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- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
chain. However, companies that weren’t born as platform businesses rarely realize that they can—at least partially—turn their offerings into one, say the authors. And even if they do realize it, they often wander in the dark searching for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
Working PapersThe Judgment-Decision Paradox in Experience-Based Decisions and the Contingent Recency Effect Authors:Greg Barron, Ido Erev, and Eldad Yechiam. Abstract The current paper explores a judgment-decision paradox in experience-based decisions: the finding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
the table. They also tend to be maximizers—a term put forth by Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, meaning they are always driving to win the best deal and rarely satisfied no matter how much they get. That attitude is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
In this business, you're only as good as the person peeling the potatoes," calls out Jerry Shafir (MBA '84) through a rising cloud of steam, as a hundred pounds of freshly chopped vegetables slide into a Jeep-sized cauldron of chicken... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Deep Reading
further. The program will never replace rabbis and scholars, Leboyer says, but it can be an effective way to meet people where they are, so to speak, to re-engage lapsed Jews and enable more effective religious training. “We developed the program so that it would... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
planning for the long term, however, good judo strategists must also be prepared to "pivot," as Rob Glaser (chairman and CEO of RealNetworks) says. "When we make trade-offs between short-term gain and long-term... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
market—they must demonstrate to an independent panel from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) that a new product works better than existing options for an identifiable group of patients. The rule doesn’t apply to View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
from several different Harvard departments, as well as public officials and engineering firms. The criteria are: quality of life, leadership, resources allocation, natural world, and climate and risk. It’s a rare project that can score... View Details
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
Not only has technology entered nearly every area of our personal life, it's the rare industry that isn't computerized, networked, and advertised on Facebook. Except one: education. Outside of the occasional computer lab, basic webpage,... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
flash of creative insight, an Aha! moment in the mind of a genius. People apparently prefer to believe in the rugged individualism of discovery, perhaps because they rarely get to see the sausage-making process behind every breakthrough... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
also as an insightful manager, a man of high ethical standards, and a team player. He provides more than money—quite often, his advice and counsel have been the key elements that helped entrepreneurs transform a good idea into a great... View Details
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy: Ananya Zutshi (MS/MBA '21)
started to really think about what I wanted to do, and where a Ph.D. would get me,” Zutshi said. “Did I want to be calling all the scientific shots? Or was I good with being part of a team and helping make things happen?” Realizing her... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Advancing Change
It’s not enough to be a good leader, says HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Today’s societal challenges require advanced leaders—ones with the skills of an experienced CEO, the big dreams of a new entrepreneur, and the View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
rarely will one end up on the wrong side of right with these values.” Rod R. said, “Comeback? These have always been essential and valued if you are strolling through life as a not trustworthy person that is arrogant and doesn’t listen to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
Investment Promote Growth? By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—Among the prominent economic trends in recent decades is the exponential increase in flows of goods and capital driven by technological progress and a falling number of restrictions. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2014
- Blog Post
Preparing for a career in investment banking
if you had a reasonably decent resume. Also, it was relatively rare to cold-call people for informational interviews in Korea. Having almost no experience, I felt nervous. However, I had the greatest resource of all: the HBSers. I was... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
of all, I had really good jobs, right? I liked the work I did. I liked the variety. But also the nature of the work I thought was, you know, great fun. I didn't have all great bosses, but I had a lot of really great bosses and mentors.... View Details
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
fictional Wall Street villain Gordon Gekko, and real-life Wall Street villain Bernie Madoff, to name a few. Not only were these classic bad guys unquestionably unethical, but all were inarguably creative in carrying out their bad behavior as well. Indeed, it's View Details
- 26 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations
Power at the bargaining table is rarely distributed evenly. A job seeker lacking alternative offers is not going to have much "hammer" in salary discussions with a prospective employer. But what happens when you are perceived to... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Work of Art
40,000-square-foot hive that radiates creativity, community, and opportunity. “Titus and Jason are saying that the vision of a starving artist is a bunch of crap. If you’re a good artist, you shouldn’t starve.” —Deborah Berke, founding... View Details