Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

Teixeira, which identifies the ingredients necessary to create online videos so compelling that viewers will not only want to watch them but also actively seek them out and share them with friends, family, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

Although Asian countries have been able to use cost advantages and software coding prowess to attract outsource business from around the world, the region is quickly moving up the value chain to challenge America's leadership in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

others. That’s counterproductive, at least given the rhetoric of open offices. Architects aren’t clueless to this, of course. It’s just that the cocktail of other considerations, like cost per square foot and the promise of innovative... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

and run major infrastructure projects such as power and water. But a set of new property protections has done little to manage the risk in many of these politically unstable... View Details

30 Dec 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

Buffett's offer and wondered what he saw in the declining industry that others did not," notes Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor Benjamin C. Esty, the author, with senior case researcher Aldo Sesia,... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

consistently outperformed the industry. The company's culture was on display during the power grid failure of September 2003, when two of Continental's three hubs went dark and other airlines grounded their... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

18 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity

fear showing their vulnerabilities, but actually gain power and respect in being authentic. Improving leadership development and selection won't prevent all failures, but it... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Education

23 Apr 2008
Op-Ed

The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations

fit the scale and nature of the firm. Beyond managing risk at the firm level, the FSA is also responsible for systemic risk. Thus, it monitors trends in the financial markets across the individual firms. Consistent with U.S. concerns... View Details

Keywords: by Dwight Crane; Banking; Construction; Real Estate; Financial Services

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

But how much should the company charge for it? Little is known of the pad's potential market, and there is little data available regarding other variables that would also influence the product's price.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

termed a “freedom from fear.” Amy’s book touches on these powerful themes that are also central tenets of agile organizations. I cannot wait to engage and learn more within the covers of these two exciting... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

his argument that he was being underpaid because he could not credibly threaten to leave the company if he didn't get his way, in contrast to a non-founder who could effectively do so. From an academic perspective, past studies assumed that founders are more View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

you think? To Read More: Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It , Random House, 2012. Quentin Hardy, Just the Facts. Yes, All of Them, The New York Times, March 25,... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

Retirement, education, and medical care are focal in the minds of voters, so setting up tax-deferred savings programs around these issues is a political winner. Also, given the political power of... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

pricing and the merits of billing over time. Also, see an excerpt from a recent Harvard Business Review article by Gourville and collaborator Dilip Soman. Mahoney: What are some first steps managers can take... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

them powerful competitors in the new marketplaces, but institutionally they need to be nimble and aggressively study the appeal of the new entrants and develop new... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

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