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- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
especially since many supervisors treat them as an afterthought, Cespedes says. “They’ll begin to pay attention to someone a few days before the performance review, and then it becomes mainly a compensation discussion about whether the person did or didn’t View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
phenomenon holds true outside of medicine. How I expect to do at something beforehand—whether a meeting with a potential client, a joint project with new colleagues, or teaching a class full of executives—actively influences how I... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- Portrait Project
Jamie Gong
navigate my future. No matter where my path leads, I vow to meet life with her compassion and selflessness. In my work, I aspire to create innovations that empower and dignify our most vulnerable—the sick, the aging, the memory-impaired.... View Details
- Web
Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This will mean meeting each week’s course module deadlines and fully answering questions posed therein. This helps ensure your cohort proceeds through the course at a... View Details
- Web
Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
public sector organization, or for-profit social enterprise with total compensation that meets the income guidelines. (See Income and Assets , Employment , and Awards sections). Loans The Program is designed to support graduates who were... View Details
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Home Economics
In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
trillion hedge fund industry to police itself with voluntary standards and codes. Codes of conduct and self-regulation programs are growing in popularity, but are these initiatives just window dressing to appease critics and deter regulation? Or do they actually set... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
says, and boost brand awareness and its existing distribution channels. But not having a portfolio of innovative products in the pipeline feels risky to Picasso. She sees two other good options for innovation: 1. Focus on the same customer segment but View Details
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
providing a real-time glimpse of changing neighborhoods, allowing policymakers to “forecast” where gentrification might be occurring and measure its effects. The team has worked closely with cities to explore gentrification, meeting with... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
launching their ventures. Throughout Career Coaching: Consult with MBA or Alumni Career Coach with social enterprise expertise. Community Connections: Meet with students, faculty , and alumni by interest area. Harvard Innovation Labs:... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
HBS Information Session in Mexico City
Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to... View Details
- 03 May 2023
- Blog Post
Five Ways to Build Community at HBS
joy and made me feel more confident that HBS would have a community for me. 2. Reach Out to New Friends Before START (Orientation) Week There’s nothing wrong with waiting until you arrive on campus before starting to meet new people.... View Details
- 17 Apr 2022
- Book
How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray
defrauding investors. A sure sign of the ethical lapse at Theranos was that “people started asking questions, and they got fired,” Nelson says. Wells Fargo’s 2016 account fraud scandal, in which bank representatives were pressured into creating 3.4 million fake... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 2020
- Chapter
Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build
By: John D. Macomber
As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
Macomber, John D. "Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build." In Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review. Vol. 12. HBR Insights Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- 2014
- Case
Microfinance Services in Rural Areas--Farmers' Self-reliance Branch of CFPA Microfinance in Shangyi County
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Siqun Yang and Meihua Shen
Microfinance is introduced into China in the 1990s. It had gone through 3 phases since the beginning, namely the pilot phase when all Microfinance practices are sponsored by charity funds based on projects, the promotion phase when the government subsidized some... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Siqun Yang, and Meihua Shen. "Microfinance Services in Rural Areas--Farmers' Self-reliance Branch of CFPA Microfinance in Shangyi County." 2014.
- 2025
- Working Paper
When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation
By: Vishrut Rana, Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
Problem definition: Investments in renewable energy have surged worldwide in recent years, with over $2 trillion spent globally on clean energy. This surge was driven by growing policy support, concerns about energy security, and, most importantly, the cost... View Details
Keywords: Wind Power; Electricity Distribution; Renewable Energy; Profit; Investment Return; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Revenue; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
Rana, Vishrut, Christian Kaps, and Serguei Netessine. "When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation." Working Paper, January 2025.
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
Walker wondered if there was an “all of the above” option. After reading the book, Walker began meeting with its author, Dr. Nay, and began to understand that his anger was rooted in unmet expectations. Take the driving example. Walker... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
that encourage individuals to contribute in their own, unique ways to the common purpose, within certain bounds defined by leaders and with the expectation that individuals will meet rigorous performance expectations. These cultures... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
training center to meet urgent workforce development needs in the local energy sector. With Techint’s tradition of deep community engagement and rigorous standards, the question for Bienek and her team was how to allocate the newly... View Details