Video On Demand - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Is That Really Your Best Offer?

grievances? This article, the first in a series on negotiation dynamics, identifies six ways to more effectively separate fact from fiction at the bargaining table. The focus will be on the interactive... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

electorate is not demanding change yet. The keiretsu system sounds, on the face of it, not unlike your theory of clusters. What is the difference? The keiretsu system involves the cross-ownership of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

creativity and innovation on what you might think of as the demand side. How might [leaders] use space? How might they creatively think about ways to use the data and connectivity, or eventually the... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

language and consistent way of addressing the challenge of coherence, the PCF can help leaders create high-performing school districts that are responsive to the increasing external demands for accountability. Q: Could you please... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

commitment to communicating about pride is to tap into a very powerful motivating force. Pride is an intrinsic, deeply seated human emotion, says Katzenbach, one that drives performance in the workplace in a number of ways, from creating... View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

make a big difference The researcher found that, on average, the amount of synchronous communication, such as phone calls and video chats, declined by 11 percent when the time delay between workers increased... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Mar 2014
HBS Case

Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

in the canned goods aisle of a stateside supermarket? That's one of the questions Mary L. Shelman, director of Harvard Business School's Agribusiness Program, explores in the case study Mutti S.p.a., coauthored with colleagues Senior... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail

05 Jul 2004
What Do You Think?

Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?

things, to attract and retain talent. Such benefits recognize the growing demands on the lives of people, particularly at times when jobs are being expanded to achieve higher productivity—to do more with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

value appropriation to value creation. As information and knowledge came to provide competitive advantage, the game shifted. Unlike capital, knowledge actually increases when shared, thus eliminating the zero-sum game. Clearly, the focus View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

teams (in some areas). The case centers on questions of how to adapt this successful model to new demands in a different service domain, specifically, cybersecurity and defense-related areas. The case also... View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

cannot be attributed to the usual suspects of success: superior business models or cutting edge technology. Holt is interested in what makes identity brands resonate. In his research, he focuses on the best-performing identity brands—the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

immigration comes into these firms, the firm's native workforce is becoming younger on its own. That suggests that the immigrant's complementarity with younger natives is shifting the relative demands for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I feel like this helps me think in broader strokes, with more perspective, and helps stimulate ideas and connections that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered. Three books View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool

peer-reviewed and practitioner journals. Dr. Guinan is one of our co-directors at LISH and she is a professor in radiation oncology at HMS and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Part of the lab’s mission is to address problems with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

given that they're exchanging what they hope is a boost in demand for sure losses on the logistics side," says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Donald Ngwe. Shipping Fees and Product... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

most important country determinants of governance. Capital market institutions appear to be less important drivers of CSP. Our results provide insights on the demand and supply forces that determine CSP... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

racial discrimination. In Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com, Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael Luca investigate the possibility of racial discrimination against people who advertise properties on Airbnb, a popular online... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. When the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

efficiency and innovation, between maintaining existing businesses and creating new ones, between revenue growth and increased profitability. They must strive to make progress on all these fronts—simultaneously. 2. Innovate with abandon.... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

consumer products. Finally, a series of cubes represents major customers. The shapes lie scattered on your desk. Your job is to fit the pieces together. Do you place the spheres on top of the blocks so that... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

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