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- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
collective wisdom for accounting Ph.D. students who will be entering the academic job market. It is divided into two sections. The first offers subjective advice on the dissertation process—from choosing a topic to surviving the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
for granted, ever. Today, social media can quickly amplify the views of even a few vocal opponents, giving voice to latent negative concerns of many otherwise passive groups. As Amazon learned, an apparent “movement” can seemingly spring... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
ever seen before that challenges conventional wisdom and poses new approaches to big social or environmental issues. Leaders must continuously make adjustments, review premises, bring the flexibility to pivot if necessary, and find the strength to persist if the story... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
People don’t like to take advice from machines. “There’s a mistrust in algorithms. People seem to view them as a cheap substitute for human judgment,” Yeomans says. His team probed this skepticism in a second study, where again algorithms... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare current students for the HBS Business Plan Contest, Bagley View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
successes” because they deliver a venture to a well-resourced owner while mostly recouping backers’ investments. However, they’re not without complication: A startup’s founders might feel pressure to yield to the plans of an aligned investor group. Founders will also... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
understanding of why Davies failed. Q: The crisis section we are excerpting at the end of this interview is about coping with a sudden denial of service attack. It's also about Barton navigating around conflicting advice while preparing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
the next time your talks seem stalled for deal-related reasons: Is price truly the only issue? Can we unbundle different aspects of what looks like a single issue and give each side what it values most—at low cost to the other side? Are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
as family, leisure, community, or even time for yourself and your tennis game. The advice is too simple and logical, he complained, and there is a "wonderful stress" on perfection and having it all. In his talk, titled... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
Many employees fall into a rut. They do their jobs and respond to challenges in a set way to deliver stable results. But consistency can give way to performance gaps between a company’s high achievers and its weakest links. Fortunately,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
announcement that it is investigating “how Facebook handles information about its users.” Given the pace of events, you have little time. What advice would you give him? What should Mark Zuckerberg do? What... View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
likely to be able to tell the difference between good and bad advice. In another experiment, in which she asked participants to estimate the amount of money in a jar of coins, she found that anxious participants were apt to give equal... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay
Pacelli’s research shows how disclosing genuine progress in inclusion can give companies a competitive edge in attracting talent and, ultimately, fostering innovation. Pacelli coauthored the August working paper with Jung Ho Choi of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
Use this period as an opportunity to take stock of your own life. Does your work reflect your values? Have you let some important relationships languish? Did you give up on a dream too soon? You're not going to be a good business leader... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
better opportunities for career enhancement and mentorship, and higher overall job satisfaction ranging from nearly 3 to 5 percent. “The survey measures suggest that the virtual watercoolers may have facilitated information and advice... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
all of us. DeLollis: When it comes to race, technology, and tomorrow’s business outcomes, what advice would you give to CEOs, CMOs, and other top decision makers? Turner: I advise them that if marginalized... View Details
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
limit the productivity of companies or negatively affect their ability to project their capabilities on global markets. Exports in particular sectors give an indication that the location has a particular set of strengths in its... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
We have to recalibrate our minds in terms of why we’re doing remote work now. In this moment of panic, when companies and workers are trying to figure out how to be productive and how to be happy working from home, the most practical View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
human decision making, motivation, and interaction, which of course have strong implications for what drives consumption and savings decisions, worker productivity and effort, and market exchange. Only rarely did he make deep links to this work in WN. Smith's View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
own self-interests, and any would-be negotiation genius needs to understand how to deal with these obstacles. Our advice is this: be very careful before labeling someone "irrational." Whenever our students or clients tell us... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman