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- 05 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It
Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance Feedback or ideas to share? Email the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
pinpoint exactly when a voter decided on a candidate—before or after a debate—without having to rely on voters’ memories. They found: A large fraction of voters change their minds during the campaign. The percentage of voters who had settled on a candidate rose View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
architecture. “Given the abundance of information today, understanding what motivates individuals to acquire and to avoid information remains an important area for future work,” says Exley. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 May 2024
- What Do You Think?
Have You Had Enough?
(Illustration created using image generated by Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool.) Last month, I posted a column in HBS Working Knowledge titled, “What’s Enough to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
essential to evaluate methods for measuring discrimination and associated design changes over time. About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media editor for Harvard Business School Working... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
them beyond what’s done by traditional academic papers. This article originally appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. You Might Also Like: How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact 9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
entire business upside down. We all want to work in places that are happy and polite, but there are expectations for performance, so if you cannot find ways of motivating people to bring their very, very best, your business sooner or... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
Bojinov says. “That’s not something managers had to think about [before the pandemic]. Now, they do.” About the Author Lane Lambert is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/SDI Productions] Related reading from the View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 07 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay
The FLSA was written nearly a century ago, when the distinction between hourly workers and management was much sharper, Cohen points out. One idea would be to determine whether employees should be paid a fixed salary or by the hour based... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
autonomously and perform at their best. DEEP PURPOSE. Copyright © 2022 by Ranjay Gulati Reprinted here with permission from Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 08 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Centuries of Restrictions on Women Shed Light on Today's Abortion Debate
societies where men were away from home for extended periods to work and found it difficult to monitor the behavior of women, for example in societies that relied more on pastoralism rather than agriculture. In pre-industrial times,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Face Value: Do Certain Physical Features Help People Get Ahead?
empirically predicted with a machine learning model, suggests work by Shunyuan Zhang, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and collaborators. “Our research represents the first empirical... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
values to stakeholders—and be willing to change their perspectives when challenged. “You have to constantly re-evaluate your position in life,” McGee says. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 23 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness
useful way to reduce loneliness and improve their wellbeing and productivity.” You Might Also Like: Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars' More Proof That Money Can... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
Good for Your Career After All Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image note: The illustration was created using art generated by... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note 5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
trust,” Yu says, “because if there is an expectation, especially that the leader is supposed to take care of their employees, and this is such a difficult time, staying silent can be harmful.” [Image: iStockphoto/Rattankun Thongbun] Related reading from the View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 08 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years
This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of my “What do you think?” column. The Working Knowledge website was the brainchild of a faculty and staff committee organized in 2000 View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
behaviors, and values of a legacy organization, changing a business model from paper to digital, capitalizing on huge brand awareness and international presence, and promoting cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration. Increasing Geographic View Details
- 13 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas
million—more value to companies than patented inventions developed without citing scientific research, says a paper co-authored by Harvard Business School professor Joshua Lev Krieger, University of Munster professor Martin Watzinger, and... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman