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- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
encounters are attempts to mask racism in more covert forms. After the killing of George Floyd, I refused to watch the video and avoided the pictures depicting him pinned on the ground before his death. I couldn’t watch because I am...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Turning Point: Change, Stat
Central Park. Patient-centered innovation is finally happening, and it’s up to all of us to make sure it continues. On a more personal note, I’ve learned two big things from working in the ER. I’m humbler in terms of what science knows and how predictive it can be....
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- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. What deters selective disclosure and leads firms to instead make disclosures more representative of their environmental performance? We hypothesize that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
insights into how we can lead more balanced lives. Tell us in the comment section below what you thought were the most interesting business trends of the year. Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews African American and Asian job applicants who View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
very rational, he explained. “They looked at the most valuable asset they had, their home, which was appreciating, and they decided to take out another mortgage and take advantage of the equity in their home so that they could continue to spend and make ends meet. This...
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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
left the house in three weeks." You know, this conversation style can leave you feeling minimized or unheard. There are others like the “expert.” The “expert” knows more than you do and silences you with her confidence. If you might say, “I'm going to wear a View Details
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- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
not the same as agreeing with them or even being sympathetic. Empathy involves considering a serious question: “How can I act without increasing the uncertainty in the lives of others?” Wearing a mask won’t guarantee your safety but it...
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy - MBA
activities of the School. When a demonstration occurs, demonstrators may not: Inhibit the freedom of movement of members of the community (e.g., by blocking a pathway or building entry). Wear masks or other face coverings to conceal their...
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- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, this result masks the differences in entry size among startups that failed within three years of entry and those that survived for four years or...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
became clear that the limitations of our conceptualizations of the familiarity-attraction link, as well as the limitations of prior research, were masking a set of higher order principles capable of integrating these diverse...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
learning. Separately, Lilly has opened its labs to test people for coronavirus, saying it can test 1,000 to 2,000 per day. Mike Roman, CEO of 3M, is doubling production of N95 masks to 1.1 billion per year in response to rapidly growth in...
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- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
yourself,” says Arthur C. Brooks, Arthur C. Patterson Faculty Fellow. “You're not going to be a good entrepreneur unless you see that your life is your enterprise; your life is your startup.” Here’s what Brooks and four other HBS experts recommend: Put on your own...
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by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
and managers from three companies. Masked by the pseudonyms Acme Industries, Gant Electronics, and Advanced Technology, these firms represent very different industries, products, and cultures, but they all share a commitment to diversity...
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by Judith A. Ross
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
saying, “I just can’t get any work done; the media keeps calling about my last study.” But she knows better. That working paper, coauthored with HBS faculty, dissected the humblebrag, finding that “bragging masked by a complaint” makes...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
pandemic-preparedness plans, consisting of a constellation of public-health measures. Simply having stockpiles of antivirals doesn’t mean that countries will be ready to deal with a pandemic. Also necessary is multisector cooperation for steps such as distributing...
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- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
1910. Black arrivals increased both the effort exerted by immigrants to assimilate and their eventual Americanization. These average effects mask substantial heterogeneity: while initially less integrated groups (i.e., Southern and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
By: Marquis, Christopher, Michael W. Toffel, and Yanhua Zhou Abstract—Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
municipalities in the country. Likewise, we led the distribution of our local vitamin C-rich drinks to health workers in more than 80 hospitals. NutriAsia also distributed over 60,000 face masks across the Philippines to aid our trade...
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Margie Kelley
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
Abstract—Humblebragging-bragging masked by a complaint-is a distinct and, given the rise of social media, increasingly ubiquitous form of self-promotion. We show that although people often choose to humblebrag when motivated to make a...
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
U.S. South after 1910. Black arrivals increased both the effort exerted by immigrants to assimilate and their eventual Americanization. These average effects mask substantial heterogeneity: while initially less integrated groups (i.e.,...
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Dina Gerdeman