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- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
include them in the contracts of new and prospective employees, and most new employees are not in a position to negotiate against the inclusion of the non-compete term. When a state government does nothing, non-competes by default are... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
compiled by Harris Wittels, author of Humblebrag, The Art of False Modesty, and found more than 1 in 10 were about being too busy or “not having a life.” (A typical example: “Hi, I’m 16 and I’m publishing 3 books and an album this year.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
All of the most valuable firms in the world today are platforms, starting with Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. But platforms do not evolve in predictable ways, and there is a lot that managers and entrepreneurs can View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank
Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker
- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
don’t realize that there are material returns associated with helping these workers,” says Fuller, a professor of management practice. “If I told an executive, ‘You could reduce your turnover of key personnel by 3 percent,’ they would... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
embracing work-from-anywhere.” Mismatched working hours makes it difficult for employees to connect, and even a one-hour schedule difference can hurt communication, introduce complexity, and potentially create new gender inequities, according to recent research View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Marketing Mix Right
Substitution Logit: Uncovering Category Expansion and Share Impacts of Marketing Instruments. The model relaxes the IPS property and allows a wider variety of results to be analyzed when studying the effects of different marketing instruments. View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
work-related perceptions, too, the researchers say. For instance, a candidate who applies for two jobs might privately wish to get rejected by one rather than have to choose between two options, notes Barasz, a former assistant professor... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Want People to Save More? Send a Text
companies and entrepreneurs in emerging markets. "With governmental and nonprofit ventures, it's generally harder to see which initiatives work and which are ineffective at achieving their goals. That is what drives me to do this... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 25 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
When Your Passion Works Against You
clarifying questions, and another made the judges feel uncomfortable by directing a passionate pitch toward just one dragon while ignoring the other four. “Employees should ask themselves: Is this a situation where expressing passion is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
the order of 25-, 30-, even 50-percent at highly-ranked schools outside the top 15 or so schools. The schools were, by and large, unaware of how widespread the problem was. Each thought the problem of declining enrolments was unique to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
far, but how do we get beyond them?” —Mike Feerick (MBA 1993) Genealogy consumers today expect their foray into the past to be aided by speedy and seamless technology, says Norrington, an operating partner... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
not aware of such analysis yet. My guess is that the bulk of India's problem is primary health, and has nothing to do with tertiary care. And the primary health problem is not going to be addressed by a... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
decision-making process—color, feel, and fit—are difficult, if not impossible, to communicate "virtually." Moreover, unlike books, music, and consumer electronics, the difficulty in describing the product cannot be offset easily with customer reviews, reviews... View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?
have limited resources, how do we use them most effectively?" he said. Governments can use two avenues for education without spending more money, he said. Through the media, the government can insist on precautions. In Kenya, for... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 06 Sep 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Cross Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales & Operations Planning
Keywords: by Rogelio Oliva & Noel Watson
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
leaders and teachers share? DeLong: Both need to put people in their life who are truth speakers. I don’t want to sound like I have the answers, by any means. I’m embarrassed that I waited until my oldest daughter was 15 before I asked... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
dispersed around the globe. But the one theme that has attracted the most HBS Working Knowledge readers over our 11-year history is how to improve personal leadership skills. A third of the articles on this page relate to improving work performance View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
process of thinking about possibly adopting a third child (we already had two through old-fashioned means). And as I was doing personal research into adoption, it struck me one day that adoption was really just the flip side of... View Details