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- 30 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash
It seems obvious: If you want to boost innovation from a crowd writing and improving software code, just dangle a cash incentive. When GitHub began offering matching funds to open source software users who snagged outside sponsors in 2019, it seemed to View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
hope my book helps managers better understand that responsibility and how to fulfill it. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
a US Airways takeover in the early 2000s, Delta was profitable and had been named by Fortune as the world’s most-admired airline twice. A champion in practicing “servant leadership” and “taking care of Delta’s people,” Bastian immediately... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Publish or Perish: What the Research Says About Productivity in Academia
the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details
- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message? How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
developed an influential body of work about justice, starting from the premise that ignorance might just be bliss. His theories were designed to consider a monumental, if esoteric, question: If you were in charge of the world and had to... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
Podcast with: Joseph Bower Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 8 min., 23 sec. In early September, Ford Motor Company announced that Bill Ford would be replaced as CEO by Boeing's Alan Mulally, credited with the turnaround of the... View Details
- 31 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back
Americans increased the knowledge among whites of systematic lynchings and brutality against African Americans in the South,” he says. Building coalitions. Majority and minority groups can find strength and support View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 18 Apr 2022
- HBS Case
Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off
from, Riedel says. “Ed Stack struck the right balance, and he can always say, ‘I did the right thing for the right reasons,’’’ says Riedel. [iStockphoto/Miosotis Jade] Related reading from the Working View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
Might Also Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Related reading from the Working View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 09 Jan 2024
- In Practice
Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year
flexible and digital work environments. This flexibility is made possible by tools that facilitate seamless collaboration and productivity, regardless of physical location. Pressure on jobs, salaries, and... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
Stagflation? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by HBSWK using images from AdobeStock/wachiwat and... View Details
- 27 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake
You Might Also Like: How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’ Feedback or ideas to share? Email the... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
visits—boosting in-store traffic by about 10 percent. “Technology companies can play a role in working toward racial equity.” The study, called “The Benefits of Revealing Race: Evidence from Minority-Owned... View Details
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?
aspects of it,” he says. Checking the passion bias at work The tendency to define passion by how it’s expressed is human nature. But there are steps that employees and managers alike can take to rein in this... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
by offering input, asking questions, and responding to others based on their experience working together thus far. In the relaunch session, the team can discuss how business goals and strategy may have... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 29 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent
CEO Jamie Salter in the case about his rationale. Two stars combine: Messi and Beckham Beckham leveled up his talent in 2023, working behind the scenes to draw Argentinian legend Lionel Messi to play for his Miami franchise. Coming off a... View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
iterations of the paper are in the works that use some 150 million resumes from LinkedIn to broaden the study. “Our paper clearly shows that taking risks by starting a new company pays off in the long run... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Glasses Land the Gig: Employers Still Choose Workers Who 'Look the Part'
write. You Might Also Like: Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis