Team Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity

practical implications of these findings. For example, should managers save certain tasks for days when skies are gray? “A field study gives you the reality of the phenomenon. A lab study answers the question, why is this happening?” The View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World

Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go? Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Air Transportation

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

Megan Murday The idea for a digital platform to help venture capitalists calculate, benchmark, and improve portfolio ESG performance crystallized while Megan Murday (MBA 2021) was studying at HBS. Now the CEO of the software startup Metric, she says that “investors... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail

of the student speeches at our closing ceremony. Despite my initial fears, SVMP provided me with a safe environment to grow in this regard, too. The courage to fail at leading internal case teams. At the start of the program, we were assigned to small View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

came about over 25 years, the result of another civic- and business-led effort. And it’s wonderful, many agree. But there are still a good number of Chattanooga residents who’ve been left out of the picture. As in so many American cities, public education is View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

story, people would rather stick with the known, which seems safe even if it is inadequate. The ultimate art of leadership is encouraging people to let go of their fear of the unknown and plunge into the work of innovation. It’s always... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Apr 2023
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

business—economies of scale and repeatable models, for example—might not apply. You Might Also Like: Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

18 Nov 2022
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive What Does It Take to Close the Opportunity Gap in America’s Labor Market? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

review changes in employee sentiment over time through company surveys. Are there any trends? What significant changes were initiated that met resistance? How were the effects of those changes compounded by other external factors? How do your View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

have a team that's working to build this culture of excellence. But at the same time, they need to be okay with building something that might fail. So culturally, mechanically, how do you build that? AM: We... View Details

2008
Chapter

Public Action for Public Goods: Theory and Evidence

By: Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer and Rohini Somanathan

This chapter focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a simple model of collective action which is intended to capture the various mechanisms that are discussed in the theoretical literature on collective... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Quality; Groups and Teams; Human Needs; Poverty; Welfare or Wellbeing; Public Administration Industry

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2013
Chapter

The Most Successful CEOs Come from Within

By: Joseph L. Bower

The financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on maximizing shareholder value. Corporate leaders understood that reform was needed and that they needed to commit... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Business and Community Relations; Management Teams

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Research Design - Impact Investments

impact investing, our team has drawn upon several established resources, including: the Community Development Venture Capital Association (CDVCA), ImpactAssets, ImpactBase, and Preqin’s alternative assets database. We have further used... View Details

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

role, that often frustrates entry into their work role, leaving them more vulnerable to the strain of commuting, less satisfied with their jobs, and more likely to quit. In one survey of employees at a UK media firm, the research View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Web

Leadership - Health Care

social media. Her efforts focus on promoting the initiative's mission to foster a connected and thriving healthcare community at HBS. Before joining HCI, Lu worked with the International Health Systems Program View Details

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

"Rather than discussing topics in the rarified air of investment banking, an industry foreign to many of our students, we wanted to be as universal as possible." Not that it is a simple situation emotionally. Stressed out over lost View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

01 Dec 2023
News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that life used... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

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