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  • 25 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 25

Provide Wisdom? By: Lee, Charles M.C., Paul Ma, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—We compare the performance of a comprehensive set of alternative peer identification schemes used in economic benchmarking. Our results show the peer firms... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

336-339 Abstract Experimental economics and social psychology share an interest in a widening subset of topics, relying on similar lab-based methods to address similar questions about human behavior, yet... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Jan 2000
  • Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

wherein managers work in cross-border teams to resolve a variety of complex, international, management problems. The challenges they encounter are much like those of the "virtual" View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 27 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

Colleges and Universities), let alone Ivy League schools. Going through the process was my do-over to go after the best education available to me. You’ll hear this a lot, but there really are no HBS people, just people who happen to go to HBS. Shoot your shot. *Peek... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

ease given a company culture and infrastructure that supported remote work. Tiffany Layfield, Graduate Recruiting Lead at Humana, shared “A large percentage of our workforce already worked from home. Therefore, it was a no brainer to... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services
  • 02 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

  Working PapersTruth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor Authors:Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract It is often difficult for donors to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Ask the Expert: Braving an Insecure New World

life, and we need to strive for balance. Is the idea of privacy generational? Allegra Jordan (MBA 1995), Chapel Hill, North Carolina Young people don't seem to care as much about their online privacy as their elders do, but we've all contributed to making privacy... View Details
Keywords: cybersecurity; Information
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

informal “water cooler” conversations could go a long way in promoting belonging. Concrete tips I have heard from interviews include scheduling five to 10 minutes before a formal meeting for casual... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • August 2008
  • Article

Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

By: William R. Kerr
This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Ethnicity; Production; Integration; Knowledge Sharing; Patents; Employment; Performance Productivity; Entrepreneurship; Change; Developing Countries and Economies; Immigration; China; United States
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  • 16 May 2015
  • Blog Post

Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry

When we meet prospective students at information sessions around the world they’re often curious about the student experience at HBS. How does HBS prepare students for the challenges of leadership? What is section life like? Why do so... View Details
  • 27 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

work and get paid, and the growing role of design in management. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607026 eDonkey-Deciding the Future of File Sharing Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

investors, could provide this commitment mechanism. Common ownership of competitors within industries and long-time horizons in ownership of shares are key characteristics for investors that could act as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

international negotiations, I've seen numerous promising deals fail because people ignored or underestimated the powerful differences in processes across cultures... . . . What are the informal influences... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

Simons. By posing these provocative questions, you identify critical gaps in your strategy execution processes, focus on the most important choices you must make, and understand what's at stake in each one.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

global marketplace, we have done extensive research and found that names can play an enormous role in a product's success. Teams Have Changed: Catching Up to the Future Authors:Heidi K. Gardner, Ruth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

its own functionality with the target's in a multi-platform bundle that leverages shared user relationships. We build upon the traditional view of bundling for economies of scope and price discrimination and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Oct 2024
  • Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

published The Emerging Republican Majority, arguing that suburban growth and the professionalization of the economy would usher in a new age of Republican dominance in politics. It was not to be. The View Details
Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro
  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Sep 2019
  • Book

Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership

superiority or inferiority of a given race (Gannon, 2016; Goodman, 2003; Kolbert, 2017), the color line persists as an enduring social issue in the United States. Over 150 years post-emancipation, the wealth gap between blacks and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Liangzong Ma
  • 23 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 23, 2016

information to shareholders). FANUC’s CEO, Yoshiharu Inaba, and his board must decide if and how to respond. One the one hand, the firm had been very successful having built leading global market shares... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne