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- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
researching ways that a Vietnamese bank could encourage customers to save more went to the mall on a weekday to interview "unbanked" consumers—those without bank accounts at all. "They would cash their paycheck and spend it on basic...
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by Michael Blanding
- 22 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture
and outside the organization. For example, at Baptist Health Care, all employees are expected and encouraged "to search until they find 'the best of the best' in their area of expertise and benchmark against them (and possibly...
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- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
Should We Encourage the Redistribution of Benefits of Globalization? If So, How? The benefits of globalization outweigh the costs. But the costs are not being distributed equitably among investors, workers, consumers, and the public in...
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time
market share in the 1920s. Ford, who believed that buying cars on credit was morally reprehensible, responded to GMAC with a surge in advertising and an unpopular program that encouraged customers to use their local Ford dealer as a...
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Hidden Workers, Part-Time Potential - Managing the Future of Work
responsibilities, health challenges, and partial retirement, among others. By learning about and accommodating the needs of these workers, firms can encourage part-time employees to take on more hours—and help ease the talent shortage as...
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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment
community. Loan Repayment HBS offers a number of programs to assist with MBA-related student loans upon graduation. Students are encouraged to learn more about each of the programs and their unique application processes. You can find more...
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- 05 Oct 2020
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Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
calendar to tackle your most challenging work, particularly when your energy is high, and focus on giving it your undivided attention by turning off distracting notification pings on your phone, email, and Slack channels. In a recent study, computer engineers who were...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
marketer turned public servant Bill Doyle knew he had to bring tourists back first to dispel the city’s "Taxi Driver" image of grit and danger. His team created the iconic "I (heart) NY" slogan and encouraged companies...
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- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
innovation (that) may be limiting our ability to make meaningful progress in everything from technology to organizations to education—even society itself." The implication here is that the Internet has the potential to encourage the...
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by Jim Heskett
- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
in workers who haven't traditionally taken part in innovation. "It's about unlocking the power of thousands of software engineers and encouraging innovation up and down the organization," Staats says. "You can impact...
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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
supposed to pay off, the greater the uncertainty. Hence, investment decisions and compensation contracts tend to converge toward more short-term, observable metrics that encourage corporate managers and professional money managers to...
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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting
about it.” The book describes the experiences of African American workers and offers advice to black employees who seek to advance in their careers. It also provides these recommendations for companies that are intent on building diverse workplaces: 1. View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
from the partnership, Terry will want to negotiate for access to customer data so she can ultimately own the relationship (rather than white labeling it through Go). Alongside this channel partnership, I’d encourage Terry to continue to...
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- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
resurrect the truth. In the current climate encouraging increased disclosure, would for-profit organizations be better off emulating their governmental organization counterparts, where compensation is public information, and there are...
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2.4 Disciplinary Process - MBA
consulted on or informed of the case and its progress. Observation of a Possible Violation When a possible violation of Community Values , Honor Code , or another HBS policy is observed, it is not always easy to know what to do. However, all members of the community...
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- 03 Oct 2023
Q&A with Admissions
This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Office Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event is primarily Q&A based, so we View Details
- 30 Apr 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant....
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- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
opposition, and encouraged a more systematic approach to cash management, acquisitions, and research strategy. Woodroofe had a remarkable perception, decades before it became the subject of numerous management books, that the basis of...
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- 14 Nov 2023
Q&A with Admissions
This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Office Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event is primarily Q&A based, so we View Details
- 17 Oct 2023
Q&A with Admissions
This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Office Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event is primarily Q&A based, so we View Details