Trade-offs - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Apr 2021
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Employees and employers both face trade-offs as offices reopen

20 Jul 2015
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The perils of building democracy in Africa

11 Jun 2015
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Capitalizing on America's New Energy Advantage

28 Dec 2018
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Answering a quick video call to help a blind person is ‘so awesome’

06 Sep 2016
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Why GitHub Finally Abandoned Its Bossless Workplace

01 Sep 2023
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and Anne Morriss argue that this belief is deeply flawed and that it keeps you from building a great company. Helping executives and entrepreneurs solve their toughest problems over the past decade, Frei and Morriss learned that the View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Toward a Life Well Lived

first, LIFE Matrix (see below), offers insights about managing time, dealing with trade-offs between work and life, and how choices correlate with joy, meaningfulness, achievement, and life satisfaction. Another tool, currently being... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

career growth were more available in New York,” Enan recalls. “And the other trade-off was around quality of life. I loved going to the theater with friends, taking improv and writing classes. You can get whatever you want in New York.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Oct 2021
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Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

Plastic bottles are sorted for recycling at Cedar Environmental on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. Professor Nien-hê Hsieh tries to bring his students to the “gray area”—that uncomfortable and all-too-common space where leaders face difficult View Details

01 Sep 2015
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An Unconventional Suggestion

minimize the local environmental impact of extraction, and speed the transition to cleaner, lower-carbon energy. The report’s analysis found “no inherent trade-off between environmental protection and company profitability” and found that... View Details

Keywords: April White; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Mar 2011
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Faculty Books

examine the ways in which software differs from other technologies in promoting economic development; what motivates individuals and firms to contribute to open source projects; how developers and users view the trade-offs between the two... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Jul 2016
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So Why Don't You Have Your Dream Job Yet?

requires long hours. A role at an environmental nonprofit that meets interests and lifestyle needs, but doesn’t pay well. “At least recognizing that there are trade-offs is really powerful. And what I like to say is you can have it all... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Q&A with Janet Cahill

know that HBS is using my gifts wisely? HBS employs a disciplined budget process—making trade-offs when necessary and focusing new investment in areas of strategic importance to extend the mission of the School. In the spirit of... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

“What I hope to do is to help others. That is why I’m here. Through this funding support, HBS will help to make that come to fruition.” —David Velasquez ‘Would the Trade-Off Be Worth It?’ As a teenager, David Velasquez (MBA/MPP 2023, MD... View Details

Keywords: April White

14 Jan 2022
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Power Play

sustainability, and the environment. “We fundamentally believe that we don’t have to make a trade-off between having good investment returns and doing something that is good for the environment,” says Graziano, SER partner and chair of... View Details

01 Sep 2024
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3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)

My parents were in the hospitality business. They owned a motel, so we grew up working at the business as well as living at the business. I remember vividly some moments of really intense stress. And it was because my parents took a lot of risk to build the business.... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Wyman

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