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- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
lost trust in business. Whether it be the environment, health care, or making sure that people have access to information, I can't think of any major problem that society confronts today that can be effectively solved unless business... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of international debt as given. However,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
the workforce. Companies also pay a price, both directly and indirectly, often in ways they don’t fully understand, the report found. The Gazette spoke with its author Joseph B. Fuller, professor of management practice and co-chair of the... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
effect dissipated. Finally, we show that labor increases valuation for both "do-it-yourselfers" and novices. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20mochon%20ariely.pdf A Global Leader's Guide to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
of each segment is changing, and how the company's products and services address the needs of each segment. The product was developed by Gail McGovern, a professor of management practice, and John Quelch, the Senior Associate Dean and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
distributional issues, and the likely effects of reforms to tax provisions such as the AMT are considered. Download the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14149 Inexperienced Investors and Bubbles Authors:Robin... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
countries; seemingly successful governments that had managed to reform economies were defeated by newcomers that promised more emphasis on the welfare state. This clash was interesting to us. Many economists advocate including a tax... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Society to Create Competitive Advantage Harvard Business School Case 307-076 Focuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech
an accounting journal entry. But we have to question the effectiveness of the current rule, which essentially makes the benefits from a deliberate accounting distortion proportional to companies' use of one particular form of employee... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
suggestions, including starting early (Kcorey: “How about connecting with youth at an earlier age who are interested in business?”), emulating efforts to bring women into management education (Roslyn Payne: “In the 1980’s when University... View Details
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
effects inherent in adopting a drastically different operating system, she says. Confused individual users are likely to overload the IT department with "how-do-I" requests. Managers may be late... View Details
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
network, with a pattern broadly consistent with theory. Quantitatively, the network-based propagation is larger than the direct effects of the shocks. We also show quantitatively large effects from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
to craft a more effective message to, and to get lucrative insights from, the shopping public would be well advised to listen to what Underhill and Zaltman have to say. Following are some of their communication secrets. Examine the... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates. Second-guessing a senior manager can demoralize and demotivate not only that person but others around him, while eroding his authority and confidence. What's more, the need to overrule a... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
products next to Apple’s own products such as charging cables. Anker has also managed to partner with offline retailers Best Buy, Costco, Target, and Walmart and sell through their channels. Through this strategy, Anker has View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
what they should decide. Paper: http://hbr.org/2012/12/how-much-is-sweat-equity-worth/ar/1 When Identities, Interests, and Information Collide: How Subgroups Create Hidden Profiles in Teams Authors:Polzer, Jeff, and Lisa Kwan Publication:In Research on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
moving upmarket to challenge the industry leaders. They point out that Uber, commonly hailed as a disrupter, doesn’t actually fit the mold, and they explain that if managers don’t understand the nuances of disruption theory or apply its... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
enterprises as well. In this e-mail interview, Edmondson and Detert discuss their research and how managers can create environments that encourage and support "upward voice." Their paper is called "Latent Voice Episodes:... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, professor Robert Simons wrote about how organizations can design jobs for maximum performance. In this excerpt, Simons discusses what he terms the four basic "spans" of a job—control, accountability, influence, and... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons