Choice - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

important to them, and they make those positions part of their consideration set when exploring brand loyalty. So CEOs have no choice but (to) become activists to maximize shareholder value.” This still leaves us with the question: When... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

likely to cluster in the same industries. That data, however, doesn’t necessarily explain why groups are clustering—whether they are forced into specialized industries through lack of opportunity or pulled in by choice through social... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

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Philipp Schäelli

would be the ideal place to achieve all these 3 goals. It's very strong reputation and career support services allowed me to explore all types of different career options. With the strong foundation of the first year curriculum, and the extensive View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

01 Dec 2020
News

The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

(ranked choice voting, open primaries, legislative process reform). Very relevant this season. —Nathan Nemon (MBA 2020) The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, by Erik Brynjolfsson and... View Details

23 May 2018
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Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003

expectations of RMU, and he’s broadening our reputation and reach,” says Harshman. Clearly, Chris Howard is proving himself a strong choice to lead the almost 100-year-old university. Howard, too, sees it as a good fit. “The Pittsburgh... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Marco Crespo

see the complete spectrum of each management subject.” Marco applied, and was accepted into, four different MBA programs. HBS became his top choice for a number of reasons. “The case method is really helpful to me,” he says. “At first, I... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Booth Gardner’s Night at the Oscars

leaving office. Although his own condition is not considered life-threatening, in 2006 he took on what has become known as the Death with Dignity campaign, believing that terminally ill people should have the right to make the choice of... View Details

December 2003 (Revised October 2005)
Case

High-Definition TV: The Grand Alliance

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann

Describes political and economic forces that influenced the development of an all-digital, high-definition television (HDTV) standard in the United States between 1986 and 1996. Outlines the stakes for various government and industry participants in the... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Policy; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Standards; Business and Government Relations; Networks; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Technology Industry; Japan; Europe; United States

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16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

02 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 2

stick with practicing medicine. This essay argues that physicians currently in practice could be equipped over time with the management skill necessary to develop and implement new models of primary care. A Choice Prediction Competition... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

Leonard and V. Kasturi Rangan Periodical:Directors & Boards 3, no. 4 (winter 2006) Abstract Companies today face increasing demands for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Correspondingly, they have important new opportunities to build business value through... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

Are financial crises predictable? Former United States Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke has had his doubts. Economics can show policymakers “precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong,” he told Princeton University... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

that a success formula may frequently go stale or, as he puts it, "harden," for a complex set of reasons that are, in fact, surprisingly predictable—though not easy to avoid. "To succeed in business, every manager must make View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2000
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Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

two reasons. First, aircraft engines generally are purchased separately from aircraft by the airlines footing the bill. Second, GE engines are not the first choice of all aircraft purchasers. But GE made Boeing an offer it couldn't refuse... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

health-care movement embraces a number of approaches, the various options have some key features in common. Consumers would be able to choose their own health-care plans, typically using tax-advantaged funds supplied by their employers; have substantial View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

Covenants not to Compete Day 16: Coming Together – Forming a Business Day 17: Choice of Organization Day 18: Financing a Start-up Company Day 19: Employers and Employees Day 20: Employment – Compensation Day 21: Break All The Rules?... View Details

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

startup nation. The third module (“Politics: Influence and Unrest”) studies the dynamics leading to the creation and fissuring of political consensus on institutions, broad policy orientations, and specific policies. It gives special attention to the role of... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond Accommodation

established NIB). “We exist to create good, enabling work environments of choice for blind people,” he explains. “They have an extraordinarily high unemployment rate, ranging from 65 percent to 75 percent. There’s a lot of discrimination... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; AT&T; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

September 2024
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Cathay Cargo: Turnaround Short Haul, or Double Crew Long Haul?

By: Willy Shih and Billy Chan

Tom Owen, Director Cargo at Cathay Pacific Airways, had a problem. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the grounding of passenger flights meant the sudden loss of 50% of the airline's cargo carrying capacity. But the bigger challenge was that the Hong Kong government imposed... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Resource Allocation; Cash Flow; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Air Transportation Industry; Hong Kong

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November 2011
Article

How Great Companies Think Differently

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Corporate leaders have long subscribed to the belief that the sole purpose of business is to make money. That narrow view, deeply embedded in the American capitalist system, molds the actions of most corporations, constraining them to focus on maximizing short-term... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Behavior; Social Issues; Competitive Advantage

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