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- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
the expense of others. Another reason is the human tendency to resist any policy change that leads to harm as well as benefit. These are complex issues. Politicians and activists have been trying to solve some of them for decades; but... View Details
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
actions. As a whole, are those impacts positive or negative? Ultimately, if a company is making a bad impact, however unintended, Sucher and Gupta say the public looks to a company to own up to the harm it has caused, starting with a... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
must decide whether to extend this relationship through some formal contractual arrangement. Humana's two divisions transacted extensively with one another before its spin-off, and abruptly cutting these ties risked doing long-term harm... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
feel malicious envy, they engage in counterproductive work to harm other people,” Brooks says. “They tend to undermine others and try to slow them down.” Revealing failures won’t tarnish your image The HBS team set out to test for levels... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Leaning In
However, the Forced treatment revealed a different story. Forcing men to negotiate every time was neither harmful nor helpful, the researchers found. But when women workers were forced to always negotiate, there were more instances where... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Financing Innovation
Keywords: by William R. Kerr & Ramana Nanda
- 30 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do
recommendations from watchdogs like CharityWatch, which tend to give higher ratings to charities with low overhead costs. But that can lead to a harmful cycle in which charities keep their overhead costs unreasonably low in order to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer
disclosures are not made with proper context, they could ignite worker backlash and harm productivity. “When you hear the amount that a CEO makes, it is going to seem outrageous. People are going to react with passion,” Rouen says. “So,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
Professor Amy C. Edmondson, who studies psychological safety and organizational learning. Incidents that almost result in loss or harm often pass unnoticed, in part because workers worry about being associated with vulnerability or... View Details
- 09 Apr 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses
carefully, can open a box full of unintended consequences that ultimately harm rather than help the organization. The financial crisis of 2008 was partially fueled by origination bonuses paid to bank loan officers who were incented to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
vulnerable, especially when they’ve been physically harmed by a product or service. Many people don’t realize that they’re waiving their right to sue in a US court when they sign contracts or click “Agree” to a company’s terms of service.... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
example by giving rewards for both individual and team performance. Without direct oversight, “Relationships can all too readily slide into cutthroat competition or totally collusive bonding. Either extreme will harm the firm's... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
harm businesses more than help. Certainly, when a great match happens it can be magic, but just like any marriage, one should not enter the relationship rashly. When thinking about whether or not you need a cofounder, consider: How could... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 01 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People
executives on Wall Street. According to Chua, their research found that "people who were made to think about luxury prior to a decision-making task have a higher tendency to endorse self-interested decisions that might potentially View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
out negative information so they can plead ignorance and continue harmful behavior. Indeed, it may seem like people are purposely avoiding information to create an “excuse” that frees them from the accountability of their own decisions.... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner
about these findings? Yes and no, says Nicholas. While the harmful effects of GE’s high-level jobs may appear worrisome to people currently working in the upper ranks of their companies, not every organization or industry may see the same... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
of as dual-motive behaviors, which have some benefit to others but also some benefit to the self. Public radio is a good example, where you receive a tote bag in exchange for a pledge to the station. There was quite a bit of research on this, but it was inconsistent... View Details
- 17 Apr 2022
- Book
How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray
personally profit by violating the law or by harming or misleading others. The stakes can be enormous, especially when a big transaction or career-making decision is involved. This means people in business often face much larger... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
quantify the innovation risks and opportunities that recalls pose in one of the most R&D-intensive industries, medical technology. Product failures in medtech, where the cost to bring a device to the market can top $90 million, can not only hobble a firm, but cause... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers
the trade war,” Cavallo says. To the extent that tariffs exacerbate the cost of the pandemic, their continued application could further drag down the American economy, harming companies and consumers alike. In the end, companies may have... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding