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30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

no opposition. But if instead of an exchange, we asked a potential donor ‘How about we pay you $25,000?' that would be against the law. "That's what caught my interest in repugnance: Here are two things... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Creating a Successful Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

industries in the 1980s by doing things in a novel way. They essentially rewrote the playbooks for how to run an airline and sell furniture—and carved out long-lasting, unique strategic positions in the marketplace. Elements View Details

05 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

your top brand is even stronger than it was 15 years ago. Both of those things play into that price sensitivity component. Either way, our findings indicate that consumers would need to be paid more.”... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

Here’s a tip for parents of school-aged children. If your kids must take a standardized test, it’s best to do so either first thing in the morning or right after recess. On average, students perform best on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

13 Feb 2020
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Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

careful to avoid saying things that might inhibit input. When an employee complains about a problem, for example, managers should resist the urge to correct the record or say things like, “That’s not true,”... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

brought us closer than ever before. “Te quiero también, apá.” Michael Brunman (he/him/his), Class of 2023 The summer after graduating high school, I was 18 and curious about my sexuality, I decided to give myself seven days View Details

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

participate. In a second paper on self-policing, we are now looking at what happens after firms self-disclose. We speculate that two things may happen: Self-disclosing firms' compliance records may actually improve because View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Nov 2010
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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

focusing on the wrong performance indicators or monitoring scorecards that have an overload of irrelevant measures. Underperformance is the result. It's your job to ensure that your managers are tracking the right View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

yourself paying more attention to the prices of everything you buy? You are not alone. Consumers everywhere are more price aware. People who've been indifferent to price increases for years are suddenly amazed at what View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

2025
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Leapfrog Leaders: Accelerating Systems Leadership Skills

By: Laura Cabrera, Derek Cabrera and Hise O. Gibson

We need leaders who can execute at the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical (SOT) levels. But, research shows it takes time for skills to develop at all three levels—too much time. Why does it take too much time? First, because expertise is borne of experience. An... View Details

Keywords: DSRP; VCML; Strategy; Operations; Leadership Development; Decision Making; Organizational Structure

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18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

appoints the CEO, and most board members of public companies are professional board members. And the thing that they care about most is keeping their job,” Gompers says. “The private equity firm really just... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

Earn the Credential of Readiness by taking all three courses in tandem, plus a final exam. Leadership & Management Develop the leadership and management skills to get things done and bring out the best in... View Details

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Measure Outcomes & Cost ... Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Measurement View Details

March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
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Culture at Google

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta

Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details

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02 Apr 2020
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What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

the expense of others.” Philippe Gouamba predicted that, “The leaders and organizations that do the right things by their employees will rise to the top.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb himself is reported by Mac to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser

proliferation of arbitration Companies from internet service providers to nursing home operators use arbitration to shield themselves from expensive, protracted lawsuits. Proponents say the approach resolves... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

12 Sep 2023
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Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

Cristina Nava commented, “While the expectation of the world is peaceful cooperation, the first thing young adults see and experience from their society is a battlefield full View Details