Time And Wellbeing - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

forget more than 80% of the information they were taught within 90 days. To increase retention and effectiveness, companies should offer reps additional training at times of need, provide them with access to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2019
Blog Post

A Summer of Peaks and Swells: Interning at Patagonia

point in my career where it was time to pivot. With the encouragement of dear friends and mentors, I stepped away from Silicon Valley and enrolled at HBS to refine my technical... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

organization already exist, having cross-cultural experience will prepare leaders for the ways in which they will need to be ready to adapt. Recruiting international students may sound like a daunting task if the first thing that comes to mind is View Details

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

companies that are owned by private equity. They are composed of the CEO and six directors, all of whom have relevant industry expertise. The directors make the time commitment, spending several days each... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

29 Jan 2019
News

Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage

Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Waitress, Finding Neverland, Hair, and Pippin, among many other productions. Paulus was selected for 2014’s Time 100, View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog

Students will be charged a course fee towards defraying a portion of these costs. Students are responsible for booking and paying for their own round-trip air travel and any costs associated with required... View Details

2011
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What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

Successful leaders know that leadership is less often about having all the answers-and more often about asking the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Organizational Development; Reaching Your Potential; Career Planning; Management Styles; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Development and Career

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01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

to the passive control arm at the end of the incentive period and relative to the PVI arm at both points in time were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Commitment contracts can improve ART adherence... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues. Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

time in class discussing how to structure deals and leverage resources you don't actually have - both key issues when we started Stylus," he says. "My goal," Bhide explains, "is to help students make smarter... View Details

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

undergird democracy There are several things businesses can do to strengthen democracy. Here are four of them. Encourage voter participation by providing employees with paid time off to vote, thereby addressing the barrier created by... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Jun 2009
News

Cash in on the war between inflation and deflation

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

position as the seventh-largest U.S. financial institution. It would also unlock substantial value not currently reflected in the stock. Each faced major obstacles and execution risks, however. In particular, no one knew the precise... View Details

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Grant uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments to harness consumers' cognitive and affective resources to increase their well-being. Consumers make countless daily decisions in the pursuit of happiness -- whether and how to spend or save their money, what... View Details

Keywords: Well-being; Judgment And Decision Making; Health; Prosocial Behavior

May 2012 (Revised September 2012)
Case

HTC Corp. in 2012

By: David B. Yoffie, Juan Alcacer and Renee Kim

After 15 years of remarkable achievements, Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an unknown manufacturer of PDAs for other companies to a well-known global player in smartphones, faced an uncertain and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Telecommunications; Brand Management; Economies Of Scale And Scope; Market Positioning; Intellectual Property Management; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Product Positioning; Telecommunications Industry; Taiwan

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

course, and how are grades assigned? + – Business and Climate Change participants are eligible for a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Business School Online. Participants are expected to fully complete... View Details

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

time equipment and bring the formal request to the Committee as soon as possible," thus pre-approving the required capital spending without benefit of formal review or even in-depth discussion. The... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

10 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

on all counts, you have a model that is under significant pressure. Alvarez: What's fascinating is that the model has worked for Walmart for a very long time and looked like a juggernaut that nobody believed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

28 May 2017
Blog Post

HBS on the Road: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire

first time, and we checked in with him to learn more about the trip. 1. What was it like to visit Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire? This trip was my first time to Africa, so... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

educational programs, intellectual ambition for widespread impact, internationalization for global understanding, inclusion to enhance culture and community, and integration with Harvard University. “Alumni... View Details

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