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- 07 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Prominent Job Advertisements, Group Learning, and Wage Dispersion
Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
individuals responsible for the actual purchase decision do not want to absorb the career risk of overpaying. In our personal lives, if we overpay for a product, we suffer some marginal consequence. In business, it can literally end the... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
the writing of popular film scripts like The Matrix or Star Wars. Character behaviors, actions, and motivations hook the interest of readers at all levels, regardless of their professional experience with IT, while the plot sets up a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
mentorship on steroids. While a mentor may provide valuable career advice and an empathetic ear, a sponsor will actively advocate for a protégé’s career—formally and publicly recommending her for high-profile projects or job promotions.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
support all these activities through a conscious and proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. To learn more, read Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
has spent a career studying power dynamics within corporations, political institutions, and other organizations. Power is intoxicating To bring social science research on power to life, Battilana and Casciaro conducted more than 100... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
find that venture capitalists with the most industry experience increase their investments the most when public market signals become more favorable. Their reaction to an increase is greater than the reaction of venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
“If someone’s past experience has been entirely in the world of older technology, and suddenly a machine learning tool is thrust upon them, they will be less productive” Choudhury realized there was scant research available on the skills... View Details
- January – February 2011
- Article
Stop Holding Yourself Back
By: Anne Morriss, Robin J. Ely and Frances X. Frei
After working with hundreds of leaders in a wide variety of organizations and in countries all over the globe, the authors found one very clear pattern: when it comes to meeting their leadership potential, many people unintentionally get in their own way. Five barriers... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics
Morriss, Anne, Robin J. Ely, and Frances X. Frei. "Stop Holding Yourself Back." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011).
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
society This would go a long way to self-regulation " Other comments expressed a need for protections afforded by regulation, but were skeptical that they could be implemented. William Cottinger, based on his past experience with the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
long commutes, household chores, and mindless scrolling on social media. We must make deliberate, sometimes difficult choices that protect the precious hours in our days, Whillans says, whether it’s a big decision like pursuing a less-demanding View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
theoretical understanding of brand relationship phenomena and ideas for practical application from experiments and execution in commercial practice. Strong Brands, Strong Relationships will be the perfect read for marketing faculty and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman
By: Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion company, Liz Claiborne put her life savings on the line to form Liz Claiborne, Inc., a partnership that included her husband. A decade later, in 1986, Claiborne was CEO of her own... View Details
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
narrow target pay range for every position in the company can be made transparent without revealing the exact pay for any person. This can help employees in their career planning and ambitions." Tahoegrrl reminded us: "There are... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
of what he wanted to accomplish. The case, Koehn's fourth to focus on Starbucks, opens in February 2007. Schultz, no longer Starbucks' CEO but still its chairman, is worried the company is losing its ability to be true to its values while providing a store View Details
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
organization wishing to profit from big data. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century/ Great Leaders Don't Need Experience Author:Gautam Mukunda Publication:Harvard Business Review 90,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
take advantage of someone in an anxious state," says Brooks. "Although participants who weren't anxious could see through it, the anxious people could not." All of these experiments point to the importance of recognizing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
literacy stifle demand. A second view argues that demand is rationally low, because formal financial services are expensive and of relatively low value to the poor. This paper uses original surveys and a field experiment to distinguish... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace