Free Will - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

problems in today's workplace. She commented that, "Salary transparency within peer groups is the most expeditious way to bring an end to the gender wage gap that exists in every country in the world (it) will certainly be the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

inducing people into believing they can expertly control the ball will affect the way they perceive themselves as business influencers. In fact, Norton spends most of his time thinking about thinking. So it's somewhat ironic that his... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 1997
News

Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

old ones, capacity expansion, and product and process innovation. Ghemawat is the author of a widely cited book, Commitment, as well as seminal articles on the sustainability of competitive advantage. His latest book, Games Businesses Play, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1999
News

New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program

on an aggressive campaign to increase our profile abroad. The Class of 2001 will be more than one-third international, which is a huge jump. We have also increased fellowship funding by about $2.5 million for next year. In coordination... View Details

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza

personally because of an interest they have outside of work. When people are comfortable to show their full identities, they also are more willing to share ideas openly. This drives better results,” she noted. Launching onto the Music... View Details

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

recognize that expressing dissent can be very difficult and uncomfortable for lower-level managers and employees. Therefore, leaders cannot wait for dissent to come to them; they must actively go seek it out in their organizations. In short, they must search for people... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

on reported cash flows. Those analysts who took WorldCom's reported income as proof that it was doing well would have come closer to the truth if they had simply calculated free cash flows. Then they would have seen the capital... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS

Tim Chaves (MBA 2015) is the founder of ZipBooks, a free accounting app that helps small business owners get paid faster. Tim founded and sold two small businesses before coming to HBS, where he made the decision to dive into the... View Details

12 Jul 2019
News

The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

get things done. For quite some time I tried to convince Michelle that we should start something together, and she was not particularly enthusiastic about the ideas that I had. Michelle Zatlyn: And Matthew, if you spend more than five minutes with him, he View Details

04 Jan 2012
What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

inequality is measured in terms of opportunity or the actual accumulation of varying levels of income and wealth. Inequality is inevitable and perhaps necessary in a free society, according to one line of thought. As Guy Higgins put it,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 May 2015
News

Getting Ready for Success

Leanne Huebner (MBA 1997) was just out of college, working at her first job and volunteering her free time with foster children when a little girl asked: “Will you adopt me?” Just 22 and single, Huebner wasn’t in a position to raise... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

concern. While operating in Chapter 11, the company pays no interest on its pre-petition debts, freeing up cash that can be reinvested in the business. Moreover, any new money that the company borrows during bankruptcy must be repaid... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

who originally challenged Chu to apply his experience to these issues, stepped up as an angel investor for Project Antares, named after the brightest star in the night sky. One of the challenges of the project, says Chu, will come in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

plan, both consistent with a long tradition from the right of center. Once these are understood, forming an informed opinion on the plan—which will be an important task for Americans in the coming years—becomes possible. The view from tax... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

15 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday

skepticism about how the company would ever sustain charging such low prices, paired with free shipping. That early experiment has proven a huge success, as there are reported to be 40 million current Amazon Prime subscribers. Each... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail

18 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

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

while allowing Sandusky free reign to destroy lives. Sadly, the Penn State situation is not unique. Consider these other cases: Had President Richard Nixon acknowledged his role in the Watergate scandals, he could have saved his... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Education

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

shift toward greater candor. Primarily that's because employees don't believe that management, particularly the CEO, will actually listen and act on their comments. Often, such initiatives have a negative effect on the company, fostering... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

Web

Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising

space onto which companies could imprint or stamp their name and address. “We will send you Fancy Advertising Cards, no two alike,” the Union Trade Card Company announced, “With or Without Advertisements on them, for only Twenty-five... View Details

13 Jul 2017
News

Making Friends with Mother Nature

weekly Tupper Lake Free Press about an idea for a regional nature museum in the heart of his beloved Adirondack Mountains, he picked up the phone. Clifford, who still goes by his childhood nickname “Obie” when he’s in Upstate New York,... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

29 Jun 2021
Blog Post

HBS Celebrates Pride Month

of color and genderqueer or transgender. I celebrate PRIDE because I deserve to exist freely like any other human in this country, and I will continue to speak out until every person in the LGBTQ community (regardless of race or gender)... View Details

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