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- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
variable analysis and use the differences in the likelihood of retirement driven by Social Security retirement incentives in the United States to find a sizable increase in purpose in life as an outcome of retirement.” Emotional...
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- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
amount of anxiety for people," says Lakshmi Ramarajan, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Harvard Business School. "A lot of times the context of the conversation is around diversity View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
As the quantity of online content continues to proliferate—from cute cat videos to policy experts blogging on the Middle East—the consumer's expectation that online content should be free becomes more entrenched. To make money, websites...
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- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
creativity is absolutely essential for current business success. I define creativity as producing novel, workable ideas and solutions to problems; innovation is implementing those ideas within an organizational context. You need novel and...
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Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
pressure to meet public targets set by CEOs and analysts is beneficial to long-term performance as well? On balance, how does the practice affect investors? How should CEOs respond? Is it coincidental that these questions are arising at...
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- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
confrontation on potentially sensitive issues. Although, as Phil Clark put it, there are times when information must be held confidential, "What I have seen is the restriction of information to cover a...
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by James Heskett
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
Storie-Johnson “Today, we tend to view color as an ingredient,” says Ai Hisano, the Harvard-Newcomen Fellow in Business History at Harvard Business School. Hisano is author of the HBS working paper, “Standardized Color in the Food...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
industrial ecology literature that highlights the environmental benefits of by-product synergy. By-product synergy is defined as the conversion of a firm's waste stream from a manufacturing process into valuable feedstock for another...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
indicates that while production efficiencies have enabled an average S&P 500 company to reduce the cost of goods sold by about 250 basis points over the past decade, SG&A (selling, general and administrative costs) as a percentage...
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- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
necessary. . . ." Rakesh Seth, arguing that "at the MBA level there should not be any grading system," said, "whoever is admitted has already passed through certain filters, such as the GMAT . . . ." Sandi Edgar...
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- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
Asked for leadership advice, Terry Virts thought for a moment, letting his microphone float weightless in front of him before responding. "You have to adapt your leadership style to the situation you're in," he said. Nobody knows that better than Virts, who...
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- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
explains. “It's only in the US in 2007 and 2008 that we observed the highest fraction of the non-performing loans coming from households. And even then, you can see that the losses coming from the companies were substantial as well.” The...
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by Rachel Layne
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
can firms do to prevent it? A: When you go buy a toy at the store, the only cost that stands out is the price you pay for the toy, not the coins you put in the parking meter near the store's window. If you buy toys online, you might wind up spending View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
Since the start of the 2000s, a high-level corporate position has evolved that is still something of a mystery. As companies have engaged in more efforts around sustainability, environmental and otherwise, the "chief sustainability...
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- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
professor and Dean of the Faculty, provided a brief outline of the landscape as well as thoughts on how to view the proposed bailout. Lecturer Nicolas P. Retsinas, Director of Harvard University's Joint...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
to spot potentially underpriced stocks, and major stock indexes and institutional investors lean on the metric as well. Yet, in an examination of thousands of stocks over a period of nearly 40 years, Wang and colleagues find that the...
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by Rachel Layne
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
Wedgwood to Dell. Before leading a wide-ranging discussion that dipped into topics such as cultural literacy, the impact of the Internet, and the continuing importance of traditional communications channels, Koehn provided an historical...
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by James E. Aisner
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable...
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- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
Summing Up Judging from responses to the June column, big ideas rank high on a list including technology and intellectual property as sources of competitive advantage. But they are only a starting point, outweighed by methods and the...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing
Cannibalizing Direct Sales? Working Paper: Adding Bricks to Clicks—The Effects of Store Openings on Sales through Direct ChannelsConsider a retailer who operates both brick-and-mortar stores and direct channels such as direct mail...
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