Qualitative Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Aug 2013
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To Buy Happiness, Purchase an Experience

12 Feb 2013
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What Happens When You Have Fewer Managers

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

you've ever received? The way my father lived his life was very important to me. He was a gifted physician who spent most of his life doing research and teaching, turning his back on the more lucrative aspects of his profession. He was an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Dec 2017
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@Soldiers Field

entrepreneur Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) concerning her qualitative research on the American electorate. In late September, the HBS Association of Boston hosted a fireside chat with General Electric’s Jeff... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions

particularly women. Our research suggests that many women don't think they meet our criteria, when in fact they do." "We are interested in candidates of all backgrounds and ages, particularly women. Our View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Theory & Practice

analyses of competitive interaction to explore the uses and limits of game theory as a tool for students of business strategy. As a basis for research as well as a source of teaching materials, Ghemawat focuses on individual cases. He... View Details

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

The following article is the seventh in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. Professor Michael C. Jensen has a simple explanation for why people sometimes don't listen when they are angry and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2008
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NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

accountability and governance, and development and marketing. Professor Kash Rangan, who cochairs the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, reviewed his research on nonprofit trends. Professor John Quelch, a marketing expert, focused on... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter

compared to renting. And when paired with the many qualitative benefits of owning a home, this model creates greater stability and access to opportunity for working families. From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: Learn more about... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

School's education and research mission. "Today's general manager is operating in an information-inundated world," Clark elaborated recently. "We need to prepare our students to meet that challenge. We also need to take full advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Jun 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Guide to Very Long-Term Investing By Charles D. Ellis (MBA 1963) Wiley In just 10 short, accessible, and inviting chapters, Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Book on Very Long-Term Investing presents... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

in a new, post-pandemic context. Based on an ambitious global research initiative involving thousands of executives, innovators, and changemakers who redefined their strategies, business models, organizational systems, and even their... View Details

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