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- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
younger faculty may begin to migrate to this research area. Earlier trends in academia toward quantification and hypothesis testing may partially explain why leadership studies fell out of favor in recent decades. Leadership just wasn't...
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Ramya Sundar
shaping the way I look at the world today. I realized the influence that a teacher can have on young minds, and wanted to do that myself someday. I’ve not ruled out this option for me just yet – will try to get back to academia at some...
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Hann Yew
organizing events, like Darwin's 200th birthday celebration, which intended to connect aspiring scientists. In response to Larry Summers' controversial comments about women in science, Hann wrote skits and participated in improv workshops intended to "raise...
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- 26 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)
curve,” for example, made employees in the top 20 percent of performance eligible for raises and promotions, while those in the bottom 10 percent risked being demoted or fired. Industries such as investment banking, consulting, and View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
has an advanced degree." As an alternative way of achieving this objective, Bobby Mackie suggests that faculty development "could include more two-way movement of staff, building communication links, and networking between View Details
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by James Heskett
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
manipulation of download counts is against site rules, and that the organization retains the right to ban anyone caught abusing the system.) Ramifications For Salary Managers The field evidence from the worlds of software sales and View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
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Recommended Reading - Advancing Racial Equity
Americans in Academia By: Annie Smith This book takes a realistic look at the effects of underrepresentation of African Americans in colleges and universities. It highlights local, state, and national consequences facing America’s...
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Corporate Governance | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Program on Corporate Governance /citations/harvard-law-school-program-on-corporate-governance Devoted to bridging the gap between academia and practice in the area of corporate governance, the website provides free access to working...
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- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
opportunities and jobs, their life satisfaction has steadily declined, the paper notes. That might be due at least in part to women working during the day, then having to return home to the “second shift” of household duties. Whillans—who was an actress prior to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
sticking to principles every day, considering all the hard work involved. "He told me he thought it had 'a negative net present value.'" “It's a travesty that somehow our society has gotten to a point where people have the view that science and View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas
through the red tape of academia to negotiate with an institution’s technology licensing department. Knowing where to look for the most interesting scientific advancements and how to filter for reliable studies isn’t every manager’s...
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by Avery Forman
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HBS Global Initiative & Research Centers - MBA
advisory board made up of leaders from business, academia and government, many of them our alums. They provide the School with invaluable support for the research, student, and alumni facing activities happening in their regions. They...
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- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
to her heart when she got pregnant in the 1980s,” Coffman says.) Since joining academia in the 1980s, Baldiga has studied issues related to advancement and retention in professional services firms. Coffman, meanwhile, is a behavioral...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)
McDonald and others in academia call a cognitive referent. Simply put, a cognitive referent is the king of its category. More importantly, it enjoys all kinds of benefits over competitors further down the brand-recognition chain. The...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
brewer in the world; chairman of Coty Inc., the global beauty leader; and chairman of Labelux, a luxury goods group. “I’m not afraid of taking risks. I’m not afraid of losing,” says Harf, a native of Cologne who thrives on challenges and gave up a career in View Details
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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
‘Well Intentioned’ Companies: The Case of ShopCo’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies and Practices.” Summer R. Jackson: Recipient of Funding Support and Participant in the NYU Stern Diverse Pathways in Academia Conference in 2019....
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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
background, and they have a good idea of what they want to do with that experience when they get here." The flexibility and freedom of academia has an entrepreneurial appeal that is extremely rewarding for those who want to set their own...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Star Turn
helping to set up HBS’s intranet service. At the urging of former Dean Kim Clark , he enrolled in the MBA Program. On his switch from academia to the private sector, Royo explained to the Los Angeles Times (December 6, 2009), “Back in...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
CGLV Plenary Session
academia and focused on executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and management education. A principal goal of CGLV is to encourage specific actions that will lead to changes in practice....
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Undergrads Tackle Business Research
For the first time this summer, HBS is sponsoring a ten-week program for fifteen Harvard undergrads to assist faculty with research projects. The Program for Research in Markets and Organizations (PRIMO) will introduce “an incredible pool of undergraduates to business...
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