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11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

“It’s a very lengthy process, and we continue to look to bring on new partners.” While the refugee and asylum-seeker algorithms have a particular application, Paulson says the methodology can be adapted to solve resource allocation challenges in other View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that... View Details

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Contemporary Black Artists and Public Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

received his Masters in Fine Art. Shonibare’s interdisciplinary practice explores colonialism and postcolonialism within the context of globalization. Through examining race, class, and the construction of cultural identity, Shonibare’s... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration George Serafeim’s research increasingly focuses on the intersection between sustainability and digital transformation. Over the years his research has spanned four main areas: business strategies in the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

much more apt these days to hear about loyalty in the context of problems—loyalty to a country or religion leading to fanatical acts of chauvinism or violence, loyalty to family or friends leading to nepotism and cronyism in government,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

since much of their interaction with management occurs in public. Specifically, we investigate sell-side analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

When Not to Trust Your Gut

School of Management have argued that we make decisions using two different lenses: the insider lens and the outsider lens. A negotiator typically uses an insider lens for making judgments when deeply immersed in a particular context or... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra

01 Dec 2012
News

50 Years & Counting

stages. In the second-year MBA elective Building Business in the Context of a Life, she works with women (and men) in their late 20s "for whom the 'future' is their first job." The course challenges students to look further ahead and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

26 Jan 2016
First Look

January 26, 2016

visitors each year." For the past six years, UCCA had worked with more than 100 artists and designers to present 87 art exhibitions and 1,826 public programs to over 1.8 million visitors, including many important leaders from all over the world. Given the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jul 2024
News

Reddit’s Rise

a plane all the time. But again, that was a bet that I think I took professionally and personally that paid out well. Reddit I think is, if you don’t know the mission for Reddit is community, belonging, empowerment for everyone. I give that View Details

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

roles. Courage in the C-Suite Authors:Rosabeth M. Kanter Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 12 (December 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the atricle: http://hbr.org/2011/12/courage-in-the-c-suite/ar/1 Values, Purpose, Meaning, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

of Boca Junior's business model and how it differs from that of the richer soccer clubs in Western Europe. Also enables an assessment of successful talent and brand management strategies in the context of a sports franchise with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

of inputs to the decision-making process. For example, Yadeed Lobob commented that a dual board structure that included workers' representatives would help alleviate uncertainty around choosing an authentic leader. "Germany has such a structure but the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

02 Jan 2013
What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

each individual possesses for the problem at hand. As a result, there is a good mix of introverts and extroverts Introverts (including myself) are not people-phobic. They just want to be in their comfort zone of known people." Heidi Gardner, an HBS faculty member,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

her research. New Business: Teresa, tell us about the general context of your research. Teresa Amabile: With all the focus entrepreneurs and business executives place on strategy, they can lose sight of the people "in the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

12 Feb 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students

incredibly intense competition," Stafford notes. "But students don't have much context to evaluate what that really means and to understand what types of frictions prevent markets from being competitive." "It's not so... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Education

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy, published by Prentice Hall. Q: What's the context for the development of this book? Simons: My colleagues and I in the School's Accounting and Control Unit have spent a lot of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy

Bill Leigh. Broader takeaways and thoughts for potential applications in the U.S. context As with Crossbridge Energy in Denmark, the processes, infrastructure, and expertise of traditional energy players in the U.S. is critical and... View Details

21 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Accelerating Climate Solutions - Short Intensive Program 2023

construction. Pott’s dinner lecture brought the climate fight into the context of history and humanity and sparked deeper conversations with alumni, faculty, and students at each table. Later in the week, visits to Greentown Labs,... View Details

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Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog

horizon? We will study the case of Klarna, a successful FinTech company that cut employment by half as AI technologies have been instituted across functions. We will place the adoption patterns we observe in historical context by... View Details

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