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- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Yanhua, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract— Exploitive working conditions have spurred companies to pressure their suppliers to adopt labor codes of conduct and to conform their labor practices to the standards set forth in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
on how people work together productively,” Bernstein says. “But they don’t know where to start, or, if they do, all they see are roadblocks in the way.” To that end, he and several colleagues recently launched the Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
field questions from HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace in an e-mail interview.Lagace: In The Support Economy, you make the case that managerial capitalism, invented a hundred years ago, desperately needs an overhaul. How... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
implications for pay inequality and pay transparency Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54750 Digitizing Disclosure: The Case of Restaurant Hygiene Scores By: Dai, Weijia... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
come to learn firsthand, firms have not only slashed hiring overall, but also pushed back start dates for those who have been hired. They have also adopted a stance of “firm first” rather than “accommodating” when dealing with new consultants as they View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
students graduating from US schools who need a work visa). What about refugees, who are becoming more common globally? Research finds that refugees assimilate at an even faster rate into the economy and the workplace than general migrants... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
show how the trio of disruptive forces (disintermediation, disaggregation, and decoupling) that have figured prominently in other industries disrupted by digitalization (media, travel, publishing) are likely to reshape the structure of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
political participation and bolstered economic conditions for Black communities. But the law also galvanized "racially conservative" white voters, stoking their fear of losing power and influence, a dynamic that lingers today, write researchers in a recent View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 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 View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
How did he do these deals? What strategies and tactics worked and what failed? Why and under what conditions? What ethical challenges does this approach present? Is there an underlying logic and method to his approach that, well beyond... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
Few companies in the past few years have rocketed to success faster than Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy, which together have transformed the way we hail a cab, plan a vacation, and shop for handmade gifts, respectively. In a previous HBS Working... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
operations that have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame these research themes, the article provides a systematic literature review of operations articles published in the Journal of Service Management (JOSM). The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits
transforming how work is done and how people are paid for it. This heightened tension between moral and material goals may be nowhere as intense as it is in journalism, a field with strong ethical convictions at its core, but whose... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
service-line-oriented structure, JLL created two interdependent groups: Accounts and Markets. Accounts housed account managers who served JLL's corporate clients. Markets housed brokers specialized in a certain geography. JLL helped drive integration between Accounts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
in loot boxes and protect consumers, the authors suggest. The work resonates beyond entertainment to offer insights for the many industries facing regulatory pressures and weighing business models that broadly work, but that trigger... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review The Truth About Blockchain By: Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—Contracts, transactions, and records of them provide critical structure in our economic system, but they haven’t kept up with the world’s View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
to lead to improvements in dealing with the problem of economic benchmarking. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2517496 The Decoupling Effect of Digital Disruptors By: Teixeira, Thales S., and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
http://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Rules-Timeless-Lessons-Gates/dp/0062373951/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1427236936&sr=8-1 April 2015 Harvard Business Review Leaders as Decision Architects: Structure Your Organization's Work to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne