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- 22 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance
conditions are being met now, or could be met with low-cost policies.” Do ‘Ban the Box’ laws backfire? In recent years, 35 states and 150 cities and counties have adopted so-called “Ban the Box” laws that restrict or delay employers from... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 26 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus
in which to communicate decisions and priorities, but also have rapid communication to the entire body of constituents—not delays over hours or days or, even worse, weeks. Silence is absolutely the worst possible thing that you allow to... View Details
- 15 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021
forward to taking delayed vacations. HBS faculty members shared books they planned to read during their downtime, pulling from the worlds of technology, history, and science fiction. 4. How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make A... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
grow stronger as their personal ties deepen. The longer an accounting partner serves a particular client, the more biased his judgments will tend to be. Discounting. People tend to be far more responsive to immediate consequences than View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- What Do You Think?
Making Right Choices: Art or Science?
"A delayed decision, no matter the greatness of it, loses its sheen." The importance of all of these questions and response is framed by C. J. Cullinane when he says, "choice equals freedom." Is choosing more than an... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
Competing arguments become difficult to judge, since advocates will suggest using those measures (net income, return on capital, market presence, share of mind, and so on) that favor their preferred alternative. Fuzzy thinking and long View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
our ability to act that delays decisions. It is our ability to learn ” Edward advanced the notion that "too many (leaders) are blissfully out of touch with what really goes on in business maybe because they are slaves to the P&L... View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
clip, then a contract designer may be prudent while you iterate on your MVP. You may pay a little more per hour for these contractors, but that far outweighs over hiring and paying a full-time salary early on. 4. Time delay + J-curve Just... View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
original proposed stratospheric valuation, its byzantine corporate structure, its woeful (or nonexistent) corporate governance, and most of all its flamboyant founder, Adam Neumann. So perhaps it was not a surprise when WeWork, given the continuing criticism, announced... View Details
- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
such as cutting access to the Internet, companies should enact policies that minimize the distraction on employees. "There are many companies that are prohibiting the private Internet use during official hours," says Piovesan. "It means employees are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
vaccination are much greater than those for high technology products. Delays to getting shots in arms can reduce the odds of reaching global herd immunity, reinforce safety and health concerns across countries, and slow down the world’s... View Details
- 21 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?
as one could with randomized deployment. "There is a perceived cost in doing a portion of the work in a randomized fashion," Toffel says. "But if you want to learn, it requires an investment and some patience. You have to be willing to View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
able to make it into stores by Christmas after I get through the inbound trade-lane delays into the distribution centers. We have a terrible mess in intermodal rail. There are bottlenecks all along the system. Gazette:You co-wrote a case... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
interactions might be more suitable for delayed communication platforms, like email, which allows team members time to think and prioritize before responding. Other topics might require instant communication tools like video conferencing... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
present to the future. After all, her compensation doesn't change whether she misses the target by a little or a lot; she still gets her full salary (assuming she doesn't get fired, of course). But by shifting profits forward—by prepaying expenses, taking write-offs,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
passions and the impartial spectator is the most fascinating part of Smith's TMS for me. The conflict is particularly important when studying savings decisions, since savings is exactly a decision to delay immediate gratification for a... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
economic recovery is unlikely to do more than delay the inevitable restructuring. As consumers become more comfortable with Internet shopping, the number of categories with significant e-commerce penetration increases. The electronics,... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
if an industry or company is suffering due to technological changes or market demands, that’s another story. If jobs are going away permanently, furloughs will only delay making layoffs or making other substantial workforce reallocations.... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
to be processed more slowly, leading to longer stays in the bankruptcy “hospital.” Not only would professional fees go up (especially burdensome for smaller businesses), but process delays would force companies to wait longer to obtain... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
measured by asking people how frequently they felt nervous, anxious, or on edge and were “worrying too much about different things.” To measure presenteeism, participants were asked how often they were unable to concentrate on their jobs or how often they View Details