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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts? Senior Lecturer Jill Avery answers that question and discusses how Marriott overcame the challenge of managing its robust 30-brand portfolio. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
schools are closed in a majority of states, most child care services have ceased operations, and a majority of couples with school-age children both have jobs. "These working parents are logging on after the kids are asleep and answering View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 27 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards
daycare for a child, or maybe they have another job because you only employ them part-time to avoid paying for healthcare benefits." You Might Also Like: Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
also changes the psychological mindset people have." Instead, Larkin says that companies may fare better just by giving people a nice plaque, sending an email to staff, or calling a meeting to recognize certain workers publicly in front... View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?
Might Also Like: The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them Feedback or ideas... View Details
- 21 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change
Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
Stagflation? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by HBSWK using images from AdobeStock/wachiwat and AdobeStock/WP! View Details
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
Capitalism Succeeded Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Oxford University Press/HBSWK View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2022
- HBS Case
College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need
everyone.” Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at workingknowledge@hbs.edu. [iStockphoto/Mauricio Graiki] View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 13 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?
Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space
appeared in the Harvard Gazette. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. You Might Also Like: 5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment Could a Business Model... View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
who could have been instrumental in helping the company reach its long-term AI goals. You Might Also Like: Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Why Digital Is a State of Mind,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
Competitive Advantage Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/FangXiaNuo View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
Reinvent Your Career How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win Feedback or ideas to share? View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- HBS Case
The Ferrari Way
comfortable car on the market, but the best combination of the two...” When Thomke, who teaches and writes about the management of innovation, received an email from Ferrari out of the blue asking if he wanted to study the company, he... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The Color of Private Equity: Quantifying the Bias Black Investors Face
Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma Fencing Off Silicon Valley: Cross-Border Venture Capital and Technology Spillovers Financial Distancing: How Venture Capital Follows the Economy Down and Curtails Innovation Feedback or ideas to share? View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
assuming they were left off an email chain because they are being eased out when in fact a simple error might be to blame. Creating a psychologically safe environment does not mean compromising on performance. Instead, it means... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details