Big Line Or Big Clique Conjecture - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

formation, however, teams with a high average level of relationship orientation performed better than teams with a low average level of relationship orientation. Furthermore, a moderate degree of variance in relationship orientation among team members produced better... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

worse, not better. Big Mistake Number 2: Going over the line with a strategy that creates an angry backlash because people feel manipulated. No one wants to feel manipulated. If people sense that someone has... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

If they didn't understand it already, executives and corporate managers have learned one huge lesson over the past couple of years: macroeconomics matters. Interest rates. Exchange rates. Trade deficits. The Gross Domestic Product. Inflation. All of these can affect a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

What lessons could the humid shores of the Caribbean, the freezing heights of the Himalayas, or the farthest reaches of Earth's atmosphere hold for your company or organization? Although those places... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

28 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

B if you can produce a product, manage a sales force, or produce the capital. On the negative side, politicians have whipped up caste frenzy. A lot of voting in India happens along caste lines in so-called... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?

Imagine you’re a consultant and you notice a few eyebrow-raising behaviors, such as a colleague who misuses a client’s meal stipend or an executive who screams inappropriately at his staff. Should you step in and speak up? For... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consulting

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

of action? A: The hacking incident was probably the last straw in a rather long line of issues. Sooner or later, Google had to stand up for its principles. They have always been at odds internally as to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

23 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

Ostensibly, Shah was trying to refocus employees. New research from Harvard Business School Professor Joseph B. Fuller offers a different take. When workers feel tension between their work and private lives, they’re likely to quit or be... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

satisfaction. So, enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning all add up to a sense of happiness or being happier. And I love this concept of enjoyment versus pleasure. Because so many people, as we write about, are seeking pleasure, pleasure,... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

05 Sep 2023
Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

letting you off the hook, it’s about putting you on the hook to do the very best you can,” Edmondson says. “If you are going to do anything hard or new, you are not necessarily going to get it right the first time.” Reflection: There is a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jun 2023
Research & Ideas

Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks

patterns emerged, with participants ranking journeys the least desirable when they remained low or decreased over time, even when they started from a high point. The next-most desirable journeys were those with View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation

09 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

2010) and Karen Dillon, the book uses meaningful corporate and personal anecdotes to extoll the value of theory in finding and creating happiness. "You'll see that without theory, we're at sea without a map or a sextant,"... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

and mixed news,” says McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Women have seen employment gains, while some gender roles have remained firmly entrenched thanks to outdated household norms and workplace demands, she observes. One silver... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

22 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

Student loan debt is not only crippling Americans financially, it is holding them back from pursuing better opportunities. When student debt is erased, a huge burden is lifted and people take big steps to improve their lives: They seek... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

ever-growing e-commerce site, and fierce competition, Amoruso wondered what opportunity to tackle next. Should she concentrate on product line expansion into lingerie, swimwear, cosmetics, and fragrances? How would a brick and mortar... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive

absentee rates, Tamayo and his fellow researchers—Achyuta Adhvaryu of University of California–San Diego, Jean-Francois Gauthier of HEC Montreal, and Anant Nyshadham of University of Michigan—studied a factory in India that produced ready-made garments. The factory... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Fashion

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

collaboration is no longer a "nice to have." It is a competitive necessity. Q: What are the advantages to companies that do it well? A: A big one is lower cost. In fact, that's often the primary reason that firms look to collaborate in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2022
HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

to fantasize about big ideas,” Smith recalled. “After our first four days, and after we saw such great press and reviews, those dreams started to shape how we thought about the future.” At that juncture, Smith and Cuscuna made a critical... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

22 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Master the One-on-One Meeting

Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many perks to attract and retain the best employees. We offer... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

current tax rates or government benefit programs in retirement and health care—a big "if". Stating that net debt (financial liabilities minus financial assets) levels of 200 percent of gross... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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