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- 04 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating
a mix of open floors, private spaces, and movable surfaces. "Architects have designed our workspaces flexibly so that we can change them and use them in different ways," Bernstein says. "But nobody has trained us on how to... View Details
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
Instead, they practice the art of reflection “in the cracks and crevices of their everyday lives” to help them make better decisions day by day and problem by problem. Badaracco recommends four design principles for reflection. Like View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- June 2021
- Article
Cognition and Emotion in Extreme Political Action: Individual Differences and Dynamic Interactions
By: Leor Zmigrod and Amit Goldenberg
Who is most likely to join and engage in extreme political action? While traditional theories have focused on situational factors or group identity attributes, an emerging science illustrates that tendencies for extreme political action may also be rooted in... View Details
Keywords: Extreme Political Action; Ideology; Political Psychology; Cognition-emotion Interactions; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Personal Characteristics
Zmigrod, Leor, and Amit Goldenberg. "Cognition and Emotion in Extreme Political Action: Individual Differences and Dynamic Interactions." Current Directions in Psychological Science 30, no. 3 (June 2021): 218–227.
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Cases & Course MaterialsDesign: More Than a Cool Chair Harvard Business School Note 607-026 This introduction to the Design industry includes definitions, and industry statistics, as well as descriptions of geographic clustering,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
can include small “lifestyle” businesses, multi-generational family businesses, high-growth, venture funded technology businesses, and new ventures designed to commercialize breakthrough discoveries in life sciences, clean tech, and other... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
focus events, and maintaining executive dedication to execute the initiative. The case provides a generalizable example for AHCs of how applying explicit management design can foster robust organizational change with relatively modest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2025
- Case
Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & The Legitimacy of Family Constitutions
By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati and Sophia Pan
John Miller sat reviewing his family’s Constitution, grappling with how best to implement and enforce its provisions. Designed to prevent ambiguity in governance, the Family Constitution set out core values and guidelines to promote harmony and cohesion among family... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Cognition; Conflict Of Interest; Perspective Taking; Liabilities; Family; Family Business; Family Ownership; Business Growth and Maturation; Alignment; Cooperation; Conflict and Resolution; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict Management; Conflict of Interests; Power and Influence; Perception; Trust; Perspective; Motivation and Incentives; Happiness; Identity; Goals and Objectives; Legal Liability; Contracts; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
understands users’ emotions TikTok presents videos it thinks a user might engage with, rather than waiting for the user to choose posts they prefer or follow those of influencers or friends. Its single-page vertical videos allow the app... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
band together to lobby for government support, the concerns of restaurant owners and the unique realities and concerns of their industry remain largely unaddressed by government programs designed to help small businesses. Two months into... View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
there was nothing left for them,” as one talent manager pointed out. “Not everyone has [accepted] skills-first hiring,” Hill says. “[But] Delta’s leadership understands how the business and moral imperatives are intertwined and addressed by skills-first hiring. I View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
study. “Just seeing this race for the sake of it. And so we wanted to write a paper to help slow it down and just think through the risks and harms.” While the paper had already been reviewed by Google and submitted for peer review... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
to find out if your changes are working.” Believing in the process In the book, Beer describes how the carefully designed strategic fitness process has helped companies bring their problems into the light. It has been applied by numerous... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
apply for jobs even when they don’t fit most of the criteria in a job ad, whereas women are quicker to dismiss themselves and shy away from applying at all. “We can all become too focused on the things we think we can’t do or the things... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, teamed up with HBS doctoral candidate Ta-Wei Huang to discuss their advice for businesses and their recent research about this rapidly changing landscape. This interview has been edited for... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
throw at us. The book is designed not only to inspire individuals who work in organizations to think and do things differently, but also to motivate structured discussions regarding how a team, division, or... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
Hoffmann, a postdoctoral scholar at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, and Yanuo Zhou, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. To quantify the dollar value... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
estate company—they have a lot of buildings,” says MarcAntonio Awada, head of research and data science at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3). For an investor looking for an edge, the distinction could be critical.... View Details
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
bonding with these influencers,” Vettese says. “They have regular conversations back and forth, and they think of the influencers as being directly ingrained in their day-to-day lives.” Some of the most popular beauty influencers the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
strategy. Heads of shared service units—marketing, human resources, and information technology, among others—were included in the membership of the leadership team to ensure that information about customers, people, and technology were incorporated in the strategic... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton