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- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’
eschewed broadcasting messages to customers, instead focusing on connecting customers to each other, subsequently linking those customers' actions to increased profitability. To see this approach in action, consider eBay's Group Gifts...
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
time around taught him an important life lesson: "to strive for the best and have faith in myself." At MGIMO, Safin was selected to participate in the American Collegiate Consortium Exchange Program. His experience at Washington and Lee...
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Amy E. Dean
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Kresge Way | About
Hall was dedicated in 1953 and was a familiar Harvard Business School landmark and a central gathering place for meals, meetings, and reunions. In keeping with the School’s emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, Kresge was designed to provide an environment where...
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Burden Park | About
Burden Park William A.M. Burden (AB 1900) In 1968, Florence V. T. Burden and her sons William A.M. Burden (AB 1927) and Shirley C. Burden made a generous gift in memory of William A.M. Burden (AB 1900) and his late grandson, William A.M....
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- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
Tom (MBA 1969) and Patricia Barry It was a given in Tom Barry’s family that, having done well in math and science in high school, he would pursue a degree in a related field as a student at Yale. But during his junior year, the Ohio native jumped at the chance to...
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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Honorarium, gifts, or financial incentive payments are not eligible for grant funding (including gift certificates, chocolates, etc.). Meals, per diems, and stipends are not eligible...
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- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
when the (petty) amount given is more generous (e.g., a gift card for $5.15 rather than $5), suggesting that pettiness may in some instances serve as a stronger relationship signal than actual benefits exchanged. Attentiveness to trivial...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
commingle. One explanation is that norms for family relationships are often applied to relationships in other domains of life, such as professional or business relationships. The other interesting finding is that the link between economic View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
dishes to add some surprises to the evening. A white elephant gift exchange game rounded out the evening. Declaring their holiday celebration on December 12 as the “coolest of the cool,” the HBS Club of...
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Margie Kelley
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
traditional forms of career advancement. After eight years with the company, he decided to go to HBS. “The idea came from my time as an intern at Digital Equipment Corp. in the United States while I was a university student,” he said. He came to Boston and Digital via...
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Constantine von Hoffman
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
ongoing evolution and recent trends, and perspectives for undertaking research with micro-data from these labor platforms. We undertake new empirical analyses of Upwork data regarding 1) the alignment of micro- and macro-level approaches to disproportionate...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
it difficult for good directors to excel. Post-Enron reforms such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and new stock exchange requirements that call for more independent directors and periodic board sessions without the CEO, have brought unintended...
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- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), which conducts an annual analysis of available labor data. Presumably, the Dodd-Frank rule, once it's mandated, will make more data available for such analyses. The Security and Exchange...
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- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
partners and is stronger for countries with lower initial levels of economic and institutional development. These results are consistent with a learning/cultural exchange process whereby economic integration promotes the spread of...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
can make organizational learning happen by building teams that learn. Publisher's Link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-078797093X.html The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
every day. In addition to coffee, Starbucks offers tea, pastries, and gift packages; distributes coffee-flavored ice cream and beverages to supermarkets; and maintains the retail Web site starbucks.com. Smith oversaw the company's IPO in...
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- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
at my new employer, I found myself “between jobs.” I happened to meet Walt by accident one evening walking on the street where I lived. We exchanged greetings and chatted for only a few minutes. I told him I was temporarily out of work...
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- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
continuing challenges it faces because of reputational issues and government supervision. A decision by the Foundation to endow $100 million to provide financial aid for Chinese students studying overseas, which included large gifts to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
online entertainment or classes for children. With so many companies in flux, it may be possible to get good discounts or in-kind exchanges of items that team members would appreciate. Gift certificates for...
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