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- 28 Apr 2020
- News
Lessons from a COVID Survivor
herself that she had never been more scared for her life. By naming that fear, “suddenly it wasn’t so terrifying anymore,” she writes. “Right then, I made a choice: to be positive, fight with all my energy, and soak in the good moments... View Details
- 21 Feb 2014
- Blog Post
Cautious Optimism: A Recap of the Harvard India Conference
ethics and leadership. The speakers were as diverse as the nation itself with the former Chief of Indian Army talking about his leadership lessons while a social entrepreneur spoke about his experiences creating a low cost sanitary pad for women. The conference also... View Details
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Rob Casper
often need but rarely think about. "I like to go where others are not," says Rob. “If I can stay away from other 'smart' MBAs, good!" Good, old-fashioned stewardship Rob is the first to acknowledge that his approach may be... View Details
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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
living memory of this quiet, sagacious and courageous New Englander who could understand the needs of present day society and . . . take what was best in his own past and apply it for the good of the present and the future.” Harvard... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Creativity Maze
wished. Creative people are rarely superstars like Michael Jordan. Indeed, most of the creative work done in the business world today gets done by people whose names will never be recorded in history books. They are people with expertise,... View Details
Keywords: by Teresa Amabile
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
concludes that the phenomenon "continues to be driven ... by our natural tendency to look outside us for a 'silver bullet' solution ... Part of the problem lies with us and our fast-paced world where reflection, connection making, and dialogue View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
environmental activist and ran for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (he lost). HBS attracted Massie after he realized that business could be a powerful agent for shaping public policy and creating social good, “the most potent force in our century.” Corporations... View Details
- 23 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?
Professor at Harvard Business School. Scholars have studied how boards work, but very little is known about the decisions and performance of individual directors. Boards are black boxes, with debates going on behind closed doors that View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
A New Model for Business: The Museum
World Wide Web. "Of course it's true that Facebook became popular because it's really good at helping friends connect," Weaver says. "But I think a big chunk of the value of Facebook has little to do with social media, but instead flows... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
protectionism could prevent nations from achieving the gains - in household income, availability of goods and services, and other quality-of-life metrics - of cross-border openness. Ghemawat describes how private businesses, policymakers,... View Details
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
socially important decisions all the time. Decisions about what businesses to enter, what products and services to offer, and where to do business all have social implications that we rarely note. That’s just business as usual.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
warnings that it was dangerous for foreigners to enter the township. Along with good food, camaraderie, and jazz, she discovered some fabulous wines with an added, rare distinction: they were produced by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
In Memoriam
Business History, Emeritus, Tom McCraw, “Dick was a model for how to live both the life of the mind and the human spirit: the rare combination of a tough, critical intellect and an upbeat temperament.” The George Gund Professor of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
High Adventure
BEILHARZ: "I no longer feel like one of those pet animals on a wheel." On a rare break from running her new ecotourism business in the wilds of Texas Hill Country, Amy Beilharz (MBA ’84) reflects on the life she and her husband, David,... View Details
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
Working PapersThe Judgment-Decision Paradox in Experience-Based Decisions and the Contingent Recency Effect Authors:Greg Barron, Ido Erev, and Eldad Yechiam. Abstract The current paper explores a judgment-decision paradox in experience-based decisions: the finding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
narrative about themselves. How long will this take? It depends. Career changes take longer than transitioning between related jobs. “My general advice,” said Radtke, “is that it takes seventy meaningful conversations to turn up three really View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Deep Reading
further. The program will never replace rabbis and scholars, Leboyer says, but it can be an effective way to meet people where they are, so to speak, to re-engage lapsed Jews and enable more effective religious training. “We developed the program so that it would... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong Can you name a handful of measurable initiatives that your organization is actively pursuing to address racial inequities? If not, chances are good that... View Details
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
fellow collectors of rare records and books with sellers. His solution, the early e-commerce site Exchange.com, was sold to Amazon.com for a reported $200 million in 1999. The second time Leschly sat down to assess his future, he again... View Details