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- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
change—business leaders have entered a new era requiring new ways of leading. Traditional management methods seem no longer sufficient to address the volume of change we are seeing. I label this VUCA 2.0. In a 1998 report designed to train View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
financially fulfilling (for a while), but Schwartz found he was dissatisfied with his own success. He set out to discover the "primary values" in his life, which he said include humility, service, health, and authenticity. He's... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
people don't know what to expect—I think for CEOs to come out and say, 'We are going to give up our pay,' it's a signal that they are sharing the pain." TJX Companies announced its CEO and chair would have their base salaries reduced for three months by 30 percent. All... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 01 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People
bequeath themselves expensive office facilities and luxurious corporate jets make different business decisions than those who do not? In this age of Wall Street excesses, these are pertinent questions that could further our understanding... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 02 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017
U.S. Patent Office since 2001, we find that start-ups that win the patent “lottery” by drawing lenient examiners have, on average, 55% higher employment growth and 80% higher sales growth five years later. Patent winners also pursue more,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
all managers’ performance evaluations, he says. Chang, who has been part of anti-racism discussions at HBS, says that companies that are serious about inclusion must go beyond checking boxes. Meaningful change will require more than a View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
When students come into my office they know I’m going to ask them, at the end of our conversation, “What’s one thing I can do to be a better teacher?” And I add, “Please don’t say everything’s just fine.” Then we just sit in silence. And... View Details
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
was another issue to be addressed. Up to now, Facebook had little control over the information gathered by app designers, which they could in turn sell to third-party organizations largely unknown to the company. Facebook had, indeed, employed a View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a minority investor. In this book we study the implications of such transformation using detailed data from Brazil... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
with data about the relative importance of courses and (2) to provide faculty with information about how to improve the curriculum and best advise students. The most salient result is that students were strongly advised to study accounting and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
pairs and filled out worksheets about their strengths and weaknesses as salespeople. They then compared notes and talked through how they could improve. In the other, pairs of employees received a financial bonus based on their combined... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
On August 31, 2016, many investors celebrated the 40th birthday of one of the world’s most successful financial instruments: the mutual index fund, created by Vanguard founder John C. Bogle. Index funds, which automatically track an index... View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
Rollins, chief scientific officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, attempts to engender cross-scientist collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
Bartlett changed his views? Cynthia D. Churchwell interviewed him at his office at Harvard Business School. Cynthia Churchwell: Since your article "What is a Global Manager?" was first published in the Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
PublicationsDid Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings? Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract The credit rating industry has historically been dominated by just two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
established practice. Companies have hired writers and chief content officers to run departments as well as create blogs and other materials—in the process, some have assured sales people that content... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
tasting and flavor pairings, and chocolate decoration techniques. "It involves being a leader in connoisseurship and giving our customers a real, value-added experience by learning and connecting with the category," Koen comments. Visitors to David Birnbaum's... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
examine whether centralized hiring (in this study, by the head office of a U.S. retail chain) or decentralized hiring (by store managers) leads to better employee-company matches. While centralized hiring can ensure that enough resources... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Paris,” among other awards, for its innovation and performance. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-046 Spotify In November 2014, Spotify's chief content View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
rather than inventors and builders” Once chief of staff to the late Boston mayor Thomas Menino, Weiss isn't just engaging in wishful thinking. He's seen firsthand how entrepreneurs within government can cut through red tape. Weiss... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding