by Working Knowledge editors - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

options. As the authors of a recent book, Managing the Generation Mix, put it, they demand "the immediate gratification of making an immediate impact by doing meaningful work immediately." In... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens

the complexities of case writing throughout the region. Conversations also focused on work that the new Center can foster between, and among, Latin American academics and HBS faculty. (The conference in Buenos Aires was preceded View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

and will publish an overview of the work in the August issue of Harvard Business Review. In this email interview with HBS Working Knowledge View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

networks, before job-seekers need to use them. “People are realizing how important it is to have diverse teams, and by having a diverse digital network, you will be more able to find more diverse candidates.” Bojinov, who previously View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

Might Also Like: The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them Feedback or ideas... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

13 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen

When people feel heard, they tend to be less defensive, less anxious, and more relaxed. High-quality listening, research suggests, also increases creativity and improves work performance by boosting a... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

13 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

the discourse on social media.” About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Unsplash/Rodion Kutsaev] Your turn: Should social networks take steps... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Media & Broadcasting

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/Fascinadora View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

then you’ll read an interview where she says she always uses a $1,000 Guerlain cream. A celebrity putting their name on something isn’t really enough to draw me in by itself.” POLL Do you consider influencer marketing effective? We're... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

07 Jun 2023
HBS Case

3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook

Something Rare? 8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/kajakiki View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

The Evolving Basis for Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: Dispute Settlement and the Rebalancing of Global Interests

Keywords: by Arthur Daemmrich

02 Aug 2013
Working Paper Summaries

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Keywords: by Ruth Wageman & Teresa M. Amabile

29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

so they can seek higher salaries, Healy says. “You have a little bit more power than you might have thought,” he says. Indeed, one search executive interviewed by the researchers noted that this knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

motivated, to find meaning at work during this crisis. Research by Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria and colleagues suggests that people are guided by four basic... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

percent in 2015. Yet nearly one-third of Indian housewives express the desire to work. How do governments go about changing perceptions of women in the workforce when it’s in their economic interest to do so? A recent working paper View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

their findings in the newly updated working paper “Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers.” They initiated the study because they were fascinated by the growing... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

27 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

daycare for a child, or maybe they have another job because you only employ them part-time to avoid paying for healthcare benefits." You Might Also Like: Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail

09 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive

employees to miss more days of work. Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, recently spoke to HBS Working Knowledge about the challenges of treating morbid obesity,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Health; Pharmaceutical

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