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- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Fellow HBS Classmates Enriching the Internship Experience
our out-of-work time. I think relationships with HBS classmates are particularly rewarding for several reasons. First, we have known each other (in many cases) for almost an entire year. This degree of familiarity breeds a natural trust...
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Jaime Mendez
could be exposed to broader issues," says Jaime. "I knew HBS had a reputation for producing general managers. Here, I could brush up on hard skills while rounding out my leadership skill set." Seven teams, seven minutes, and one View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- News
Retraining for a Post-COVID Workforce
getting rich, Palandjian said. Investors face a risk if students don’t find jobs and are unable to pay what they owe, but they also get the reward of seeing the good their money is doing, via a quarterly report detailing job-placement...
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- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
illustration of that point; BP is very profitable, but there is official evidence that it continues to compromise safety.) Gerald Nanninga, on the other hand, argued that profit is a default measure, commenting that "It is easier to measure and View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
False Claims Act, which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered. “We need to understand the costs,” explains Heese, “and how to empower the people who have important...
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Matthew Wyble
it has been really rewarding.” At HBS, Matt’s sense of individual ambition has also undergone a rewarding transformation. “In our classes, it’s not about who can get the answer quickly, it’s about who can move the group’s understanding...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Giving Tree
that legacy, one branch of which is shown below. William H. Draper III (MBA 1954) Founding Cochair, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation “The case method was a brand-new concept to me. I was on a very steep learning curve, but it was ultimately a View Details
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
simple: “We try to challenge workers with new responsibilities and reward them with increased pay,” he says, telling the story of an immigrant worker who started as one of Pasta Cuisine's dishwashers (“dirty, hot work,” Garner adds) and...
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Hanna, Julia
- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
too long a period of time for the disruptive growth engine to function. Can the appropriate culture be created and rewarded and the process—or as Patel terms it, the "pathways" —be designed and managed successfully over...
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by James Heskett
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53787 Subjectivity in Tournaments: Implicit Rewards and Penalties and Subsequent Performance By: Cai, Wei, and Susanna Gallani Abstract—This study explores the effects of subjective...
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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
engineers. Right off the bat, Stuckey identified two issues. One, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level. And two, the way the funds were being distributed at the headquarters level was problematic as it View Details
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Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
nationally) who face the challenges and rewards of returning to work: Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work (Warner Business Books, 2007). Rabin discussed their book during a recent promotion...
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- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
everything. To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty) Employees can be more motivated by the anticipation of a reward or punishment than the actual payoff. Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior Research...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
That Costs HOW Much?
for a product, shoppers typically have no idea what it costs to produce that item. But it turns out that consumers reward efforts to lay out these figures—to deconstruct the price tag. Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases How marketers...
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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Books
Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986) (FT Press) Drawing on personal experience and over 100 interviews with real-estate entrepreneurs, Professor Emeritus Poorvu illuminates all stages of a real-estate career. He reveals the pitfalls and View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
2019 New Venture Competition Student and Alumni Journeys
exciting, challenging, and rewarding experience whether you are a winner of prizes or if you are simply taking advantage of the learning and can apply it later in your career. Grand prize: My Toolbox Technologies Runner up: Nom Pot Crowd...
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
similarly demands new kinds of management leadership, organizational forms, and institutional arrangements. Once again, HBS is in a position to prepare its students for the challenges and rewards of leading companies whose products can...
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- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
this month's column. Several thought that the provision could have the desired effect. Yedendra Chouksey said, "What is open to public glare does restrain proclivity for 'insanely generous' self-rewards So, why not try it and hope for some better discipline in...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Invest in the New Abnormal
need to adjust to the new reality that customers prefer not to come into their stores. B2C firms must enhance their delivery and pickup options and provide incentives [such as rewards points for using a mobile app] to customers to...
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- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
Alejandro Moreno (MBA 1988) is CEO of Nightingale Nurses, a service that provides traveling nurses to hospitals and health care facilities across the United States. In this interview, he talks about the advantages of flexibility and the View Details