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- 25 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
by Dina Gerdeman
Researchers believe gender stereotypes hold women back in the workplace. Katherine Coffman's research adds a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities.
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- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
by Rachel Layne
Employees may seek new approaches to balance, even as leaders consider whether to bring more teams back to offices or make hybrid work even more flexible. These are just a few trends that Harvard Business School faculty members will be following during a year when...
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- 25 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
More Proof That Money Can Buy Happiness (or a Life with Less Stress)
by Michael Blanding
It's not about the bigger home or the better vacation. Financial stability helps people escape the everyday hassles of life, says research by Jon Jachimowicz.
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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy
by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran
Scott's hands-off approach and unparalleled pace—helping almost 2,000 organizations and counting—has upended the status quo in philanthropy. While her donations might seem scattershot, an analysis of five years of data by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran...
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- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
- Working Knowledge
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
by Michael Blanding
We tend to avoid failure at all costs. But our smarter missteps are worthwhile because they can force us to take a different path that points us toward personal and professional success, says Amy Edmondson.
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- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
- Working Knowledge
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
by Kristen Senz
In a post-AI world, where an algorithm can draft marketing copy—or even pop songs and movie scripts—anything seems possible. Harvard Business School faculty members discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape how work gets done.
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- 10 Jul 2023
- In Practice
- Working Knowledge
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
by Dina Gerdeman
Need a book recommendation for your summer vacation? HBS faculty members share their reading lists, which include titles that explore spirituality, design, suspense, and more.
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- 14 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need
by Kara Baskin
Struggling to spark strategic risk-taking and creative thinking? In the post-pandemic workplace, teams need psychological safety more than ever, and a new analysis by Amy Edmondson highlights the best ways to nurture it.
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- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller
by Jamal Meneide
VIDEO: Before leading one of the world’s largest brands, Nike executive Larry Miller served time in prison for murder. In this interview, Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second...
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- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
by Dina Gerdeman
African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues.
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- 09 Nov 2023
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?
by Kara Baskin
The pressure to do more, to be more, is fueling its own silent epidemic. Lauren Cohen discusses the common misperceptions that get in the way of supporting employees' well-being, drawing on case studies about people who have been deeply affected by mental illness.
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- 07 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook
by Michael Blanding
Remember the Sony Librie? Some people considered it superior to Amazon's Kindle, but it didn't end up the market leader. Rebecca Karp breaks down three methods that companies use to create more value than their rivals—an edge that can make all the difference.
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- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
by Ben Rand
Executives who confront new challenges with old formulas often fail. The best leaders tailor their approach, recalibrating their "action orientation" to address the problem at hand, says Ryan Raffaelli. He details three action orientations and how leaders can harness...
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- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
- Working Knowledge
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
by Kara Baskin
Younger workers are rejecting the idea of sticking with one employer for the long haul and are instead finding happiness by job-hopping and creating dramatically different boundaries with work. In a new book, Christina M. Wallace maps out a step-by-step guide to...
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- 06 Oct 2023
- Book
- Working Knowledge
Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week
by Kristen Senz
Skip the committees and the multi-year roadmap. With the right conditions, leaders can confront even complex organizational problems in one week. Frances Frei and Anne Morriss explain how in their book Move Fast and Fix Things.
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- 24 Jan 2024
- Op-Ed
- Working Knowledge
Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago
by Bill George
Aggressive cost cutting and rocky leadership changes have eroded the culture at Boeing, a company once admired for its engineering rigor, says Bill George. What will it take to repair the reputational damage wrought by years of crises involving its 737 MAX?
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- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
World-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen explores the personal benefits of business research in the forthcoming book How Will You Measure Your Life? Coauthored with James Allworth and Karen Dillon, the book explains how well-tested academic theories can...
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- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
by Rachel Layne
Forget rocks for jocks. A study by Paul Gompers of more than 400,000 Ivy League athletes probes how the rigors of college sports can help people climb the corporate ladder faster and into higher-paying positions.
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- 19 Sep 2023
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money?
by Ben Rand
It seems like anything is possible with generative AI right now. But how will companies profit from those big ideas? Andy Wu breaks down the potentially painful tradeoffs that tech firms might face as artificial intelligence enters its next phase.
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- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
by Pamela Reynolds
A Brooklyn-based ice cream shop was getting buzz, and Disney was pitching a brand partnership. So how did the business wind up filing for bankruptcy? A case study by Thomas Eisenmann and Lindsay N. Hyde examines the rise and fall—and recent rebound—of Ample Hills...
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