Importing - Publications - Faculty & Research

In the spring of 2016, Mira Mehta (HBS 2014), faced a difficult decision. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and winning the second place in the HBS New Venture Competition—Social Enterprise Track, she had moved to Northern Nigeria, where she founded the... View Details

Keywords: Nigeria; Entrepreneurs; Import Substitution; China In Africa; Killer Tomato Paste; Mira Mehta; Tomato Jos; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government Legislation; Business History; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria

Citation

Educators

Purchase

July 2012
Class Lecture

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

By: Teresa M. Amabile

What really makes people happy, motivated, productive, and creative at work? Professor Amabile's research, based on analyzing nearly 12,000 daily diaries of team members working on collaborative projects, reveals some surprising answers. Inner work life—a person's... View Details

Keywords: Employee Motivation; Fostering Performance; Improving Creativity; The Importance Of Progress; Employee Attitude; Enhancing Work Life; Improving Productivity; Inner Work Life; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions; Creativity; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Employees

Citation

Find at Harvard

05 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

important,” he says. “But I think it’s increasingly going to be the social skills, the cognitive skills, the ability to learn things and the ability to adapt that are going to be more important.” For example, Zhang says, more important... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

14 Feb 2022
News

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need In the Digital Age

03 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

wins in areas important to the boss. Whatever your own priorities, identify what the boss cares about most and pursue results in those areas. That way, your boss will feel some ownership of your success. But don't make the mistake of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

22 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have

There’s a virtual elephant in AI’s room: It’s nearly impossible to make the technology forget. And there are an increasing number of scenarios where consumers and programmers may not only want to remove data from a machine learning model—they may be required to do so... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

leadership. Below is the transcript of his talk, "Leadership Styles in the United States: How Different are They from Asia?" The rapid economic development of Asia in recent decades is one of the most important events in... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

wisely, you can minimize the amount you owe and the time it takes to pay them off. There are tons of student loan options out there, so how do you choose which one is right for you? Here are five important things to consider when choosing... View Details

31 Mar 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Controlling the Emotion of Negotiation

Keywords: Re: Leslie K. John; Real Estate

24 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

anybody.” Soltes now plays the recording for students in his MBA and Executive Education courses. His goal is not to garner a discussion of Madoff’s massive crime, but rather to help students realize something important about themselves.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

Publications

Publications

Show Results For

Show Results For

Behavioral Measurement of the Relative Importance of Attribute-Related Information Cues: The Case of Cold Breakfast Cereals

Researchers confirm that Americans who always say that they’re “busy” are actually seen as more important

Measurement of the Relative Importance of Product Attribute Information: A Review of the Information Display Approach

Behavioral Measurement of the Relative Importance of Attribute-Related Information Cues: The Case of Cold Breakfast Cereals

Is It More Important To Surround Yourself With Positive Energy or Be the Origin of It?

Behavioral and Attitudinal Measures of the Relative Importance of Product Attributes: The Case of Cold Breakfast Cereals

When Do Foreign Banks Finance Domestic Projects? New Evidence on the Importance of Legal and Financial Systems

JP Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes says 'curiosity' will be the most important human trait in the age of AI

Work is the single most important way of proving your worth’ in the U.S., says professor—why it’s making us miserable

Why Breaking Intel in Two Is the Only Way to Save America’s Most Important Manufacturer, According to Its Former Board Directors

Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria