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- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
future others will share their view than to believe that future others will have an opposing view (e.g., opposition to President Trump). Six studies demonstrated this belief in a favorable future (BFF) for political views, scientific... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
and if given the tools, empowerment, and support, they will not only perform for you—they will thrive,” Neeley says. “We need to trust ourselves, trust our people, and increase our skills on how to lead both in the office and virtually.”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 28 Nov 2018
- HBS Case
On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website
been tanking, with shares recently trading at $1.50. And in October, Sears filed for bankruptcy protection, following the dark road paved by Borders, RadioShack, and Toys ‘R’ Us. “Target had to make this big shift from thinking only about... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
regulations needed to be based on hard science and engineering knowledge. To achieve this, collaboration with the Swedish government was seen as instrumental and joint R&D was regarded as a means to share knowledge and costs. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
it works." On the other hand, Kamal Gupta cited problems regarding pay transparency in observing that, "Indian law had mandated public sharing of employee compensation for all those drawing above a certain limit employees... View Details
- 05 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed
of discretion that an investment advisor has on their client’s assets, interaction may require substantial work at both the investment advisor home office as well as with individual clients. Based on our interviews, securing the... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
amateurish creations as similar in value to experts' creations and expected others to share their opinions. We show that labor leads to love only when labor results in successful completion of tasks; when participants built and then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
resources officer choosing how to present health insurance options to employees, first determine the root cause of why poor selections are made. While you might think employees need more time to navigate through alternatives, the reality... View Details
- 30 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay
disclosures with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While many companies have been trying to build more inclusive workplaces, only half of S&P 500 companies had gone as far as naming a chief diversity officer as of 2021,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
economic, and other variables, Nguyen’s analysis found that the FBI referred 15 percent fewer white-collar cases for prosecution in judicial districts whose corresponding FBI field offices had a larger portion of Muslim residents. In... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
his office isn't as big as Jenny's. And he blames others when he screws up. Joe is an HNAP, or a high-need-for-achievement professional, according to Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong, who explores Joe's world of driven,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare current students for the HBS Business Plan Contest, Bagley gives a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
overnight. What is a cloud kitchen? Cloud kitchens are commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. They do not have brick-and-mortar dine-in areas and consist of shared kitchen space with culinary staff... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself
Frances X. Frei, UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management. Too often, people are advised or feel pressured to bury the special or quirky aspects of their personalities, recalibrate their speaking or personal styles, or think twice about View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
introduction to Ms. Hesselbein in 1988. Case preparation, appearances in my classes, and writing for her later publications then followed. "As Hesselbein put it, 'the power of language is so important in this job.'" Welch and Hesselbein View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
negotiator who doesn't have either an explicit understanding about emotions, or is highly intuitive about the process." Negotiating In The NFL Wasynczuk (HBS MBA '83) should know—he served as chief operating officer for the New... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
providing a real-time glimpse of changing neighborhoods, allowing policymakers to “forecast” where gentrification might be occurring and measure its effects. The team has worked closely with cities to explore gentrification, meeting with politicians, policymakers, and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
U.S.-born parents, while the second includes mostly older, separated women with some college education, a relatively higher share of whom are foreign born and have foreign-born parents. Our results demonstrate the presence of additional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Your Employees Don’t Want to Be Facebook ‘Friends’
can be challenging to navigate the boundaries between our workplace and personal lives, causing us to weigh whether to bring a plus-one to the office party or keep a family photo on our desk. But social media adds a whole new level of... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
with Britain which made the operation of a British and colonial share register easier. Conversely, some merchant firms from the colonies relocated to London in order to access the markets for capital and information. David Sassoon moved... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones