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- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
know what they're driving at, but they don't always bother to tell everyone what's in their head, and if they do, the translation is not always clear," Kanter says. "So CEOs make speeches all the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
of environmental toxins are powerful, still somewhat mysterious influences on our health. Simple tests that make those tendencies more transparent will result in basic behavioral changes View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206046 PublicationsLasting Success for the Christian in Business Author:Laura L. Nash Periodical:Business and Professional Ethics Journal 23, no. 4 (spring... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
PublicationsLying to Level the Playing Field: Why People May Dishonestly Help or Hurt Others to Create Equity Authors:F. Gino and L. Pierce Publication:Journal of Business Ethics (forthcoming) Abstract Unethical View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Leading Quietly
inconspicuously and without casualties." Badaracco believes that what drives society are millions of small yet consequential decisions that individuals make on a daily basis.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Feedback
companies/initiatives highlighted is the lack of focus on sustainability. Trying to mimic the 20th-century farming techniques of the West is unnecessary and environmentally irresponsible. There have been recent developments in sustainable... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
Abstract—Current academic and policy debates focus on the impact of tort reforms on physicians’ behavior and medical costs. This paper examines whether these reforms also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore
I can truly feel the power of how generations of HBS alums in Hong Kong have built a strong foundation on which HBSAHK stands today,” says Chow. “Our club charges no membership fees, and everyone is so generous in volunteering their time,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Career Coach
Phil Wong
cross-sector and cross-asset class team focused on data-driven decision making, and launching an internal portfolio analytics platform. Phil’s journey to becoming a HBS career... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
marketing strategies (such as, say, the labels placing more emphasis on less popular music genres over time), that could also put a downward pressure on music revenues. This makes the estimated drop in revenues all the more dramatic. Q:... View Details
- June 2024
- Case
SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'
By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn
This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decisions; Income; Entrepreneurship; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Health Pandemics; Surveys; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Risk Management; Consumer Behavior; Game Theory; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Diversification; Expansion; System Shocks; Accommodations Industry; Technology Industry; Canada; United States; Las Vegas
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
to significantly inform you in some way?" In a new study, Soltes and David H. Solomon suggest that private meetings indeed help investors make better trading decisions, giving them an advantage View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
out, they can see events in context and as examples of general trends. They are able to make decisions based on principles. Yet a far-out perspective also has traps. Leaders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
option practices remains unknown, this most recent scandal has deepened the sense in many quarters that option contracts given to managers distort behavior in destructive ways. The ability to play with, and... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
given its popularity, I’d suggest they combine a newsletter strategy and opinion for more in-depth audio. That would allow them to gain more of the market via the new medium, without the extensive investment required for video. They could... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
Recent tax deal-making has relied on conventional instruments of fiscal stimulus. Yet, we live in unconventional times, and more novel approaches suited to the peculiarities of our current economy are required. In particular, the... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 31 Oct 2006
- HBS Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
traditional governance system and the U.S.-inspired committee system. Believing that Sumida's future was limited if it followed the status quo, Yawata presses ahead with his decision to adopt the U.S. model.... View Details
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
to citizenship for dreamers, preserving Obamacare with a public option, increasing taxes on the wealthy, and the right to abortion, recognizing that the decision would be excruciating. “The majority are just... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
quantitative implications match a range of moments not targeted in the estimation quite well. We then characterize the optimal policy path implied by the model and our estimates. Optimal policy makes heavy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
has supply chain management become such a hot topic in recent years? Shapiro: Changes in five factors are largely responsible for the increased attention. I'll quickly list them and then talk about each. Information technology Visibility... View Details
Keywords: by Staff