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- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
versions, Exley and Judd Kessler, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, took a new approach to exploring reasons people avoid information. Separating excuses from other motives The research, detailed in the...
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by Kristen Senz
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2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct - MBA
students can use limited excused absences for recruiting, the HBS Learning Model and MBA Honor Code require all students to consistently engage in class. Daily attendance is expected and required of every MBA student. Students should...
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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School - MBA
are as follows: COURSE TYPE EXCUSED CLASS SESSIONS ALLOWED RC case-based course 6 class sessions FIELD Immersion and Joint Degree seminars 2 class sessions EC case-based long course (28-session course) 6 class sessions EC case-based short...
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- 17 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS
well (and has since become a personal mantra): “Hitch: Do you know the definition of perseverance, Miss Melas? Sara: An excuse to be obnoxious? Hitch: Continuing a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous...
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- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
it wasn’t chaebols he was excited about; he was excited to chat at length with me – something we hadn’t done in a long time. This also made me realize I shouldn’t need BGIE cases as excuses to call him. The next time I called he asked,...
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- 14 Dec 2007
- Op-Ed
When Your Product Becomes a Commodity
profits? If you've heard it, you've probably wondered if it was just a convenient excuse or if the manager had a valid point. The truth is, even when a raw material has no value added and quality standards are set by law or the industry,...
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by John Quelch
- 25 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!
other physical impairments or health conditions, as well as learning differences, attention deficit, and other processing disabilities. Accommodations may include extended exam time, a distraction-free exam environment, designated classroom seating, housing...
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1.18 Field Global Immersion (FGI) - MBA
sessions. It is important to note that FIELD Global Immersion class days are not eligible for excused recruiting absences, and all recruiting absences on these days will be unexcused. Unexcused absences during the course will be reviewed...
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- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
high-stakes player contracts involving millions of dollars. He intuitively understood that emotions were an important factor in dealing with people as passionate as athletes. "The last thing I wanted to do was create an excuse for a...
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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media - MBA
recorded without additional notification to students for the following reasons: A student is missing class on the day of a religious holiday, or for an extended excused absence from class, generally thought of as lasting more than 2 days,...
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- 01 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself
excuses for why it didn’t make sense: I “didn’t have time” to study for the GMAT, I wasn’t sure if I actually wanted an MBA, I didn’t want to ruin my chances at getting in later if I was denied, and I didn’t have the typical background...
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Liz Plooster
bond. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A lawyer, largely because I wanted an excuse to wear fancy clothes. Little did I know we would end up working from home! What is your favorite childhood memory? Horseback trail...
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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) - MBA
activities. Students are required to report all of their absences in advance of class into the Student Absence Notification Tool. It is important to note that Immersive Field Course class days are not eligible for excused recruiting...
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HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
over others. With Armstrong's great wealth, he was able to put together a much more sophisticated doping operation than less successful cyclists. By contrast, Armstrong's teammate Tyler Hamilton made no such excuses when he testified two...
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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration
The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?
governments should stop the natural market dynamics, but . . . countries should (not) use the term 'level playing field' as an excuse for exploitation." Paul Jackson points out that "In this country [the United States], let...
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by James Heskett
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
most memorably: “I find myself in a Claude Rains Casablanca moment here: ‘I’m shocked, shocked to find that FB and others are making money off my data when they give me their services for free.’” But “shocked” or not, reality probably will not View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
someone who will close a deal at all costs, even by treating people on the team poorly, you as a leader need to look at whether you’re excusing that behavior and sending a message that certain people are valued more than others,” she...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
Julian Zlatev and Christine Exley (Image by John Ritter) Both Associate Professor Christine Exley and Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev apply the tools of their research to examine a simple question: What makes people give? Exley became interested in the topic as a...
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