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Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details

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Mollie Breen

After demonstrating exceptional math and computer science talent at Duke University, and more than three years of service as an applied research mathematician in the Department of Defense, Mollie Breen took the next, not-so-obvious step: as a reality television View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

complicated history still dominate public consciousness. Memories of failed peace talks tend to loom larger than Israel’s image as a startup nation. Thousands of Instagram posts from Tel Aviv’s gay pride festivities or the buzz from winning the recent Eurovision song... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

restaurants of gaming the system by stacking reviews by friends and family, or simply falling prey to a popularity contest by uninformed palates. "Given the evidence, I don't think many people would dispute Yelp's influence,"... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

own case and determine where to draw the line." That raises the question: How should the line be drawn on pay transparency? What do you think? Original Column Organizational transparency is a much contested topic in boardrooms and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

the classic "invisible hand" that Scott claims leads at times to a "free-for all," like an athletic contest without rules. What's to be done about it? That's where a political authority comes in, one similar to FIFA in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

example, offering large financial incentives to the winners of intergroup contests would predictably pull these relationships into cutthroat competition. In addition, in an effort to keep the competition from becoming cutthroat or the... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

29 Oct 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Robots in the Boardroom

effective targets. Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer ToolRadiation oncologists are few in number, especially if you are nowhere near a cancer facility. Could artificial intelligence be used to deliver an oncologist's... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

to HR to help improve the workplace for everyone.” AGE 38, SOUTH ASIAN, TECHNOLOGY, UNITED STATES 2 ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS Prior research has found that a set of organizational norms known as “masculinity contest culture” are associated... View Details

30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

near as I can tell, wife carrying is not repugnant anywhere. The Estonian position in a wife-carrying contest Q: How do markets that were once legal become outlawed, and vice versa? A: A market that is now illegal and that might strike... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2022
Book

Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

found that 37 percent of Black respondents picked an all-white group if they had to compete for a job, compared to 20 percent if they didn’t. The team confirmed its initial findings through a laboratory experiment that applied a similar approach—a View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

School of Government at Harvard University. Josh Lerner : Received a 1989-1991 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 1987 W. Carl Kester : Winner of the... View Details

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Published Materials - Creating Emerging Markets

Contesting Gender and Skin Color Stereotypes in the Film Industry in India, 1947–1991 By: Sudev Sheth, Geoffrey Jones and Morgan Spencer 23 APR 2021 Working Paper Faculty Research Spiritual Philanthropy in Emerging Markets By: Valeria... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

attributed his success to "diversity in counsel, unity in command." Two Approaches to Decision Making Advocacy Inquiry Concept of decision making a contest collaborative problem solving Purpose of discussion persuasion and... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

Sports Are Played and Games Are Won. It was biased judgment on the part of supposedly unbiased referees and umpires. They hypothesize that the cause is a natural tendency to avoid excessive booing by the home team crowd, particularly in the later stages of a View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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HBS - The year in Review

college or university. This year's group of 17 Fellows included students from Wellesley College, Princeton University, Carleton College, and Georgia Institute of Technology. New Venture Competition hosts 24th contest Led by the Arthur... View Details

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

writer based in the Boston area. [Image: CasarsaGuru] Related Reading: Related Reading Black Business Leaders Series: Franklin Leonard, 'Black List' Mastermind Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products? Open Innovation View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

two locations shared knowledge of palm oil production even as they competed for market share—a contest that Malaysia eventually won thanks to its more stable political climate and higher quality of institutions. “Because the Malaysian... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

15-person company, Goldie Blocks, that won a contest and they advertised on the Super Bowl. They haven't advertised on the Super Bowl since, but that was a huge boost to them, just getting awareness out there. So, it goes both ways, for... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

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