Harvard Business School Symposium - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

than a meter. "The students wanted to get out right away," recalls Mukunda, an assistant professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. "But I said, no! (Luckily I... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

26 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 26

higher for those in STEM occupations compared to younger workers. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2354963 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

two network surveys supported these hypotheses. Cases & Course MaterialsAFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged) Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

to research by Harvard Business School Professor Raffaella Sadun. “A CEO transition is a major organizational event, and communication inside the company is such an important... View Details

Keywords: by Ami Albernaz

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

efficiently in the presence of the firm than in its absence. PDF not available. Cases & Course MaterialsAmorePacific Harvard Business School Note 507-070 Describes the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

categorize the world, emphasizing some values or activities over others. In other words, languages shape the way people think. After hearing about one such theory from visiting doctoral student Hao Liang from Tilburg University, Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Aug 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors

heart attack. Of those, between 1,500 to 3,000 fewer women may have died if their doctor had been female, Laura Huang, a study co-author and Harvard Business School associate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

16 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

from most so-called sustainable funds. But this stance eliminates some of the most prolific and influential producers of green innovation, including Exxon Mobil, BP, and Chevron, according to recent research by Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

26 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

field study requires a lot of ingenuity and trust from both the academics and the field participants. "Doing Empirical Research in, with, and through Companies" was the topic of a lively session last week at the annual Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?

of the study, Alvin Silk, Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus, and Joel Weissman, associate professor, department of Medicine and Health Care Policy, View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

06 Nov 2000
What Do You Think?

Succession at GE: What’s Next?

important qualities and capabilities to be sought in a successor to Welch is moot. But as in any good Harvard Business School case discussion, hindsight provides neither a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Marketing After the Recession

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

26 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More

Monetary Fund and an economics professor at Harvard University; Brent Neiman, a professor at the University of Chicago; and Jenny Tang, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Danielle Kost is senior editor of View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail; Manufacturing; Steel

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

Instagram and look for the “Office Hours” story series. You can also follow HBS Working Knowledge on Twitter (@HBSWK) and Facebook. About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media editor for Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients

Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Aerospace; Consumer Products

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

fund them. New research from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School professor Leemore Dafny suggests... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

Bumping up against accepted theories in process improvement, a new research paper from Harvard Business School questions the value of prioritizing problems identified by... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, “whether that means talking to customers about where the pain points are or talking to clients about new opportunities.” Good entrepreneurs use... View Details