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- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
what shoppers do. This observational work is the bread and butter of Paco Underhill, a consultant whose market research firm, Envirosell (New York City), has been studying retail shopper behavior for 20 years. Teach a kid to hammer, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
Only one brand, Chanel N° 5, now over 80 years old, holds strong market positions across the world. People in different countries like quite different scents. In the words of one executive, “American women tend to prefer fresh, clean... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
life-sciences center of the world, by virtue of its unsurpassed “cluster” of world-renowned universities and teaching hospitals; medical-device, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies; financial firms; and skilled workers. “The leadership View Details
- 08 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 8
management friendly provisions, we identify the economic determinants of the resulting trade-offs for shareholder value. Consistent with the theory, our empirical analysis shows that provisions that allow managers to delay takeovers have a significant bargaining effect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
worries by emphasizing green energy use and decreased water consumption. Meanwhile, lab-grown diamonds, which first entered the commercial jewelry market in the late 1980s and are forecasted to be 10 percent of the market by 2030, have View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- News
Jumping In, Fighting Bias
to leadership roles at Quidsi, Jet.com, and Walmart. “My gender, ethnicity and faith compelled me to be ambitious in a way that I don’t know if I otherwise would have been,” Balbale told the Wall Street Journal. Last June, Balbale left her View Details
- 16 Feb 2022
- News
Holding Business to Account
many others. “These kinds of changes are positive for the company's fundamentals—for its profitability, its long-term success, its consumer and employee loyalty, the brand equity it has built. And if you take a slightly longer-term view,... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4
Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Zhike Lei Abstract—Psychological safety describes people's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
results—in terms of worker satisfaction, client satisfaction, and improvements in work processes—were so positive that within four years, over 900 BCG teams from 30 countries had gone through similar exercises. So this was a team-by-team... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15
is interesting, engaging, or positively challenging. In its highest form, it is called passion and can lead to complete absorption in the work (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990). The elements that make up intrinsic motivation include a sense of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
to integrate the programs into the School's culture and better promote them among the appropriate alumni groups. The board believes that education doesn't stop at graduation, and the School is in a unique position to add value in this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
walking billboard. I’m serious. And it’s in a positive way.” The students are quiet. Lunch forgotten, Langford is motoring through with the same quiet intensity he showed at the SARA meeting that morning. Like so many people devoted to... View Details
- 07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7
(forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, I develop and empirically test the proposition that performance pressure acts as a double-edged sword for teams, providing positive effects by enhancing team motivation to achieve good results while... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14
for set periods of experimentation (zones of time). By balancing transparency and privacy, organizations can encourage just the right amount of "deviance" to foster innovative behavior and boost productivity. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-004.pdf What Should GAAP Look Like? A Survey and Economic Analysis (revised) Authors:S.P. Kothari, Karthik Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we articulate a positive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Impact Stories - Business & Environment
beneficial and regenerative, since grass-fed beef actually sequesters carbon. There’s the potential for a net-net positive benefit." Tanuj Deora MBA 2006 | Power Transfer “I'm addressing climate change by helping transform energy from a... View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
a principle that behavioral economists now emphasize: the importance of salient feedback in affecting customer choice, especially when long-term costs of a purchase (health care, trucks) or one's behavior... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals James Sebenius Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making Joshua Schwartzstein Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Deals Guhan... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 17
By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill Abstract—Outsourcing firms seeking to avoid reputational spillovers that can arise from dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at supply chain factories increasingly rely on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2010
- News
Hell? Maybe Not.
bone up on interviewing, etiquette, and, for those seeking positions in finance, analytical skills. Ultimately, about half of graduating MBAs will receive a job offer through an organized interview process, with the other half leveraging... View Details