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  • 08 Feb 2021
  • Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

modern building in Evanston, Illinois, marked by its expansive views of Lake Michigan. In passing, I mentioned that I had become a vegetarian. Someone in the audience made a comment in which he referred to himself as a vegetarian, too,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 28 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

president of strategy and new business development for books and entertainment retailer Borders Group (Ann Arbor, Mich.). "There's not as much slack as there once was." "Slack" in the supply chain refers primarily to... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
  • 30 May 2023
  • News

Finding PRIDE

I arrived at HBS in 1980. There seemed to be no one like me—a lefty, feminist English major, and most of all, gay—in this conservative, straight white male world, with a not insignificant contingent of what was referred to as the “3Ms”:... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 16 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

"signaling incentive," include the "career concern incentive" which refers to future job offers, shares in commercial open source-based companies or future access to venture capital, and the "ego gratification... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • 28 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-027.pdf Platform Envelopment Authors:Thomas R. Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Due to network effects and switching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2016
  • First Look

January 12, 2016

the effect of a single drug on multiple adverse events by analyzing data that accumulate sequentially and explicitly captures interdependencies among the multiple events. The method continuously monitors a vector-valued test-statistic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

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  • 27 Nov 2006
  • What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

the other side of personal development." Abbey Mutumba said, "It is better to refer to performance appraisal/reviews as 'personal development reviews' to make the process (fit) more strategically with overall organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

personal selling to successfully promote products and brands in the marketplace. In this study, we jointly examine the effect of mass-media advertising and personal selling in the context of U.S. presidential elections, where the former... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

you have effective teamwork when you can't have the traditional structural features of effective teams, [and so] I shifted my emphasis from teams to 'teaming,'" Edmondson says. Valentine shared that... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health
  • 01 Oct 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

"Excess of everything is bad it always relates to the matter in point (for example) getting big data about our customers and focusing too deeply on it will lead to not noticing other important facets However, while finalizing a contract document we need to focus... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 10 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

referred to the emirate as "the richest city in the world." Yet Al Mubarak, trusted advisor to the crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, and Mubadala were charged with transforming the economy of the emirate. Many were... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 7

the evaluations given (and consequent resource allocation). We empirically evaluate effects in data collected from a grant proposal process at a leading research university in which we randomized the assignment of evaluators and proposals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

violations. Despite ubiquitous scholarly references to Coleman's theory, little empirical work has directly tested it in large-scale natural settings with longitudinal data. We undertake such a test using records of norm violations during... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Feb 2010
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

to help predict the future, it may be a good idea to refer to it. But in most cases, the decision maker is posed with a unique challenge." Vanitha Rangganathan, arguing for the role of intuition in the creative process, commented... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

and bolts of how to create, build, and sustain effective relationships with like-minded organizations to better accomplish a social goal. Previous research with colleagues on growth suggested that growth does not necessarily translate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

Finding Pride

on the evening news speaking at a gay rights rally. I arrived at HBS in 1980. There seemed to be no one like me—a lefty, feminist English major, and most of all, gay—in this conservative, straight white male world, with a not insignificant contingent of what was View Details
  • Web

News - Research Computing Services

for project space requests on the HBSGrid that are being implemented to ensure consistency with University policies and regulatory requirements, and to support data security measures. New Requirements for Project Space Requests Effective... View Details
  • Web

Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

in your career to become a purpose-driven leader Who Will Benefit Purpose-Driven Professionals CSR and Consulting Professionals Leaders and Entrepreneurs Learn how businesses can effect change, and how you can influence others using a... View Details
  • 03 Jul 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

and beliefs." Respondents raised several interesting questions. In referring to author Barbara Kellerman's typology of followers (isolates, bystanders, participants, activists, and diehards), Kim Allen questioned whether we hire for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett