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30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

business works with a two-tiered board—a supervisory and executive board—but the story why that is the case and the reasoning behind such a corporate governance structure is not well known. I always find it surprising among the American corporate governance literature... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

Competitive Advantage Authors: Alan MacCormack, Theodore Forbath, Peter Brooks, and Patrick Kalaher Abstract Many recent studies highlight the need to rethink the way we manage innovation. Traditional approaches, based on the assumption that the creation and pursuit of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

clusters is the idea that immigrants could be forced into them by discrimination or high barriers to enter other fields. “Many industries require certain standards be passed or degrees from accredited schools, which can be difficult for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

02 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

Built to Last or Bought to Sell?

like private equity fund managers, especially in terms of forming exit strategies at the time of business development; base decisions on an assumption of increasing competitive discontinuity and impermanence; avoid "cultural lock-in," the dedication to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

PublicationsThe Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators Authors:Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Some people are just natural innovators, right? With no... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

on. If there was one thing our reviewers focused on, it was making sure that our results were robust! Camerota:Did you have an idea of how the study would turn out? Bernstein: Somebody once told me that business academics are the janitors... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

efficient and higher quality. After I left McKinsey, I went to GE, where those two ideas came together. I saw the way that GE was doing high stakes face-to-face negotiations for materials, things like metal components, plastic components,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

Trumble), "the ability to empathize" (Keith Williams), being a "curious follower and a good listener" (Bill Shirley), increasingly being comfortable with the idea that "no one person is in charge of anything"... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 May 2005
What Do You Think?

Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?

the high cost of replacing iPod batteries (since corrected). The newsgroups, discussion boards, and blogs may contain the seeds of ideas and notions about cutting-edge behaviors suggestive of everything from future business opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jun 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

That Costs HOW Much?

for a product, shoppers typically have no idea what it costs to produce that item. But it turns out that consumers reward efforts to lay out these figures—to deconstruct the price tag. Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases How marketers... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

13 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia

Sometimes big ideas start with small experiments. That's been the experience of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf, whose experimental approach to research in developing countries has produced insights that have influenced... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

F-16 HARM targeting system; chief of the Astronaut Office Robotics Branch; and, currently, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), where he has lived since November 23, 2014. “If you have a team like this, you let them produce the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

27 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge

sequences that the coffee-machine experiment involved. “We have some idea how to manipulate these models,” Kumar says, “but we still don’t have a robust understanding of how to defend against these manipulations. So that research is still... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

country, we tend to be more fluid and flexible. Once Americans understand the problem, we can make considerable headway. Q: Would you be surprised to see some of your ideas surface in the next presidential campaign? A: I would be... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

17 May 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.

audience of the day with the president, believing the last idea he hears is the one most likely to be chosen. If true, the president is no better or worse than most of us in allowing cognitive biases to cloud our thinking. We are, for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

HBS's Educational Technology Group. “The idea that you might offshore the reading of radiology films would have been unthinkable 25 years ago.” Each team assessed the potential offshorability of 20 occupations. (The positions of financial... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

repercussions for failing to achieve a goal, such as committing to donating to a charity—perhaps even a cause the person disagrees with. “The idea is that to be self-controlled, you have to put aside activities you’d rather be doing,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

reading in a trade publication about Benihana's innovative and efficient use of labor and layout to lower costs and facilitate customer turnaround times, Professor Earl Sasser produced the Benihana case in 1972 with research associate John Klug (HBS MBA '72). Recalls... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

Voters? Not Really, Except for One Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image credit: HBSWK, with assets from AdobeStock/moofushi... View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping

27 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey

Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal? Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Alex Shuper View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua

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