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- 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
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
that will likely work with the same or similar clients, vendors, and industry standards. The biggest transition? Establishing a new Zoom account. Cultural integration probably hasn’t happened for many 2020 lift outs, whose teams likely... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
scientific collaborators. We generated exogenous variation in search costs for pairs of potential collaborators by randomly assigning individuals to 90-minute structured information-sharing sessions as part of a grant funding opportunity. We estimate that the treatment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
probably minutes. Morrell: Why was it so hard to believe that, Matt? Was it just because it didn't seem possible? Brady: The Night Stalkers hadn't had a helicopter shot down, at that point, ever. I mean, certainly not since the wars had... View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
a mess. [S]he acknowledged: "I probably should have done more research. The core business wasn't making any money. The customer service was poor. In my first few weeks, three or four of the senior managers came in and said, 'Oh, we're... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
unable to tell whether each child was honest or not, we speculate about the proportion of reported white outcomes. Children report the prize-winning outcome at rates statistically above 50% but below 100%. Moreover, the probability of... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
we’re just getting started. And I think that that’s probably if I’m being honest kind of a really truthful way of looking at Cloudflare. Zatlyn: I do say that, and Matthew does make fun of me. Matthew, Lee, and I started this 10 years... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
replacement of most faculty and administrative desktop machines, the introduction of a single electronic-mail system, and the construction of a 100-machine personal computer lab in previously unfinished space in the basement of Shad Hall. "If we had a minute to think... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Ostrovsky, and Schwarz. We prove that convergence occurs with probability 1, and we compute the expected time until convergence. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-056.pdf Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
much better job at work and probably always wonder if you aren't missing out on one of the great life experiences. You can decide to have kids and give up your career, and always wonder if you are not maximizing who you could be. You... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
the presence of an alert for a low-score restaurant reduces its probability of getting a low score again. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54177 In the Shadows? Informal Enterprise in Non-Democracies... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
The founders wondered whether they should change the approach to growth: Should they slow it down temporarily or maintain the growth rate (and fix operational issues)? There was a high probability that BlackBuck's cash balances would fall... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
team, and using that to build the marketing plan,” says Flatley. It helps that they are neighbors at the company’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, about 10 miles west of Chicago. “We yell over the walls,” says Cunningham. “I probably... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
every time you put a product in market, you’d probably want a lot of eyes on it, too. But it also means you don’t get Nest. Venkat offers the FirstBuild production approach as a counter: To make a device that produces “nugget ice”—a more... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
retailers’ margins and even increase conversion. We demonstrate using a simple theoretical framework that inducing consumers to inspect higher-priced items first may simultaneously increase the average price of items sold and the overall expected purchase View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
City of Boston Mayor’s Office, Harlem Children’s Zone, Equal Justice Initiative, Mercy Corps, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Leadership Fellows Press Release 2024–2025 Leadership Fellows Audrey Atencio Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Nabig Chaudhry View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
with high demands, but the perspective that I gained is probably the most valuable profession- al experience that I’ve had to date. Bryan Lee | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade US Army ENTERED SERVICE FROM: San Francisco, CA REASON FOR... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
and CEO Barry Diller. Mr. Diller was and is a brilliant businessman, but we simply had different management styles—I was unhappy and resigned after about a year. Leaving a position like that was certainly a failure, in my eyes at least (and View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios