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Wearing a Red Hat ¨C The Impact of Activist Industrial Policy on Software Development in China

The idea that the government should steer economic development by strategically hand-picking and managing certain industries is controversial but appeals to many developing countries that are eager to upgrade their industries. In this paper, I study China's recent... View Details

  • 03 Oct 2023
  • Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

Yeah. Yeah. The [INAUDIBLE] Oprah, why don't you start by talking about how this all came to pass? And why you grew interested in Arthur's work? Winfrey: Well, this all came to pass, and I'm not saying this just because you're here, this... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
  • Web

Curriculum - Case Method Project

Confederation—including debt, contraction of trade, recession, inflation, and Shays’ Rebellion—and how those problems informed key features of the U.S. Constitution. Coverage: 1763 – 1787; American Revolution; Articles of Confederation;... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard Graduate School of Design

  • 12 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 12

ESG dimensions should be mandated by regulation, and if yes, what form such regulation should take. The underlying debate, of course, relates to the broader issue of the role of the business organization within civil society and whether it may contribute toward the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 May 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

individual. Of course it does. But it also depends on creative thinking as a skill that involves qualities such as the propensity to take risks and to turn a problem on its head to get a new perspective. That can be learned." “Our... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 14 Jan 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

continue to rapidly develop, mapping can bring together specialists in fields as diverse as environmental engineering and graphics. As Toffel concludes, "The notion of how to display environmental information geographically is something that people are getting... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical
  • 13 Jul 2016
  • HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

business by finding customers who needed rooms in cities hosting popular events. Source: GoodLifeStudio “If you don’t have a supply of houses and apartments, people are not going to come,” says Teixeira. The problem was, where to find... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

increases that would solve these problems are not expected in the near- or medium-term. The paper outlines first a number of directions for effecting improvement through marginal capacity increases and better management of demand and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2018
  • Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

with.   3. Always Expect the Cold CallThe cold call is when the professor asks a student to start the discussion off. This would involve recapping the objectives of the case,... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much

more? Over five studies conducted primarily in 2020 and 2021, Keenan and colleagues surveyed approximately 900 participants about their product preferences. In one study, participants were told that they would be thanked for their time with a $1 coupon for an ice cream... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

depression, led to a crisis in the industry. Nonetheless, the pioneering group of forecasters shaped the core problems, and invented many of the techniques, that influenced the maturation of the industry in the decades that followed. Warren Persons, the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • July 2020
  • Case

Michael Solomonov: Jerusalem in a Bowl

By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Katherine Connolly Baden
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook had begun to wonder whether it might be time to rethink their opportunistic approach to the expansion of their small restaurant empire in Philadelphia, CooknSolo. The pandemic, however, caused an... View Details
Keywords: Restaurant Industry; Entrepreneur; COVID-19; Crisis; Crisis Response Plans; Entrepreneurship; Food; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Creativity; Strategy; Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Situation or Environment; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 17 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

naturally that way; I knew too much about the politics of Asia when I got shot down. I think there was a lot of damage done by optimists; other writers from other wars share that opinion. The problem is, some people believe what... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

Is a Business Risk—Not an HR Problem By: Marion Chomse, Lydia Roos, Reeva Misra and Ashley Whillans Workplace stress, on the rise for decades, has been treated by many organizations as a personal issue instead of a business-critical risk... View Details
  • August 2019
  • Case

Volkswagen and Suzuki (A): A Match Made in Heaven?

By: Ranjay Gulati and Saloni Chaturvedi
The alliance between Volkswagen and Suzuki in 2009 was expected to help Volkswagen become the world’s largest carmaker and Suzuki gain expertise in fuel-efficient technologies. In addition, each promised to help the other in the two largest emerging markets. While... View Details
Keywords: Alliances; Problems and Challenges; Auto Industry
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Reforming Social Science

By: Max H. Bazerman

Social science research affects all of us. When researchers learned organ donation rates are higher in countries where human organs are automatically available for donation unless you specifically “opt-out” of the system, as opposed to countries like the U.S., where... View Details

  • 2023
  • Working Paper

The Effects of Inconsistent Work Schedules on Employee Lateness and Absenteeism

By: Caleb Kwon and Ananth Raman
Problem Definition: Employee lateness and absenteeism pose challenges for businesses, particularly in the retail industry, where punctuality is vital for optimal store operations and customer service. This paper relates employee lateness and absenteeism with... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Employees; Human Capital; Retail Industry
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  • 05 Sep 2023
  • Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson experienced her first big-stakes professional failure when she was just starting out in her academic career, some 30 years ago, after a decade working in engineering and consulting. Little... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 05 May 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance

starting the second round of brain teasers, they were asked to indicate the extent to which they felt "capable, competent, able to make good judgments, and able to solve difficult problems if they tried hard... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel