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16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

"The Changing Structure of the Global Wine Industry," won the Best Paper award at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference. Roberto recently shared his thoughts on wine for HBS View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

How can the layoff process be conducted better in the future?" To that end, Sucher has posted a listing on the HBS Working Knowledge Research Exchange, inviting managers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

03 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

Working PapersSell Side School Ties Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract We study the impact of social networks on agents' ability to gather superior information about firms. Exploiting novel data... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Martin A. Sinozich

Martin Sinozich is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in both MBA and Executive Education programs. For first-year MBAs, Martin teaches in Field Global Immersion, a required course that... View Details

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

The results were striking. Writer Julia Hanna described the experiment in a previous HBS Working Knowledge article: "Cuddy and coauthors Dana R. Carney and Andy J. Yap of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

Governmental, academic, and cultural differences are hurting Europe's chances of creating more competitive pharmaceutical and biotech industries—and not much hope is on the horizon, according to a panel of experts at the 2003 HBS European... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

Listen Better What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

high-rise surface. On a Sunday afternoon in late November, Kim, 60, climbs the pathways crisscrossing Namsan, the 269-acre park rising high above Seoul. Soft yellow ginkgo leaves carpet the ground. A man, decked out in a white tracksuit and bucket hat, strolls View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

company. Emily Tedards is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStockphoto/defun] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult What sets digitally... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Insights and Inspiration: A Look Back at the Summer Venture in Management Program

experience, expand my knowledge of business and leadership education, and enhance my tangible skills that could be applied to my future work experiences. What surprised you the most about SVMP? I was most... View Details

08 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?

Stereotype That Holds Women Back When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

October 2004
Article

FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets

By: Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek

The purpose of this paper is to examine the various links among foreign direct investment, financial markets and growth. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents have two choices: they can work for the foreign company in... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Markets; Economic Growth; Cost; Wealth; Investment Return; Knowledge

John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke... View Details

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

or as major employers of graduates of professional education programs. The survey assessed their views of the future, the core skills and knowledge needed by future leaders, and their assessment of how well... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

change has driven: The rise of knowledge work Trends toward flatter, less hierarchical organizations and recognition of the value-creation of frontline workers Increasing diversity and globalization,... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

Working Knowledge about these issues. Sean Silverthorne: The draft of your paper with Koleman Strumpf came out almost three months ago, and caused quite a stir both inside the entertainment industry and out.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

Spencer Stuart, directed by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher and management consultant Deborah Bell. The team worked for over a year before that to identify board members from more than 60... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

an interview with HBS Working Knowledge. "Obtaining One Strategy in times of change means the organization will respond in a holistic fashion to new challenges, staying aligned for maximum competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

quickly, until Theranos was challenged by a Wall Street Journal investigation. On the surface, Holmes’ story seemed to be the perfect narrative. The would-be Silicon Valley entrepreneur dropped out of Stanford at the age of 19 to found... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

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