Filter Results:
(7,995)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,995)
- People (39)
- News (1,809)
- Research (4,808)
- Events (45)
- Multimedia (64)
- Faculty Publications (3,088)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,995)
- People (39)
- News (1,809)
- Research (4,808)
- Events (45)
- Multimedia (64)
- Faculty Publications (3,088)
- December 1982
- Supplement
New Technology and Job Design in a Phone Company, Assignment
By: Richard E. Walton
Walton, Richard E. "New Technology and Job Design in a Phone Company, Assignment." Harvard Business School Supplement 483-075, December 1982.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services
By: Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This trend is shifting the boundaries of organizations and leading to increased outsourcing.... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Health Care and Treatment; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Knowledge Acquisition; Volume; Performance Productivity; Health Industry
Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats. "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-057, December 2010. (Revised September 2011, January 2013. NBER Working Paper Series, No. w18723, January 2013)
- June 2017
- Teaching Note
Google to Alphabet: Two Job Opportunities
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
This is the teaching note for "Google to Alphabet: Two Job Opportunities" HBS No.116-046
The case describes two job postings for positions at Google. The first job posting is for a Software Engineer in the Google Maps unit and the second job posting is for an Account... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
'I read Playboy for the Articles': Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences
By: Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
Keywords: Job Search; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Marketplace Matching; Relationships; Social and Collaborative Networks
Chance, Zoe, and Michael I. Norton. "'I read Playboy for the Articles': Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-018, September 2009.
- Fast Answer
Patent search: The use of component in Espacenet and Patentscope databases
dependent claims, apparatus claims, process, method, or use claims Finding the scope/legal status of the invention, understanding which subject-matter is protected by the patent, and determining... View Details
- Web
The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
reached the American public.” 6 Early on, U.S. Steel began to employ a variety of PR strategies intended to create a positive image of the industry. These efforts served to address negative public perceptions concerning harsh working... View Details
- Web
Market Perspectives (previously Finance and Capitalism) - Course Catalog
media, sea level rise, employment of people with disabilities, and the like. We explore situations in which businesses’ pursuit of profits both positively and negatively affect... View Details
- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
likely not like the real thing. Keinan: That is what's interesting about both cases—these are artists with a vision, passion, and a mission, but they are also good at marketing, promoting, and View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
relationships by making (even objectively generous) exchanges feel transactional. When exchanging resources, people should be wary of both how much they exchange and the manner in which they exchange. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts
access to his or her own credit report. Under the circumstances, libel suits were inevitable. Early suits went against the firm, but by the end of the century a body of case law upheld the position that credit reports fell within the... View Details
- spring 1978
- Article
Reflections on Women and the Legal Profession: A Sociological Perspective
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Reflections on Women and the Legal Profession: A Sociological Perspective." Harvard Womens Law Journal 1 (spring 1978): 1–18.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
world needs principled leaders. Business has become one of the most dynamic forces in our society. If you look at what our graduates are asked to do, you will find them holding influential positions on the boards of major nonprofit View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
attained top positions in corporations or professional services firms. These women thrived, they found, because of three characteristics that are key to resilience: emotional intelligence, authenticity, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2023
- Article
Moral Escalation: Contested Category Emergence and Its Consequences in the Toy Industry
By: Ryann Noe
Preexisting research has outlined the cognitive, competitive, and economic barriers to market category emergence. Yet scholars have paid scant attention to the processes and consequences of moral resistance to nascent categories. Through a longitudinal, qualitative... View Details
Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Market Entry and Exit; Product Positioning; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Noe, Ryann. "Moral Escalation: Contested Category Emergence and Its Consequences in the Toy Industry." Academy of Management Proceedings (2023).
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
emissions offsets. A 10 percent reduction would fall in line with industry practice and cost $3.7 to $5.9 million; 40 percent would provide an innovative, positive story for the public View Details
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
typical startup roles to help you determine which one might be the best fit for you, 2) profiles of startup executives across many different functions who share their stories and describe their responsibilities, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
preeminent position in the semiconductor industry; how the US, Europe, and China are attempting to build self-reliance through their own semiconductor industries; and what lies... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Sep 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Boundary Spanning in a For-Profit Research Lab: An Exploration of the Interface Between Commerce and Academe
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
and coordinating government entities towards promoting happiness and positivity at work, and promoting happiness as a lifestyle more generally.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
sustainable basis? Should firms sacrifice profits for positive environmental impacts? And do firms at least sometimes behave this way? Striving to find authoritative insights into those questions, three... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls