Filter Results:
(455)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,884)
- People (26)
- News (634)
- Research (455)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (4)
- Faculty Publications (82)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,884)
- People (26)
- News (634)
- Research (455)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (4)
- Faculty Publications (82)
Sort by
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
and when buyers and sellers do manage to find each other, they usually negotiate under enormous uncertainty: prices of similar patents vary widely from transaction to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
company's strategic location in the China market, he would have to transform the company mindset and its operating structure from its roots in the manufacturing of DRAMs View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
or 9.4 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset. The student debt crisis is causing more young people to think hard about the value of a four-year degree. Apprenticeships at work Fuller and his colleagues examined data View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
Apple boasts that more than one billion songs have been purchased from its iTunes music service. That sounds like a great number—until you consider that an estimated ten million users of Internet-based peer-to-peer (p2p) networks are... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
In business, good advice is priceless. Managers who are anxious and confused when confronted with corporate challenges can find that a piece of sound advice from a colleague can instill a sense of calm and clarity that leads View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
in studying these complex social systems. I have made a deliberate choice to focus primarily on research that reflects firsthand experience with boards rather than on research that utilizes data derived from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs
signs: You have become the bottleneck. Employees are overly inclined to consult you before they act. People start using your name to endorse things, as in "Frank says... View Details
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
Dysfunctions of a Team can be helpful, but mastering the art of hiring takes practice. From 50 to 100 employees. This is a transition period in which you may sit in on... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
opportunities being created by information technology and the Internet. The increased emphasis Kelly placed on building leadership consulting services was itself a big change. The case asks what levers Kelly can use, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
under severe economic conditions. We show that many structured finance instruments can be characterized as economic catastrophe bonds, but offer far less compensation than alternatives with comparable payoff profiles. We argue that this difference arises View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs and serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
raise funds from outside investors. The relationship appears not to be causal but instead driven by selection effects across heterogeneous teams with varying degrees of inequality aversion. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
transition back to practice in 2005, the new Prime Minister of France calls to offer her a ministerial position in the new Cabinet. She has to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
MBA student, Shapiro visited Levitt to consult about a possible career path in manufacturing. "It was the second time I went to see... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
capital obtained from the capital markets (rather than obtained from government—directly or indirectly—or from family fortunes). In this View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
making their own self-selection to continuously work from home. So companies should have the right processes and incentives in place to allow for that flexibility. Prithwiraj... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman