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  • 29 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

workers temporal flexibility, ‘work from anywhere’ goes a step further and provides both temporal and geographic flexibility,” says Choudhury, who co-authored the paper, (Live and) Work from Anywhere: Geographic Flexibility and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 29 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 29, 2015

evolved in those markets. New business processes had to be created from scratch as a network originally intended for research and military defense had to deal with network interconnectivity, the needs of commercial users, and a host of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Nov 2023
  • Op-Ed

The Beauty Industry: Products for a Healthy Glow or a Compact for Harm?

In my recently published book Deeply Responsible Business, I write about business leaders since the 19th century who have acted responsibly, often by putting the welfare of their communities above the idea of maximizing profits. I make a sharp distinction between... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Web

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the right location. They also inform choices about service line growth and areas for affiliation. In today’s health care delivery systems many things are measured and reported yet most are surrogates for patient centered outcomes. Process... View Details
  • August 2019
  • Case

The Allstate Corporation, 2019

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In July 2019, Allstate, the United States’ number-three property and casualty (P/C) insurer, released its second-quarter earnings, which reported first-half revenues of $22.1 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year. Shareholders cheered the top-line growth, but P/C premiums... View Details
Keywords: Insurance Companies; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Insurance; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Insurance Industry; North America
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  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

amplify investors' chasing of past returns rather than facilitate the processing of useful information in fund portfolios. Fund managers exploit this behavior by purchasing media-covered past winners at reporting dates, a strategy most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

social identity-based impression management (SIM) to create a positive professional image. SIM refers to the process of strategically presenting yourself in a manner that communicates the meaning and significance you associate with your... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • Web

Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Management ; Communication ; Values and Beliefs ; Innovation and Invention ; Decision Making ; Innovation Leadership ; Collaborative Innovation and Invention ; Leadership ; Leading Change ; Leadership Development ; Leadership Style ; Crisis Management ; Management... View Details
  • 11 Dec 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits

purpose of related side jobs, such as teaching journalism, in keeping with the “moral claims” of the profession. Others have taken this process a couple steps further. These reporters and editors have... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 17 Jan 2023
  • In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Web

2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

measure of company returns but are deeply flawed. We propose an alternative measure that isolates operational performance from financial engineering, titled Core Operating Shareholders Returns (COSRs). In the process of disentangling... View Details
  • 03 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 3

  PublicationsThe Power of Small Wins Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2016
  • Article

Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors

By: Erin M. Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
People today are under intense pressure to be “ideal workers”—totally committed to their jobs and always on call. But after interviewing hundreds of professionals in many fields, the authors have concluded that selfless dedication to work is often unnecessary and... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Working Conditions; Work-Life Balance; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture
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  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

built her career on increasingly large line leadership positions, such as the president of ABC Network, and has no experience in getting things done without line authority. The case lays out the steps she takes to build authority and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Leadership Fellows

organization's success Involve managerial and leadership development activities distinct from a permanent full-time position There are two routes to becoming a Leadership Fellow: HBS Sourced: Leadership Fellow positions sourced by HBS are selected through an... View Details
  • Web

Profiles - MBA

shed light on donations at the corporate level, I discovered that technology and the power of making information widely accessible can bring us one step closer to a more safe, just, and verdant world. In particular, by building a Google... View Details
  • Web

Tools & Training - Alumni

5 Step Process for Success on the Job 21 APR 2022 | Professional Development As day one in your new role draws near, make sure you have everything you need to succeed by following HBS Career Coach Matt... View Details
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

institutions across sectors must be mobilized before technical solutions can be applied. Along similar lines, technical knowledge of solutions alone is not enough to scale successful demonstration projects that address these complex problems. That View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 28 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

important predictor of product performance, product variety, process flexibility and industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry by use of a technique called Design Structure Matrices (DSMs), which allows us... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace