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- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
has a positive effect on current hours. As we show, the model also has reasonable implications for stock prices. We estimate our model for data post-1984 and show that the innovations shock accounts for nearly a third of the variation in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2009
- HBS Case
Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu
customers like his product? HBS assistant professor Michael Norton's interest in what motivates seemingly irrational consumer behavior has found a perfect subject in Adrià. To eat at elBulli, customers must navigate a mysterious... View Details
- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
Jean-Marc Frion opined that, "Only in certain circles, such as family…where both parties sincerely want the good of the other and are not motivated by greed, can there be deals in which neither of the two loses." Does it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
will be—because they are less rooted in the fundamental value of the corporations whose shares are being traded. Sure, some volatility is good because it gives people a reason to trade, thus keeping markets liquid. But too much volatility... View Details
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
are ignoring the engine that drives it." Gerald Nanninga laments that instead of going to economic war with committed volunteers, " unfortunately, we are building a mercenary culture in the US workplace." As Dennis Hopwood puts it, "Executives... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business
As an MBA student, Leng Lim (MBA 2001) found his motives and goals were questioned more than most. “People say, ‘You’re a priest? You’ve abandoned God for money?’ My response is, ‘Why is it OK for you to make money, but not OK for me to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
authors, HBS professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, found reason for hope, arguing that continued erosion of US competitiveness is not inevitable. While there's much that government can and should do, they strongly believe that the... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C., and associate editor of Negotiation Journal. Wheeler agreed to take some questions from HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: Some cynical people might say that "ethical negotiation" is an oxymoron. What View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
litany of reasons why America spawns so many entrepreneurs. There is barely an acknowledgment of what Amar Bhide (HBS MBA '79) has appealingly termed "the venturesome consumer." Yet this willingness to adopt new products, new... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
to think about why an MBA, and why now Molly: I was advised to think critically and objectively about the reason I was pursuing an MBA and how earning an MBA would support my short and long-term goals. The ability to communicate your... View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
increase is largely driven by more functional specialists like CIOs or CMOs, not general managers.” “There ultimately is no such thing as effective selling that is not tied to the company’s strategic objectives” The reason for that is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
motivations at the door." More Pie For Everyone In general, value creators work cooperatively with others to make the corporate pie bigger for all, whereas value claimers focus on taking more of the pie for themselves—like a thief... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
Well-intentioned people often start the new calendar year with a long list of personal resolutions, only to abandon most of them before Valentine’s Day. Alas, it’s a lot easier to make New Year’s resolutions than to keep them. That’s one good View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
opportunities, and the investor can channel the profits to other productive uses. In this sense, making an investment rather than a grant can help a firm more effectively combine its profit and mission motives and expand its total impact.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
a lot of them. We know businesses really need these women for promotion reasons and also skills reasons. How about we see if we can bring the two together?” says Gould. Women Returners works with companies and professional partnerships to... View Details
- Profile
David Soled
Coming to HBS is like... Trying to be an EGOT winner having only worked in finance. So many of us leave what we know to pursue our real passions, often without any prior experience or a set path. But along the way, we meet sherpas who guide us, make new friends who... View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
agents, for whom the relative value of the reward is higher. Second, contrary to existing laboratory evidence, financial incentives do not appear to crowd out intrinsic motivation in this setting. Third, non-financial rewards elicit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
blunder was apparent and the damage done. Nor could United reasonably have used the policy to prevent passengers from making recordings: Telling customers “put down your phones or we’ll arrest you” would have invited concealed recordings... View Details
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
possibility of erasing some of these civil rights gains. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51647 Summer 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Motivated Bayesians: Feeling Moral While Acting Egoistically By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
company’s response to the complaint, but the class discussion turned to the motivations of the man who revealed the wrongdoing. Have you ever thought about blowing the whistle? Dey asked her students. Their response: We’ve thought about... View Details