Reflectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Oct 2023
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A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

principles. As we touched down in Seoul, we were fully prepared to hit the ground running, poised to maximize the value of our ten days together. Reflecting on my time in Seoul, a few key lessons resonate: 1. First-hand exploration is the... View Details

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Prineeta Kulkarni

particular approach, and how to adjust it for real-world constraints. That's the true magic of being at HBS." Fortunately, there's a lot of magic to go around. "HBS is one of the only business schools with research centers around the world, and the cases we... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

15 Sep 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Projects, internships, and fellowships. HBS’s efforts reflect Harvard-wide sustainability and climate goals Back in 2014, Harvard launched a five-year Sustainability Plan which set clear University-wide goals and priorities in five areas:... View Details

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

firms to focus on their IP? A: In many nations, intellectual property has become increasingly important. In part, this change has reflected the changing mixture of the economy, with the development of knowledge-intensive industries such... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review... View Details

15 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

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My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

2020
Working Paper

Cutting the Gordian Knot of Employee Health Care Benefits and Costs: A Corporate Model Built on Employee Choice

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Barak D. Richman

The U.S. employer-based health insurance tax exclusion created a system of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) with limited insurance choices and transparency that may lock employed households into health plans that are costlier or different from those they prefer to... View Details

Keywords: After-tax Income; Consumer-driven Health Care; Health Care Costs; Health Insurance; Income Inequality; Tax Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Insurance; Employees; Income; Taxation; Policy; United States

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Moving Beyond Schumpeter: Management Research on the Determinants of Technological Innovation

By: Gautam Ahuja, Curba Morris Lampert and Vivek Tandon

Schumpeter's conjecture that large monopolistic firms were the key source of innovation in modern industrial economies has been the underpinning for much work on the topic of innovation. In this review paper we consciously move beyond the Schumpeterian tradition of... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Management; Strategy

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04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports? The several comments on last month’s topic reflect the complexity of the tariff issue, wide differences of responses to the question, and the search for least-worst strategies. Ron Kurtz... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb

belonging to a certain ethnicity to isolate distinctively Asian names. Because most guests leave reviews, the researchers say they can accurately reflect the number of bookings a host is getting. The researchers then compared the change... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds; Technology; Travel

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

accounting scandals, companies have engaged in "earnings games," evidenced by widespread earnings restatements: Over the past five years there have been more than 1,000 restatements, reflecting a lack of board oversight. Many... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

Professor John Davis is still fresh in my mind and I often use it to reflect on certain decisions.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in your work at MAYU? “My wife is the heart and brains behind MAYU, as she oversees the design,... View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in advance. Questions? Email or call 617.495.6881 (toll... View Details

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

organizations schedule time for workers to reflect on their workdays. (Previous research has shown that taking time out to reflect on work improves job performance in the long run.) “Our results show that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

propose to her and secure our future together. Now, as HBS students, we fondly reflect on our long and winding journey that showed us that our love is enduring. No matter what lies ahead, we’ll always have each other. Rabbiya Hanif &... View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

inherent challenges, can also be an opportunity to reflect on your priorities and design your new schedule to accomplish them. What are your most important goals, especially during this crisis? For you, your team, and your organization,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

reflect persistent disparities based on race, gender, age, and educational attainment. Coming out of the crisis, providing more workers with pathways to economic stability will depend in large part on forging stronger connections between... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

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50 Years of Women in MBA

at Harvard Business School More videos Why Do You Do What You Do? 25 of the School's Alumnae reflect on this question in individual portraits . In the News MAR 2013 HBS Alumni Bulletin Opening the Door Re: Regina Herzlinger MAR 2013 HBS... View Details

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

chance of success than at home. — John Heard reflecting on his first trip to China in 1841, from his diary, 1891 4 Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business Augustine Heard grew up in Ipswich, Massachusetts, surrounded by ships... View Details

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