by Richard Bierck - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

smarter trades, according to the findings of a study by Soltes, an assistant professor at HBS, and David Solomon, a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business. To conduct the research, the duo obtained investor meeting records from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

supply by a record 5.3 million units. Harvey with two young beneficiaries of affordable housing. (photo: courtesy Bart Harvey) "Affordable housing is a problem that increasingly affects companies and employers, as well as the overall... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing industries being transformed and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

many U.S. airlines, the debt owed to customers in the form of miles is a value significantly larger than the airlines' market capitalization. This is simply not sustainable. Airlines have already reduced the value of miles by making seats... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

consumers and by the financial markets." HBS professor Richard Tedlow sees a broad fallout should the U.S. auto industry slide into permanent second-class status. "There's a dilemma when you see... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

issues to a new level by commenting, "It is tough to even have people agree on what is being denied ." Denial can be beneficial. Joline Godfrey waxed almost poetic in saying that "denial is a critical component of my... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

15 Jan 2018
News

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

unaccommodating behavior by the slighted party. In their 1991 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations (ILR Press), Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie recount such a scenario. After a string of... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

“Oh, they were the ones who said, ‘We’re going to be out by Christmas.’ And Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they’d say, ‘We’re going to be out by Easter.’ And Easter would come, and Easter... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Do top venture capital firms add value to startups simply by attaching their names? If attracting talent is any measure, they sure do. New research finds that job seekers are two-thirds more likely to apply to a startup if they know it is... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

Maxweles, who asked, "Was Steve Jobs possibly a 'brilliant jerk'? Could innovation be stifled by simply eliminating the uncomfortable individuals?" Lawrence Nwaru added, "We are all brilliant jerks in one form or the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation

to do with the scandal,” adds HBS colleague Boris Groysberg, the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. “It’s almost as if someone is rewriting your CV 10 years after you leave a company.” Groysberg and Serafeim... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

unemployed, and demands for police reform and racial justice. But in the wake of one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in US history—marked by outgoing President Donald Trump claiming the election was stolen, deadly violence... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

in the School's Business History Group to reflect on Chandler's legacy and to share personal memories. To listen to this interview with professor Richard Tedlow, click on the triangular play button below. The Macromedia Flash plug-in is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

School, who coauthored the study. “[It] means not only that the pool of potential human capital for startup companies began declining when COVID started, but also that the quality of the pool has deteriorated,” he says. “The incumbent [companies], just View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

up until the point (and even after) the company tumbled off a cliff. Indeed, HBS professor Mark Bradshaw and collaborators Scott Richardson and Richard Sloan found that pre-year 2000 forecasts and recommendations done View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

11 Jan 2017
News

How do we solve the crisis in cancer communication?

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

27 Nov 2006
What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

worse." Dean Turner expressed the frustrations of many when he said, "What's the best system? After 40+ years in the work force, I am still searching for it." By way of contrast, Richard... View Details