopped buying from DrumNet because farmers could not meet new EU production requirements. Farmers sold to other middlemen and defaulted on their loans from DrumNet.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
desire to signal to others. We present a field experiment where participants could choose to give up money if they did not follow through with an action. If their commitment choice was made public rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Michael Son
asphalt that could be applied without heating, Mike found market adoption difficult. "Let's just say I faced ‘entrenched interests,'" Mike says, warily. "The experience exposed me to the real world — of practical things you... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Art
other depicts three old men in party hats dangling their feet into an open grave. “Mixing provocative, thoughtful art in amongst the students enriches the learning experience and sparks creative thinking,” says Schwartz, president and CEO... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
made enough money to send my mom to college." Babban Gona farmers are beginning to experience similar benefits. Some have been able to buy cars and put new roofs on their homes; one is preparing to buy a tractor for his fellow members to... View Details
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
research on potential employers. 19. The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to 'Simplifiers' The mass consumption of the 1990s is fast fading in the rearview mirror. Now a growing number of people want to declutter their lives and invest in View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
harmonization decisions. The analysis is based on field studies in three jurisdictions: Canada, China, and India. Across these jurisdictions, I first describe unique elements of domestic political economies that are shaping IFRS policies.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne