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- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
about our interpersonal relationships, when people share things with us—as long as they don't overshare—we tend to like them better," Buell says. "We find it interesting that we're seeing evidence of the... View Details
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
likely it was to end up in a press article early. The more people that are involved, the more people may be able to observe something funny going on as well. That shows when there's lower cost, the press is more likely to do this—which makes a lot View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
thing is that while each has its own independent identity and strategy, they all come together to make the Nobel Prizes happen. They all share allegiance to the core identity of what they all want to do:... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
the cost of investment in developing countries by at least 20 percent. And yet, companies are mostly silent on the subject. "The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
Summing Up Fixing the Way We Work There is a lot wrong with the way we work, but very little of this is due to new networking capabilities or communications technology. Neither can we blame increasing globalization and the demands View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
you need to be a willing to listen to the other person and recombine things that they say,” Koning says. “On the flipside, you want to make sure that the other person is sharing their ideas and not filtering themselves. Otherwise, it’s... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Dec 2006
- Op-Ed
Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting
decipher from public filings. Their proposal, which will likely meet fierce opposition from accountants, lawyers, and managers, is a laudable first step in restoring sanity to U.S. corporate profit reporting. When the corporate tax was introduced, making the reporting... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 07 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips
became part of my identity, but clearly wouldn’t fly during an interview. Silverthorne: What is the worst thing that academic job-seekers can do that will ensure they’ll never get an offer? Rouen: There are... View Details
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
highest. The course orientation fits with popular conceptions of the world of small business, offering visions of highly energized individuals passionate about doing their own... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
How Will the Case Method Have to Evolve to Meet Future Needs? Like any good case discussion, this month’s column generated thoughtful comments centered around several issues concerning whether or not the case method has become outmoded. These included issues View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
little value. We have a sample of firms that do hire translators, and the things that get lost in translation are actually greater. What is important is having someone who can translate but who also... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
role that savings may play in a person’s decision to return to work, for instance. “It raises the question: What are the other things that are holding people back from employment?” Kluender says. “We're working on a number View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
manage Internet services. Seek external licenses. Through external licensing, projects that aren't being used internally might unlock additional revenues on the outside. Procter & Gamble follows this path as part View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?
example, the city of Cambridge has height restrictions on what people can build. Even when there’s clearly more than enough demand, developers aren’t allowed to build up. The same thing is happening in... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
and jerk of your carry-on up to the overhead. An inelegant flop into the middle seat completes the journey—until the passenger in front shoves her seat back, removing your kneecaps. But new research shows that—in addition to these... View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment, released in May. The pair used a consumer durable goods business in India as a real-world laboratory for the research. "Running this kind of experiment is not the easiest View Details
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
Increased financial disclosure standards on such issues as executive compensation should provide more useful information for investors, policy makers, and regulators. But do the companies themselves benefit? What researchers are now discovering is that increasing... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
politicians and the voters who elected them—fostering greater employment, say. SEC enforcement actions can be costly for companies, about a third of which go out of business after being targeted. Heese... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
When Apple introduced the iPod, it had a simple but compelling tag line for music fans: "1,000 thousand songs in your pocket." The company sold 300 million of them. On the eve of debuting its... View Details