Cognition and Thinking - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2016
First Look

July 5, 2016

July–August 2016 Harvard Business Review Beyond the Holacracy Hype: The Overwrought Claims—and Actual Promise—of the Next Generation of Self-Managed Teams By: Bernstein, Ethan, John Bunch, Niko Canner, and Michael Lee Abstract—Holacracy... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA for a Career Change

expectation of staying at Deloitte for six years. It was great. I learned a lot. But I started to wonder if it was what I wanted to do all of my life. I got to thinking - when I’m on my deathbed, would I be disappointed in myself for... View Details

13 Mar 2014
HBS Seminar

Karthik Ramanna, Harvard Business School

08 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

most unique components of the educational experience at HBS is the case method. This collaborative approach to learning has exposed me to new ways of thinking and has provided creative methods of structuring... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

and spared ourselves the trouble, Whillans says. Before booking a trip with connecting flights for a slightly cheaper price, think about whether it’s worth the extra traveling fatigue versus relaxing a few... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

notions of prominence, perceived quality, and resilience. The first two elements, prominence and perceived quality, you can find as being important in developed as well as emerging economies. The reason we... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Since March, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has posted more than 80 stories and research papers on the topic of COVID-19, most targeted at managers and the new challenges they face. That's a lot... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Jul 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

Legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Theodore Levitt warned his students and industry executives against “marketing myopia”—that is, adopting an insular marketing approach where the business puts its own needs ahead of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Service

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-041.pdf Publications From Wealth to Well-Being? Money Matters, but Less than People Think Authors: Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jan 2023
Blog Post

The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang

life. How has your teaching experience been at HBS so far? What do you like most about the case method and classroom experience? The classroom is simply magical. I love its energy. I love how our discussions push me to be a better thinker... View Details

February 2008 (Revised May 2009)
Supplement

Avaya (D): Early Results of the Demand Generation Initiative

Avaya's top management wants to improve demand generation. This requires an improvement in the relationship between Sales and Marketing. This case series (Avaya (A)-(D)) walks the student through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Cooperation; Sales

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08 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

newspaper companies, Chung says, major broadcast news networks could use the study’s findings to inform strategy decisions. “Similar to the newspapers, they also have their websites, and I don’t think CNN or... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

01 Mar 2024
News

In My Humble Opinion: Role Model

One of four daughters of Pakistani immigrants, Salma Qarnain (MBA 2002) grew up in the midwestern “I” states of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana before attending Stanford University. “It was my first experience feeling happy and comfortable in a place that had diversity,”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; acting; theater; diversity; career path; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

entrepreneurship, but asks how people motivated by disrupting entrenched and often inequitable systems differ from traditional entrepreneurs: from their mindset and character, to their capacity for systems... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups

including design thinking and lean startup approaches, that have given rise to some of the world’s biggest technology companies. But does the Silicon Valley mantra “fail fast, fail often,” which encourages... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

of autonomy, control, and ownership in the work have all been found (in previous research) to influence people's creativity—primarily by influencing how deeply they engage their thinking in the problem View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

What's a Boss Worth?

exploration. “There is a growing literature in the social sciences about the importance of peer effects—many people think about how to form teams and what the right team should look like,” says Stanton. But... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service

25 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)

the LASO leadership team and supporting prospective students. Being Latine at HBS is an extension of hope and love for my culture. When I walk through Schwartz Common’s carefully manicured lawns, I View Details

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics The Performance of Corporate Alliances: Evidence from Oil and Gas Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico By: Beshears, John Abstract—I use data on oil and... View Details