Meaning - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

forward my identity, I’m still processing what it means to be a ‘gay man’ in today’s society, romantic relationships are still hard, and my family is not fully accepting of my new reality. Yet, I am proud of who I am. I look forward to my... View Details

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

I mostly smiled and thanked them for their compliment. I politely corrected people whenever they presumed that Singapore was part of China. In trying to learn about and adapt to American culture, I unintentionally swept away my own culture and missed the opportunity to... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

desirable alternatives in the fullness of time. “No” sometimes means just “no for now.” Careful listening and sensitive longitudinal stewardship are key for successful long-term philanthropy. 8. Don’t wait too long to start your visits.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

re-investment has been the hallmark of his entire career. “When I applied to HBS, I was a TV reporter,” Ayala says. “I wanted to figure out how media can generate more profit and then therefore plow more money back into really useful things. My passion is unleashing... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

beneath the radar," they really mean "taking advantage of asymmetries of motivation." Disruptive markets start among customers that appear to the incumbent to be either undesirable or nonexistent. The initial absolute size... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

23 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

name is REVOK. “James would often have an outrageous means of approaching the situation that didn’t immediately seem obvious and sometimes you thought was a little bit crazy,” said Williams, now a Detroit-based painter. “But based on past... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

14 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2022

himself to support me in my various pursuits, including my HBS application process, even though me getting accepted might mean an indefinite period of long-distance. He has been the biggest celebrator of my success and vice versa. We are... View Details

29 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

inevitable complications Though founders typically allow more time—and often buffer generous time-to-market estimates—they seem blind to the myriad interconnections and changes that subsequent products will require, the study found. That can View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Portrait Project

Josh Bronstein

opportunity, a next step, and true meaning in what he or she spends such a huge portion of life doing. I want to enable people to realize their dreams through their work. Helping all employees chart their own individual course doesn't... View Details

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

scale might actually be an advantage for innovation motivated me to write this book. Lagace: As you say, innovation is a broad term. What does it mean to you? Pisano: Innovation means change that creates... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)

equity and inclusion in business and society. Here, current HBS students share their personal stories about what being first-generation, low-income (FGLI) means to them through a storyboard series organized by Student Association in... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

School Online. Participants are expected to fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This will mean completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the required deadline. This course... View Details

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

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

makes us more likely to misbehave in the future. ©iStockphoto/Brian Jackson In a follow-up laboratory study, participants played a game in which they could make money by successfully predicting the outcome of a computerized coin toss. They self-reported their results,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Feb 2021
Book

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

my experience as well. Price-testing via A/B tests, different online and offline proposals, and other means is more easily done, but many firms remain unnecessarily passive in this area. Senz: Why is sales hiring so difficult and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

14 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need

training in leadership and management skills, such as supply chain management, interpersonal communication, and strategic planning. Yet these skills are important for the well-being of doctors and their colleagues and can mean the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

kids sometimes means disciplining them, letting them struggle and occasionally asking them to do things they don’t want to do. However, despite the challenges of parenthood I’ve found that my capacity to love expands every day. My love... View Details

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

employees who strive for feedback and self-improvement, mean that day-to-day managerial life will increasingly be infused with employee-related analytics,” says Polzer. Turning to how data is analyzed, Dennis Campbell, of the Accounting... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Fast Answer

Options: Basics for finding price data

valid Strike price: price at which the option can be bought or sold American option: This style of option can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date. European option: This style of option can be exercised only at the expiration date. This View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

business as a force for good, please contact Ellen Harkavy, Managing Director of Development, at eharkavy@hbs.edu or 617.495.6883. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual donors. Learn More “ Business today is being asked to play an expanded role in... View Details

08 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

an electric utility was actually looking forward to deregulation as a means of unfreezing a tradition-bound monopoly that was not adequately preparing for a more competitive future. But deregulation came slower than he anticipated and... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter

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