Meaning In Life - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

Continued success in diagnostic systems relies heavily on product innovation and software engineering. But Ludwig found that the DIS division had lost its edge—a key competitor had improved its own products so that they outperformed DIS's... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

15 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

They always have to think about this work in the context of a broader life and a broader view of success. Q: How will the program change in the future? What did you learn from... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

said, noting that the biggest predictor of happiness in life is good relationships. "If you have really good relationships, you have really good friends. You have people who have your back, who believe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

After more than a decade of nearly can’t-miss growth, China’s stock market began a precipitous summer slide that has spooked investors worldwide. In July, the Shanghai composite index dropped 15 percent from June, prompting the People’s... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?

drugs? How frequently do physicians prescribe advertised drugs when other drugs or treatments may be equally effective? We surveyed a national probability sample of 643 physicians practicing in a wide variety of specialties. Data were... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

balance internal resources. On the one hand, they need to focus some of their people on continually improving and growing the core business. On the other hand, they must free others to break all the rules in the name of growth and... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

at once validating, exciting, and maddening for Elkins. “I had spent years of my life trying to put these pieces together, and they had been sitting on these files all this time,” she says. As expert witness, Elkins was charged with... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

commercialize remarkable technological breakthroughs like the genome. There are also enormous questions about what the proper regulatory structure will be: Who owns a gene? Who owns the right to determine what I can do with my genes? These kinds of questions get to the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

practices are presented and how consumers may communicate their preferences. The consequence has been a chilling of the market for personal information, with consumers less willing to provide their information in the first place. This is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

implies: Promoting better oversight by national parliaments, who frequently have little information on what the Bank is doing in their countries. The World Bank's founding articles of agreement prohibit it from involvement View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

PeopleImages In 2012, federal court jurors listened as Ani Chopourian described the sexual harassment she endured as a cardiac surgery physician assistant at a Sacramento hospital. One surgeon greeted her each morning with “I’m horny” and... View Details