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- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
what about social responsibility?" In summary, there seems to be a strong feeling here that if creative destruction is what it takes to outperform the market over long periods of time—the objective measure used for the study—it may... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
colleagues highlights the pivotal role played by such gatherings in creating winners and losers in the platform world. “Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence,” published in Strategic... View Details
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
growing trend for firms with international branch offices, says Harvard Business School professor Jordan Siegel. He discusses the issue in a new study titled "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Obamacare
professional insurance brokers—leaving the sign-up work to recently recruited navigators who were inexperienced non-profit health and social workers and community activists. AHCT realized that, to make it View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
with the utmost respect. Kanter believes a formal complaint process might not be effective if the victim feels vulnerable and exposed. She might question if it’s even worth reporting, doubting that the complaint will be investigated... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
pot, “we need to channel the energy through coaching to effectively use the energy.” Shann Turnbull commented that rebel talent often encounters the real problem: us. As he put it, “humans, like all other social creatures, are hardwired... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
Millennial Net worth another round of backing? Purchase this case:http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=804173 The Pilgrim Assurance Building 206-078 A local real estate developer has to decide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
of the internet involves deciphering a complicated landscape. Source: Wavebreakmedia With the benefit of fifteen years worth of hindsight, it is evident that Speed Trap, when looking ahead, had a profound status quo bias. The book did... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
show that individuals narrowly bracket their equity concerns. Across four experiments including 1,600 subjects, individuals equalize components of payoffs rather than overall payoffs. When earnings are comprised of “small tokens" worth 1... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
investigates dialog and objects in recurrent social practices. Drawing from both streams, this paper seeks to shed light on the complexity of cross-boundary teaming, while highlighting factors that may enhance its effectiveness. We... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology. And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
savings, particularly in a future in which Social Security will account for a smaller share of retirement income. How can their options best be preserved? Is the managed mutual fund worth saving? If so, what... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
opportunities for human development are key to regenerating a middle class on which the US Constitution depends, I was surprised that there wasn’t a greater sense of urgency in many of the comments. Alan Levy led the enthusiasts with the comment, “Just an excellent... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
wanted to do and what I thought was important, and trying to find people who would think that was something worth paying money for." Somebody who creates at that level, but has all of these difficult characteristics, is clearly not... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
Social Behavior By: Crockett, Molly J., and Amy Cuddy Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49863 October 2015 Journal of Personality and Social... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
News on firms in the time period surrounding the 2000 presidential election and its influence during the election of 2016, it is worth repeating that the media landscape was very different in 2000. The few View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
accounting that includes health care costs puts the savings figure closer to $1.3 trillion. And capacity to produce an additional 1 billion vaccine courses could similarly be worth on the order of $1 trillion. “Astoundingly, even those... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
worth is easily recognized. Together, these results suggest that price primacy highlights considerations of product worth and can thereby influence purchasing. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
and certification, commentary and critique, and co-presentation, comparison, and commensuration-enabled broader audiences to make sense of the industry and comprehend its worth. The findings form the basis of a general model of the social... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino