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- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
Working PapersAn Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s Author:Diego A. Comin No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-065.pdf (When) Are Religious People Nicer?... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?
passion “can end up affecting your work performance negatively because you’re more emotionally exhausted,” Jachimowicz says. You Might Also Like: Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
came to understand the potential damage of "just this once" in my own life when I was in England, playing on my university's varsity basketball team. It was a fantastic experience; I became close friends with everyone on the... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Apr 2024
- What Do You Think?
What's Enough to Make Us Happy?
Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson, Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004) Your feedback to last month’s column Do People Want to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 14 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Clay Christensen’s Milkshake Marketing
price, or dividing the customer base into target demographics, such as age, gender, education, or income level. Unfortunately, neither way works very well, according to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who notes that... View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
shared that she "learned the hard way" about the physical, social, and financial toll that a failure to deal with the 24/7 work mentality can trigger. As she put it, "What you ignore in your View Details
- 01 Aug 2023
- What Do You Think?
As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?
titled “On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B.” The paper cites examples in many walks of life in which we reward behaviors that we hope to discourage. “The complaint about lack of interest in good teaching continues among... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of standards for products to... View Details
- 06 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Leaders Lose Their Way
typically celebrated, and you begin to believe that the figure at the center of all that champagne-toasting is yourself." When leaders focus on external gratification instead of inner satisfaction, they lose their grounding. Often... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 09 Nov 2023
- HBS Case
What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?
text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US. You can also call 800-273-8255. You Might Also Like: Cold Call: Can Robin Williams’ Son Help Other Families Heal Addiction and Depression? Build the Life You Want:... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
might be more efficient to move the patients to where the doctors are as long as we are not compromising the health care of the patients." Khanna recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss the globalization of health... View Details
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
however ill-equipped or prepared we are.” This is where Admiral Stockdale comes in. LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
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. Many dismiss marketing as manipulative,... View Details
- 01 May 2024
- What Do You Think?
Have You Had Enough?
(Illustration created using image generated by Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool.) Last month, I posted a column in HBS Working Knowledge titled, “What’s Enough to Make Us Happy?” Over the last few months, I’ve been asking... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
The following articles were the most read pieces on Harvard Business School Working Knowledge in 2012. Now two questions for you. What do you think was the most important business issue of the year? Fiscal cliff? China's slowdown? Also... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
Rohingya’s spirits and break the monotony of life at a refugee camp. But, Hussam wondered if small work opportunities could help refugees reclaim their roles as providers, bring meaning to their days, and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
Pretium who previously worked as a research analyst at HBS. “Astoundingly, five of the six most valuable public companies in the world in 2020 were tech companies headquartered in San Francisco or Seattle. In response, local policy... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne