Shaping the Waves - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

socialize and exercise rather than work longer hours, add up to a lot of time. And our choices powerfully shape whether we’re happy or not.” Here, Whillans shares six research-based strategies for managing View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

something I had thought about a little. But the students really seized on the question: When is the product shaped by View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

08 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

How Centuries of Restrictions on Women Shed Light on Today's Abortion Debate

lingering effects—with legal repercussions, such as the recent fall of Roe, and economic consequences. These views could shape beliefs about what women are permitted to achieve, holding them back in View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

Portrait Project

Jamie Gong

Wild daisies. Hidden ice cream. Waves lapping against our little island. These memories of childhood summers with my grandmother remain, even as her own memory fades. Seven years ago, my indomitable grandma¬—a cancer survivor—was... View Details

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Healthy Buildings in 2070

By: John D. Macomber and Joseph G. Allen

Fifty years seems a very long time in the future for most industries. Not so in buildings and real estate; built structures routinely last decades if not hundreds of years, as long as they are economically competitive. Any discussion of the 50-year future has to... View Details

Keywords: Health ＆ Wellness; Real Estate; Architectural Innovation; Public Health; Health; Buildings and Facilities; Well-being

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Redefining Capitalism - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy. It will also reshape capitalism and its relationship to society, and... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

Concepts Design, direct, and shape organizational processes to your advantage Influence the context and environment in which decisions get made Implement strategies, plans, and projects on time, on budget,... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

whole School.” The rest, as they say, is history. Named in his honor, Baker Library was designed to serve as the visual and intellectual focal point of the new campus. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Reviews for Beauty Imagined

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

“This illuminating account of the history of the beauty business, as well as its current challenges in the face of globalization, offers unique insights on the drivers of success and failure in an industry in which branding and marketing are at the heart of... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

From Chalkboards to Chatbots

ways to leverage GenAI tools to enhance teaching and learning. Gifts to the HBS Fund are instrumental in enabling this important work, supporting the School’s commitment to View Details

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2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

John Ikeda, HKS Manoah Koletty, HKS Mustafa Khalifeh Social Enterprise Track Winner Innovative consumer finance for the base of the pyramid. WAVE Hospitality Academy Misan... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Again and Again

someone in our group doesn’t do the thing, we’re very mad at them. Even in stadiums, when people are doing the wave and a few people don’t stand up, they get stuff thrown at... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Francesco Rossi (MBA 2024)

The Latino Student Organization (LASO) proudly promotes and supports Harvard Business School’s Latino students and works alongside the Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA). Representing a wide range of... View Details

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

4+2 = Sustained Business Success

one a loser—it consistently underperformed against its competitors; one a climber—it started off poorly but dramatically improved its performance once it applied the 4+2 formula; and one a tumbler—it began View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

Profile

Brandon Graves

both professional and personal aspects. The HBS experience encourages deep reflection and has allowed me to take early steps at shaping my life post b-school. I am pleasantly surprised by how many takeaways... View Details

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Professor Sawyer’s research focuses on U.S. political economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, concentrating on the development of competition policy and the administrative state. While the conventional history of U.S. competition policy portrays the... View Details

11 Apr 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Managers and Market Capitalism

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson & Karthik Ramanna

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

thought the course was very manageable on top of a full-time job." Abby Katz Senior Marketing Manager at Mavrck Build greater self-awareness and explore how you can adapt your leadership style to meet specific organizational challenges.... View Details

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Regulatory Change/Business-Government Relations

“Sources of Learning Heterogeneity: Discontinuous Regulatory Shock and its Impact on Organizational Search Behaviors”

Co-authoring with Jerry Kim, in this study I look at how discontinuous regulatory shock shapes organizational... View Details

Keywords: Business ＆ Government Relations; Regulations; Regulatory Capture; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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