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- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
through experience. ... That is why so many MBA programs teach using the case study method..." Jack Wung appeared to take issue with this view, suggesting that "street smarts can only be acquired in the school of hard... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
significant upfront costs in the form of severance. Pay cuts can be temporary or permanent. The challenge with salary cuts is that your best people, the ones with the most work options, may choose to leave the firm. A study of an inbound... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Building a Better Brazil
work as professionals in education, government, or public health the opportunity for advanced study at the University to help build a strong network of leaders committed to social change in Brazil. LORENTZEN Photo courtesy of Erling... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS
considering getting an MBA and worried about similar issues, I hope you will find this post helpful. Here were my major concerns: 1. I wasn’t interesting enough I studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Lagos, then spent... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
http://hbr.org/product/producing-prosperity-why-america-needs-a-manufactu/an/10345-HBK-ENG?referral=00304 Relaxing the Taboo on Telling Our Own Stories: Upholding Professional Distance and Personal Involvement Author: Michel Anteby Publication: Organization Science (in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
V.G. Narayanan | About
research focuses on management accounting with an interest in performance evaluation and incentives. He uses field experiments to understand how firms can use incentives and performance feedback to improve performance. VG is View Details
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
field research methods, this paper connects these achievements to bureaucratic norms, unwritten rules within the state that guide the behavior of public officials and structure their relations with civic agencies outside the state.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
History - Entrepreneurship
Nevertheless – whether by dint of past experience, summer internship or just good fortune, there are usually at least 100 potential new ventures being explored in any given year. As it has grown, the Rock Center has earned a reputation as the top program for... View Details
- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
something I had thought about a little. But the students really seized on the question: When is the product shaped by the founder's vision, and when is it shaped by market feedback?" Eisenmann acknowledges that the lean startup methodology is easier to apply in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered
Indeed, Chandler concluded, by the mid-2oth century, the multiunit, multifunctional enterprise administered by salaried managers had become the “most powerful institution in the American economy.” In his 1962 book Strategy and Structure, which helped spawn the View Details
- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
field studies, researchers tend to think that workers submit resumes to open positions. In fact, scholars have learned a lot about discrimination in labor markets by sending resumes to job postings to see who gets called back and who... View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
the fact that data questions touch every part of the enterprise.” The program drew C-suite executives and senior managers to look at how big data affects the supply chain, marketing, human resources, and other key business functions. Attendees View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
Max Bazerman and Mike Luca (Image by John Ritter) What makes people behave the way they do—and to what degree are design choices influencing that? Associate Professor Mike Luca studies the design of online platforms, while Professor Max Bazerman’s work focuses on... View Details
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Artful Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
hypothesis through field studies, projects, and in the HBS classroom.” It proved correct. Named executive director of Boston Ballet in May 2014, where she and the company’s artistic director lead a staff of 750, Hodges continues to call... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
cases. The wide geographical coverage includes not only the United States and Europe but also less studied settings, including Chile, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and Japan. The book serves as a warning against facile beliefs in the potential... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
the ages of 8 and 10. For more, see their article "Temptation and Productivity: A Field Experiment with Children," forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.) Despite the fact that the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
(Study 1). A second set of studies points to the specificity of the effect: Study 2A shows that it is unique to the (innocent) messenger and not mere bystanders. Study 2B shows... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
in Reform-Era China By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Although comparative politics is conventionally seen as the study of politics across countries, the field has a longstanding and increasingly prominent... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted relations between business and government. The book represents a unique comparative study of the complex and non-linear impact of globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne