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- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about." Developing disagreement and "high-contention" decision-making at the loftiest levels of the organization were things that HBS professor View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
been a draw for innovators of a different sort—technology workers who began populating the suburbs of the South Bay, which came to be known as Silicon Valley, in the 1970s and '80s. In recent years, they have increasingly put down roots in San Francisco itself,... View Details
- 18 May 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
systems or processes.” Bill Edwards added, “Trust is a trait! Like any trait, it is earned by action and repetition.” Bill Fotsch added, “Companies that have clear goals,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
for skilled and unskilled labor. Either way, immigration will be a critical issue during the US election season. The carefully negotiated bipartisan bill that failed in the House of Representatives earlier this year highlights the thorny... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
from one of Smith's earlier works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, that caught the attention of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf and coauthors Colin Camerer and George Loewenstein. In "Adam Smith, Behavioral... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
experience them,” Stern says. “At the same time, we see that competitors are likely to accelerate their own innovation activities to take advantage of these weaknesses.” Stern, along with Indiana University Assistant Professor George P.... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
championship win over the Indianapolis Colts by tampering with the footballs. Accusers, which included the National Football League’s head office, said someone with the team underinflated the balls to make them easier for quarterback Tom... View Details
- 30 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Temptation at Work
- 04 Apr 2022
- What Do You Think?
As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?
Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jun 2015
- News
Put the country before politics
- 15 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?
achieve their goals. I've been especially interested in the pattern of succession in many entrepreneurial firms—specifically, that many founders are replaced by "professional" CEOs early in the life of the venture. My data shows... View Details
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
benefits. Now, they say, we are reaping the consequences of that misapprehension. Employees left their jobs at alarming rates over the past year as they reassessed their lives in the face of COVID-19. Other workers are “quietly quitting,” resolving to do the bare... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?
that unethical behavior can deny people their intellectual property." These are the latest examples of the effectiveness of speed as a competitive weapon that was described some years ago by George... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
Source: iStock In June 2017, the US House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a 589-page bill designed to repeal many of the regulations in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Buried on... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 Jan 2017
- News
Trump: Good politics, not good policy
- 21 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport
shipping industry, constructing patterns of return for investors. “We were shocked at how predictable the returns are in this industry.” The research results—that heavy investment in a boom depresses future earnings—were unexpected, says Greenwood, the View Details
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
first time a wide range of top industry CEOs, government leaders, and customers of transportation services, was designed to help provide that purpose by assessing the state of the industry, identifying innovations both in technology and... View Details