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- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
connected in love with the people around you and in a much more meaningful way. And you're no longer putty in the hands of the demagogues that are creating many of the problems that you talked about earlier.... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
Love them or hate them, team-building rituals can fortify bonds among coworkers and create the shared sense that work is more meaningful, which may be especially critical now as managers look to reconnect colleagues re-adjusting to work... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
creating peer-to-peer recognition programs in which employees are provided monthly reward points that they can give away to colleagues for work-related wins. Employees who earn a certain number of points can redeem them for various perks,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
for labor, spending heavily to lure away incumbent talent from competitive firms, while decrying the lack of skilled talent. Developing partnerships The key for employers is to recognize both how their own actions create a shortage of... View Details
- 06 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Leaders Lose Their Way
compensation for their accomplishments, few leaders start out seeking only money, power, and prestige. Along the way, the rewards—bonus checks, newspaper articles, perks, and stock appreciation—fuel increasing desires for more. This View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
to do this successfully becomes the pressing question—one we will try to answer in this three-part series: first, to describe what it means to be a digitally mature company; second, to outline what it takes to create one; and finally,... View Details
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
the workplace. "We argue that it can be difficult for employers to recognize that their understanding of passion can at times create challenges for employees,” says Jachimowicz, suggesting that this may require a rethinking of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
2015 Princeton University Press How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network By: Greenstein, Shane Abstract—In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2023
- Book
Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target
to the new digital context. ” Enthusiasts and advocates of the digital revolution would submit that digital transformation changes everything, from product design to how value is built and captured in the market. In some cases, particularly when a product’s value is... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
The invention of the plow, for instance, led to the beginnings of monogamy and marriage. And in the 20th century, washing machines, automobiles, and contraceptives helped free women from the “cult of domesticity” and ignite feminism. “The machines we View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
Businesses that dismiss TikTok as merely a platform for teenagers looking to create and consume cat and dance videos do so at their own peril. That’s the message of a Harvard Business School case study tracing the video-sharing app’s... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
highlight the need for firms to be mindful of the behavioral implications of making add-ons readily available in the marketplace. Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World Author:Ranjay Gulati... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
institutions? The answer, the authors argue, is yes. The key lies in market-creating innovations: products and services that speak to unmet local needs, create local jobs, and scale up quickly. Examples include MicroEnsure, which has made... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Teaching Interest
Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
Keywords: Human Capital; Hiring; Socialization; Performance Management; Compensation And Benefits; Talent Development And Retention; Structure; Career Management; Human Resources; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America; North and Central America; South America
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements
organization's crisis response plans. Effective crisis response plans include the following ten elements: 1. A representative set of planning scenarios. It's essential to create a set of crisis scenarios that serve to guide planning. This... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
found (or potentially found) in practice and whose hypotheses connect independent variables within the control of practitioners to outcomes they care about using logic they view as feasible. I provide several suggestions for how scholars... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
communities like leeches. The time is ripe for a new corporate model, driven by a new type of business leader, where creating business value also means creating value for society. Surprisingly, Kanter finds... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
way), their connection deepened organically. She didn’t notice him at first but eventually discovered his sense of humor. Online interactions often don’t allow such give, take, or time. One way to speed the process is by reducing... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne