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- 01 Sep 2008
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Faculty Research Online
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5950.html. Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings Saving money doesn’t need to be so difficult. According to Professor Peter Tufano, “The most interesting ideas — indeed the oldest — try to make saving a...
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- 06 May 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Driving the “New Marketing?”
Vargas-Bianchi added, "I do think we need to advance...marketing concepts beyond the 4 Ps, but ultimately, didn't they imply to a certain extent what the authors now mean by 'value'?" Perhaps we should be encouraged that the...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
that process, and uneconomic decisions are made, often involving subsidies to make up for manmade market imperfections. What’s to be done to encourage investment in low-wage workers, the question of the month? SayHowItReallyIs made...
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by James Heskett
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
the rest got $3. Flexible. Participants would be compensated for working out at any time, with the same $7 and $3 breakdown as the routine group. Control. This group was encouraged to exercise without financial incentives. During the...
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by Danielle Kost
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used...
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- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of...
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by Julie Battilana
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think
No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when...
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- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
measure average CEO compensation and facilitate discussions in which companies are encouraged to adjust salaries to keep pace with some percentile of the average for all companies. The absence of any dampening mechanism in this...
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by James Heskett
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
however, offers a different model that consumers are beginning to embrace. "Our outlets encourage browsing and we sell at a fixed price." Jain cited a challenge familiar to any retailer in any country: difficulty managing...
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- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
tests live at once. I analyzed the results (success!) and am proud to know that we’ll be launching both features permanently. In just a few short weeks, the solutions I proposed are now part of the app for millions of people across the globe. Beyond my assigned tasks,...
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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
using reunion committees and mailings, the Bulletin, and the Web to get the word out. Other potential programs might focus on work/life balance and career management. In light of limited faculty resources, the committee encouraged the...
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John Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
it." Fred held my wallet and I walked out onto the ice which gave way immediately. I did a sort of butterfly stroke to break the ice to the dog. I don't, and did not then, speak "dog", but I can tell you that I distinctly recall the very strong sense of View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
rank or status. Although some may not immediately associate Harvard Business School as an exemplar of humility, everything we do is rooted in that quality. In our classrooms, we encourage students to talk more than the faculty. Our...
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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
full pay to work for community organizations. At IBM, on the recommendation of eight workforce diversity task forces consisting of company employees (Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, Gay/Lesbian, People with Disabilities, White Male, Women), management View Details
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Garry Emmons
- 26 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte
reinventing itself. There have also been recent efforts among the civic leaders to offer incentives to encourage new industries to grow, and that is one of the reasons we are seeing a growing number of entrepreneurs in a place that had...
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Maurice Taylor
to move the conversation forward.” “The Law School encourages rigorous debate. You’re forced to question your assumptions, the baselines of your argument. In class, you either reinforce your position or change it to a stronger one.”...
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Managing Global Operations
Use these resources to jump start your MGO course project. We encourage you to fully utilize Baker Library Services for in-depth project research support. I need to...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference
encourage an exchange of knowledge and experience. "The finalists were chosen from among three hundred entries sent in from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States," said HBSAAA president Kenneth A. Powell (MBA 1974). "Playing an...
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- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
Penney's, but will only buy clothing at specialty stores. Sören Petsch, finance manager at Sears, Roebuck & Co., said encouraging customers who buy from one category at their stores to buy from more departments is a key challenge for...
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- 25 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
go into work, will I somehow miss a promotion or really important information at work.’ I think leaders would really benefit from acknowledging those emotions directly.” Zlatev suggests that managers encourage a sense of openness by...
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