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- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
and the socially clueless. Still, people in an organization can be roughly classified using a simple matrix. Our research showed (not surprisingly) that, no matter what kind of organization we studied, everybody wanted to work with the... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
each segment, for example, of both the seniors in the early majority and the seniors that are laggards less keen on taking the vaccine. The diffusion of innovations research indicates that a combination of personal and societal factors... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
investigation into many aspects of service management. For example, while product design and development have received a great deal of attention, the subject of service design has not been very visible in the research literature. There... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
world. Then I met Harvard Business School. Today I want to talk about how the institution has changed my life in three tangible ways. 1. Confidence – While at HBS, I went through hundreds of case studies where I had to put myself in the... View Details
- 2001
- Working Paper
Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Pankaj Ghemawat
In December 2000, Airbus formally committed to spend $12 billion to develop and launch a 555-seat superjumbo plane known as the A380. Prior to and after Airbus’ commitment, Boeing started and canceled several initiatives aimed at developing a “stretch jumbo” with... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-061, February 2002.
- 20 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One
You Learn Long-Term Leadership Strategy I loved the HBS classroom experience, but I recall initially doubting the power of the case method style of learning. Surely you can just teach us accounting rules... View Details
- 26 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)
reward or the penalty, but who was expecting to” What makes the company perfect for research is that it publishes the objective monthly scores for each department alongside the actual winners and losers. Thus, departments can see any... View Details
- 21 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 21, 2010
of continued collaboration. We theoretically refine and empirically extend prior research by (a) distinguishing between control and coordination functions of contracts, (b) separating goodwill-based and competence-based trust, and (c)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Baker Scholar. After spending a year at HBS as assistant to the legendary Professor Georges F. Doriot, Barford moved on to work as a financial analyst at Doriot's American Research & Development Corporation, one of the first U.S. venture... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
crises. Participants will leave this session understanding the state of the art in identifying financial market bubbles, and how predictable crises are. Women Protagonists: On and Off the Page Carin Knoop (MBA 1994), Executive Director, View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
purposes. This rate applies to HBS and all schools at Harvard. Endowment Distribution (in millions) 162 FY19 173 FY20 184 FY21 191 FY22 208 FY23 Endowment Distribution Components 33% Professorships 24% Financial Aid 17% Unrestricted 8% Other 7% Special Initiatives 6%... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
students and colleagues,” says Dean Nitin Nohria. “His research and writings transformed the way aspiring MBAs, industries, and companies look at management. He was a beloved professor and role model whose brilliant teaching and wisdom... View Details
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
research and thoughts on Schumpeter's legacy in this e-mail interview. Sean Silverthorne: What attracted you to research and write about Schumpeter? And why the title Prophet of Innovation? Thomas McCraw: I... View Details
- Profile
Andres Sarmiento
experience included the large diversity of our class, the many roles I could take, but mostly the case method. As an introvert, I need to put more effort into speaking up and expressing my opinions; the case... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
leaders of listed companies in Germany.1 Is Big Change always the right action to revitalize a dispirited organization? Could “Small C” retooling work better in some instances than an exhaustive, complete turnaround? What we’ve learned in recent studies is that it... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
many new cases arrive at the same time, companies could be much less well-served by the bankruptcy reorganization process.” What makes the current financial crisis unique is that the economic harm caused by forced shutdowns is being felt... View Details
- Profile
Raymond Hwang
group dynamic that enabled us to get more out of ourselves and each session. Also, TOM was interesting.” What advice would you give doctors considering attending HBS? “The learning environment at HBS rewards engagement. The case View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- What Do You Think?
Making Right Choices: Art or Science?
so that alternative actions could be arrayed according to their attractiveness, expressed in quantitative terms. Recently, brain-scan technology has enabled researchers to associate choice and decision-making with various parts of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
economic terms is a certain kind of transaction cost or tax or another one of those market imperfections. Q: How are these trends reflected in your teaching? A: All of my research and cases over the last... View Details