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- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
because parents are trapped if their children are at home. And in inner cities, for example, a lot of parents rely on the schools to feed their children: breakfast, lunch, and often snack after school. So we... View Details
- 30 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
- Research Summary
Overview
Inside the State: Bureaucratic Norms and Primary Education in Rural India (Book manuscript in progress)
When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details
When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
into consideration the intense emotions of parents and children. So Dietz and his team embarked on a patient-centered redesign by attempting to view the diagnostic procedure through the eyes of a child. The result: Adventure Series... View Details
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
the hiring market continues to prove challenging, and employers across the spectrum commit to diverse hiring practices, apprenticeships could create a pipeline for homegrown talent. “It raises a lot of concerns among some teachers and some View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf
product is made." Vinyl is really interesting because I can’t think of many other products that kids will buy that were cool for their parents. Usually it’s like, “Oh, my parents like that stuff. I don’t like it.” But vinyl really does... View Details
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
Workers who used to be fine with regular office hours pre-pandemic are still struggling, as the pandemic continues to affect their availability and the predictability of their work hours. Parents with vaccinated kids could still find... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
secured.) Nothing in the employees' training could have prepared them for such an unprecedented situation, Deshpandé says. Yet further interviews and text documents from the case provide background on the unique culture of Tata Sons, the Taj's View Details
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
do a parenting example. I'm deeply devoted to my children, but I have a hard time setting high standards for them. I believe it was Carol Dweck who once said, “You can either prepare the path for the boy or the boy for the path.” When I... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
safeguard remote workers’ rights. In Portugal, new legislation protects remote workers by prohibiting employers from contacting employees after hours or remotely monitoring their work. Choudhury thinks this is particularly useful for working View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 10 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated
data scientist at Amazon; and Nils Wernerfelt, an economist at Meta, Facebook’s parent company. In one of the largest studies of its kind, Luca and his coauthors analyzed more than 800 public health advertising campaigns that reached 2.1... View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
goes on. We have started to acknowledge these truths, and we’re toying with interventions, at both the individual level and the policy level to overcome time poverty. Some places are trying four-day workweeks (the United States, as with paid View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
practice." The hypocrisy issue is especially challenging for parent companies of multiple brands. Fournier and Avery cite the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Unilever's marketing effort focused on encouraging women to embrace their... View Details
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
called Clockiddie or Clockiddo that will not only wake kids in the morning but also tell them bedtime stories and sing songs at night. "She realizes that for kids it's not just a struggle to wake up, it's also a struggle to go to sleep," he says. "But... View Details
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
conflict," says Chua. "The key word here is 'ambient,' looking at the effect that cultural conflicts can have on an observer. That flows more through the perceptions we have about other cultures." The effect of indirect conflict happens all the time. Children who... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
opening up the shareholding of the parent trading company, but by floating separate 'free-standing' firms on the British capital markets, which the merchant houses continued to control through management contracts and other means in the... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- Research Summary
Overview
Engaged with field work in South Asia and East Africa, Professor Hussam places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the economics literature as well as relevant downstream policy implications. Her research spans four broad interests.... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
The last few months have been trying for Maureen Park, the managing director of a small portfolio management firm. The firm's parent company, a large financial services concern, was performing below forecasts, and morale among Park's... View Details
- 26 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus
that resilient. And they need to be given the compassion to express their concerns. So, think of someone in your organization who has elderly parents in a fragile state of health. They’re going to be doubly concerned about relatives at... View Details
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
Expense is a convenient boogeyman. Secondly, the old denial case is still around. Even today, I hear people say, “I don’t see color.” That’s fine. Race is not real, but the effects of racism are. Our research on schools, for instance, finds that even if View Details
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis