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- 15 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better
AI in Adapting to Change Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense? Can we automate our way to better decision making? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
message. And what we're trying to do at Harvard University to bring these ideas to people, who knows? That was the beginning of this project. Goldberg: Can I ask you this, Arthur, and this is just a carve out question from the main... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- September 2012 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and James Weber
Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim Hever... View Details
Keywords: Price; Innovation and Invention; Service Operations; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and James Weber. "Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 413-064, September 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
"gap-filling" idea comes in--the government can dissuade firms from issuing short-term debt by simply making it less attractive to do so. It can accomplish this by issuing more short-term debt (T-bills), raising the yields on... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
when they were not, for example. In the end, Sears faced charges of fraud filed by the state attorney general in each of more than 40 states. The new quota and compensation system apparently did not help Sears’ financial performance. In... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
Americans find it especially difficult to overcome trust barriers. Why did you look at this, and what were the results? A: Great business ideas can emerge anywhere in the economy. In fact, as we know from a long line of research, many... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
incredible user base,” he says, with 3 million subscribers—four times the number in 2019, despite the problems of 2021. The monthly customer churn rate of lost customers is less than 1 percent, and the videos the company produces are more popular than ever: They now... View Details
- 24 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?
demographics,” Fuller says. Acknowledge–and embrace–the prevalence female caregivers in the workforce. “Employers need to recognize that this demographic is going to become more important in the workforce of the future,” Fuller says. Future View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
and Ahmet Uğuralp and Zeliha Uğuralp of Bilkent University in Turkey. Success is a journey—especially when it gets better In the study, De Freitas and his colleagues generated 27 different graphs to represent a customer’s experience. They... View Details
- Fall 2020
- Article
Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa
Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from... View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa." Negotiation Journal 36, no. 4 (Fall 2020): 471–487.
- 21 Nov 2023
- Op-Ed
The Beauty Industry: Products for a Healthy Glow or a Compact for Harm?
In my recently published book Deeply Responsible Business, I write about business leaders since the 19th century who have acted responsibly, often by putting the welfare of their communities above the idea of maximizing profits. I make a sharp distinction between... View Details
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
the idea that trading patterns are associated with short-run excess comovement of stock returns. Our findings suggest that multi-factor risk models could be enhanced by adding factors capturing correlated demand. The Invariant Proportion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
up the bulk of the US system. In this case, the migrant is the lead actor in their efforts to come to the US, and a firm is not involved. Upon migration, the individual enters into a general population of workers from which firms draw... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business
becoming part of the general US population. “There's a lot that we need to continue to explore and learn about from that vantage point,” Kerr says. “Were there particular traits of this wave that were advantageous for this group? Did they... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Abstract We survey the theory and evidence of behavioral corporate finance, which generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2017
- What Do You Think?
How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?
bureaucracies can be made more effective in what they do. One sentiment: Don’t confuse bureaucracies with deliberative (as opposed to intuitive) thinking, or with Daniel Kahneman’s ideas about “thinking slow.” Bureaucracies have functions... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
sales, inventory, and gross margin. We show that our model can be used to benchmark retailers' performance in sales, inventory, and gross margin simultaneously. Finally, we show that our model can be used to generate sales forecasts even... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
identify where you found patterns of highs and lows. These may surprise you; often, where you hypothesized there was the most pain in a process may be somewhere completely different. (Don’t do) focus groups. I am generally not a fan of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
"co-fragile" if their owners have correlated trading needs, even if the holdings of these owners do not directly overlap. We formalize this idea and apply it to the ownership of U.S. stocks between 1990 and 2007. Consistent with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne