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- 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008
Working PapersSilent Saboteurs: How Implicit Theories of Voice Inhibit the Upward Flow of Knowledge in Organizations Authors:James R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract This article examines, in a series of three studies, how people... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008
but I Want to Watch the Comedy Now: Intrapersonal Conflict and Myopia in Online DVD Rentals Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences people anticipate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
moisture than the pin-straight variety—can get to a customer in days instead of the industry-standard weeks. The company has also structured its inbound logistics around the goal of driving fewer miles. “Those things have enabled us to... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
various systems and structures is critical to executing the strategy. Capacity is a large category that includes the knowledge, skill, and time of people in the organization, the financial resources... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26
http://www.ajmc.com/publications/issue/2013/2013-1-vol19-n9/Testimonials-Do-Not-Convert-Patients-From-Brand-to-Generic-Medication August 2013 Health Affairs Lessons from England's Health Care Workforce Redesign: No Quick Fixes By: Bohmer, Richard, and Candance Imison... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
The following article is the seventh in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. Professor Michael C. Jensen has a simple explanation for why people sometimes don't listen when they are angry and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
and mix freely. It hummed with activity. On a tour that first day, she was struck by just how animated the animation studio was—with frank discussions and heated arguments in every corner. And yet, as she spent more time there, she began... View Details
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
significant time on-site can maximize the value of the information conferred. But, as Short says, “no matter how good the information is, it doesn’t help if factories don’t want to learn.” Factories may have different motivations for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
It's a common problem: A work team tackles a high-pressure project for a client, but along the way something goes wrong with team dynamics and the client ends up feeling shortchanged. Even though team members initially recognize and value each other's potential... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
in a career. Frequent protagonist participation will also provide students with access to seasoned executives who will discuss their biggest execution failures. Course Module Structure The course is organized into six modules that... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24
may benefit from limited developer access. Second, an open platform may lead to higher investment than a proprietary platform. Third, opening one side of a proprietary platform may lower incentives to invest in platform quality. Fourth, the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
drug approval times and propelled the agency to adopt 20th century information technology. She doesn’t like the word “retired.” Instead, MJ says that she “ceased paid employment” in 2003 as a partner at Accenture. Only now, however, does... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
must figure out how to structure the job, and how to start her relationship with her new boss, CEO Richard Parsons. Two factors complicate this decision. First, AOL Time Warner is experiencing significant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Art Nature Business
from his series Light's Edge . Cooley writes: "Desolate views of American landscapes are illuminated by eerie distress signals, possibly messages coming from above or vice-versa. Lightning shooting through the sky highlights an... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
particularly important right now, given companies’ increased focus on diversity and inclusion in light of recent events that have highlighted structural racism in our society. Brian Hollins (MBA 2021), Founder, The Aspen Fellowship: The... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8
returns across time horizons exhibit strong return predictability up to three years ahead and produce an aggregate equity term structure that tracks economic conditions. The implied term View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009
(roommate) problems in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. We introduce a so-called bi-choice graph for each pair of stable matchings and characterize its structure. Exploiting this structure we obtain as a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
renewables capacity holds some promise for India being able to achieve its growth targets without adding to its carbon footprint. For most HBS students attending the IFC, the visit to Trombay Power Station was the first time they saw a... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015
account for the majority of sales and revenue. To tackle this challenge, we use machine learning techniques to estimate historical lost sales and predict future demand of new products. The nonparametric structure of our demand prediction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
get to know their new section mates during START. Academically, START introduces incoming MBA students to their sections and the case method. START ambassadors lead a series of events designed to help MBA students bond both with their... View Details