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- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
What are the first things you should do in your new post? In this e-mail Q&A, Michael Watkins offers strategies that he researched while preparing his new book, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All...
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by Martha Lagace
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
If you want to be awed by the pace of technological advancement over the past few decades, compare the capabilities of a bulky PC from 1984 with those of a sleek smartphone in...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
thing is that while each has its own independent identity and strategy, they all come together to make the Nobel Prizes happen. They all share allegiance to the core identity of what they all want to do:...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
Summing Up Fixing the Way We Work There is a lot wrong with the way we work, but very little of this is due to new networking capabilities or communications technology. Neither can we blame increasing globalization and the demands View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
you need to be a willing to listen to the other person and recombine things that they say,” Koning says. “On the flipside, you want to make sure that the other person is sharing their ideas and not filtering themselves. Otherwise, it’s...
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by Michael Blanding
- 07 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips
became part of my identity, but clearly wouldn’t fly during an interview. Silverthorne: What is the worst thing that academic job-seekers can do that will ensure they’ll never get an offer? Rouen: There are...
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- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
on-the-ground managers navigate their changing roles as leaders. Three of the essays that address compelling leadership issues were written by prominent HBS faculty members: Linda A. Hill, Christopher A. Bartlett (with two co-authors),...
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by Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
2017, well before the COVID-19 pandemic increased remote work. “Two individuals have the same job and are doing the exact same kind of work. The only thing that changed is the temporal distance.” First, the...
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by Michael Blanding
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
finding ways to make the choice easier through gathering more information or seeking counseling. “Part of it is just being aware of the extent that we are averse to difficult decisions,” says Hagerty, “and...
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
highest. The course orientation fits with popular conceptions of the world of small business, offering visions of highly energized individuals passionate about doing their own...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
How Will the Case Method Have to Evolve to Meet Future Needs? Like any good case discussion, this month’s column generated thoughtful comments centered around several issues concerning whether or not the case method has become outmoded. These included issues View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One
of Economic Research, Pons and Gethin say “protests generate substantial internet activity but have limited effects on political attitudes.” One exception: Black Lives Matter The Black Lives Matter protests...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
little value. We have a sample of firms that do hire translators, and the things that get lost in translation are actually greater. What is important is having someone who can translate but who also...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
of high institutional quality cannot be used for other things (such as investing in a local R&D base), that might have pushed the country into a deeper reliance on FDI. Extremely attractive compensation...
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by Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
business strategy 101 for most entrepreneurs, so why have so many mobile money service offerings failed? It’s a question being studied by Rajiv Lal, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. “You would think...
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- 15 Mar 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: What's the Next 'Big Thing' in Finance?
gym, Cohen is a record-breaking amateur powerlifter, able to squat more than 600 pounds. Here’s a transcript of the discussion: Question: What is the next big thing in finance? Lauren Cohen: The next big...
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- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
behavior: Operators were hiding their freshest, most innovative techniques from management so as not to "bear the cost of explaining better ways of doing things to...
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- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
thing is that despite the overwhelming data, as well as a plethora of startling anecdotes, some companies just do not take the customer orientation seriously. On the other hand, companies such as Dell...
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by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
and jerk of your carry-on up to the overhead. An inelegant flop into the middle seat completes the journey—until the passenger in front shoves her seat back, removing your kneecaps. But new research shows that—in addition to these...
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- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment, released in May. The pair used a consumer durable goods business in India as a real-world laboratory for the research. "Running this kind of experiment is not the easiest View Details