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- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
a book boosted sales, presumably by drawing the attention of consumers. Not so at colleges, where apparently bad news is not good for business. “Even when it’s a decision as big as college choice, decision makers have a limited amount of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
addition to writing and teaching about these larger issues, the School has the responsibility to focus society’s attention on them. The School will go from the periphery to the center of the University’s campus. Is that going to change... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
licensee — attracted the attention of Bausch & Lomb, which bought the company. To prepare her for a management position, Bausch & Lomb sent Ross to HBS’s Program for Management Development. She remembers quickly feeling at home in the... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
lack of experimentation by paying more attention to and learning more from each experiment. The researchers found strong learning effects among employees in settings where they were monitored by their bosses somewhat loosely. In settings... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
words, they haven’t been looking. The researchers recently presented the paper at the SEC. Although it’s not yet clear what direction the agency will take under the new chairman, Jay Clayton, who was sworn in May 2, Di Maggio is hopeful the agency will give due View Details
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
additional teachers?" Hot Competition Even as the OLPC experienced delays in securing orders, potential competitors were taking notice. The so-called bottom-of-the-pyramid market was now a focus of attention from mainstream PC... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
openness and the sociopolitical atmosphere) or some of the market factors, but few pay attention to both. We have developed sets of questions that companies can ask to create a map of each country's context and to gauge the extent to... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
too small for their attention and their stewardship. Their determination, commitment, and experience, in turn, flowed partly from their passion for what they were doing. It was—and is—part of their lifeblood. And that passion is a key... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
next logical stage of development in terms of how we manage, how we lead. It also means evolving ourselves so that we are better suited for a world of networked communications. Q: What inspired you to begin exploring this kind of evolution? A: When I started to pay... View Details
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
the integrity of his business and has successfully defended Riverdale against allegations of workplace violations launched by OSHA and the EPA. His epic battle with the EPA, which began with the agency’s armed raid on the factory in 1997, attracted the View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
research management, to pay more attention to achieving results rather than expanding knowledge for its own sake,” Van Etten says. “In part, we’re encouraging academics to team up with industry in the hopes that the private sector’s focus... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Success Authors: Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, and Jialan Wang Publication: Journal of Economic Perspectives (summer 2008): 207-222 Abstract University endowments have received much attention recently for their superior investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
tended to be on more. That was not surprising. What caught our attention was that the more people were on, the more unpredictable their work time seemed to become. By being constantly connected to work, they seemed to be reinforcing—and... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
into living groups of 8 people each, with careful attention paid to the balance of expertise and geographical representation. Each living group "pod" includes a living room, kitchen, and shared dining area, with simple bed-bath... View Details
- 26 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations
perceptions of that power—I may have a really rotten alternative, but feel like I'm powerful—or the relative strengths we bring to the negotiation. And past research has also not paid attention to whether I knew what you were bringing to... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
development. The reformers' challenge has been to demonstrate that corporate attention to human misery is perfectly consistent with maximizing wealth: that there is, in the words of United Nations' Secretary General Kofi Annan, "a... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
and how it was designed to keep your attention I––like Sierra and her peanuts––felt like I fell willingly and gleefully into the trap so carefully designed for me. I endeavor to do that with Zorpads: create content that people want to see... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under substantial attention from competition authorities. We present key aspects of Google’s strategy in mobile, focusing on Android-related practices that may... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
rule-making done behind the scenes, Gehl and Porter assert. The parties have enacted rules that protect their dominance by controlling the primary process, access to voter data, fundraising limits, how Congress is governed, and what issues are debated. The system even... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
service sector? What role does it play in the US economy? Heskett: Leadership practices in the service sector deserve attention because this sector represents nearly 90 percent of employment and nearly 80 percent of gross domestic product... View Details