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- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
et al. Publication: British Journal of Social Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract Income inequality undermines societies: the more inequality, the more health problems, social tensions, and the lower social mobility, trust, and life... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810011-PDF-ENG Miracle Life Inc. Lauren H. Cohen and Christopher MalloyHarvard Business School Case 210-039 Miracle Life is a firm with a unique setup and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
Berglund, from whom I might have expected as much as one of my former students, asked whether I was asking the right question. He proposed what was for him the real question: "Does it make sense to shift (to a supplier) the risk a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
famous." After graduation, Huber didn't expect their career paths to cross again. But several years later, Christensen would realize that the OnStar story was a great example of navigating innovation within a large company. A... View Details
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
interests of the company's founders and existing venture investors. Finally, while Bollinger was expected to lead the company for the next two to three years, Pervasis' board was planning to launch a search for a permanent CEO in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
on some old lessons about what builds loyalty and commitment in the workplace, but do it in a new way. In Evolve, I write about the "Three Ms" that build commitment in the Internet age, because people aren't loyal for life... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Interestingly, the actual changes in several of the 'omitted variables' such as life expectancy, hours worked, inflation and unemployment also contribute to happiness over this time period since life View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
When the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide and normal life ground to a halt last year, we thought voluntary employee turnover would drop as well. But the opposite happened in one area: Lift outs—a group of workers who defect... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
spanning the careers of 3,884 academic life scientists. Using a combination of discrete time hazard rate models and fixed effects logistic models, we find that patenting events are preceded by a flurry of publications, even holding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
Rohingya’s spirits and break the monotony of life at a refugee camp. But, Hussam wondered if small work opportunities could help refugees reclaim their roles as providers, bring meaning to their days, and ease some of their psychological... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
to be made to appreciate the intangible aspects of a good—the associations and expectations that they attached to it. Heinz knew from selling bottled horseradish that men and women would not buy a completely new product, especially a good... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
process." That said, the study's implications extend beyond cadaver donations. To Anteby, who teaches the MBA elective Managing Human Capital, the findings offer proof that our career choices directly affect other major life... View Details
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
multinationals that move people across locations, expect frequent travel outside the country, and emphasize abundant training and Web-based process tools. Part of the mission of all three companies in Egypt is to transmit these standards... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
computer algorithm. Bad News Bears What they discovered was surprising. This wasn't a small number of companies manipulating their earnings calls. "Instead, it seems that nearly every firm finds it useful to choreograph or 'cast' a call at some point in its View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
in Two-Sided Markets Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Daniel Spulber Abstract The strategic use of first-party content by two-sided platforms is driven by two key factors: the nature of buyer and seller expectations (favorable vs. unfavorable)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
ingrained. She hypothesized that if she could get households expecting a new baby to make PriceMart a part of their routines before becoming parents, she might keep them as customers for the next several years, winning significant... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
contracting intensity in privately governed organizations, whereas we expect no such association for publicly governed organizations. We analyze data from California hospitals to determine differences in these roles across ownership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
lucrative gig that taught him a lot about business but ultimately landed him in prison. Once he’d served his 14 months, Blakeman sought to build a career and turn his life around. But when his criminal record kept him from getting a job,... View Details
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-041_1af09bde-47f9-4364-bad6-aaac464be909.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 715-008 The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity After struggling through the country's longest recession... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne