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- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
good.’” To learn more, see Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Lovers, Loved Ones, and Lotteries. And if you have resolved not to obsess over resolutions this year, behavioral science supports you. Are you giving yourself a break when it comes... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
has become more concentrated in recent years, with most of it now controlled by just 1,000 companies. That allows economies of scale and scope and very high returns of capital, all of which give those companies tremendous power. With that power comes great... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
about language. Too often, talented professionals don't get the support or the training necessary to bring up their level of language competence, and that is why organizations need a language strategy. It's so fundamental and it drives... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 05 Aug 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?
use of new information technologies in medicine is a favorite piece of evidence cited in support of this argument. Brynjolfsson and McAfee cite the importance of changes in the workforce alongside the introduction of new technologies if... View Details
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
world's largest non-governmental organization. An extensively updated website highlighting dozens of interviews and associated research has just been made public. The project—which includes links to supporting information about the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
professional status would allow me to have a better life than they had. They grew up during the Depression, and both began working at young ages to help support their families. They both continued to work long hours throughout their adult... View Details
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
the researchers ran the numbers, they found evidence to support the first part of their hypothesis: greener companies did receive more coverage for spills. A one-point increase in the Environmental Strength score resulted in a 25 to 35... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
they are going to express when their turn comes." During those times, the supporting musician "comps"—or complements—the soloist's tune, a concept Wheeler finds equally applicable to negotiation. "When the other person is speaking, you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
crime, Iyer acknowledges there is no way to directly support a hypothesis of increased reporting of crimes. However, the paper presents several pieces of suggestive evidence that point in that direction. Initial Results Confirmed The... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
effects. His analysis suggests that major events occurring in response to periods of growth foster openness, tolerance, mobility, fairness, and democracy to support his thesis. The reverse is also true. He maintains that increasingly... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
value proposition to maximize value creation for both consumers and the luxury brands that supported the business model. The jury was still out on whether a rental model could attract higher income women who could afford to buy luxury... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
reduction but it would not occur for several months. In the meantime, Wyss asked the employees to help build the new capabilities and put processes in place to support the move into specialty medications. It was a bold decision and defied... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
writing some 75 comments have been submitted. Finally, I thought you would be interested in learning the most popular WK articles since we set up shop. You can see the results here. Thank you to our more than 2 million annual visitors who have View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsCommon Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming Harvard Business School Case 707-027 Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from early price View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
major art institution gives access to cultural, symbolic, and social resources that can add value to and differentiate its services. For the museum, the partnership supports its international expansion in terms of audiences and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
always have support from the broadest possible portion of the electorate. Most importantly, RCV eliminates the enormous barrier to entry that plurality voting creates. Combined with nonpartisan top-five primaries to create Final-Five... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
organizations: Businesses focus on commerce, while charities engage in activities that support social welfare. Increasingly, however, founders of social ventures interested in improving society are pursuing hybrid business models, which... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
School Case 317-103 PharmAccess and the M-TIBA Platform: Leveraging Digital Technology in the Developing World PharmAccess is an Amsterdam-based NGO working to support the development of the private health care market in Africa. This work... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
Economic Forum in Davos recently, according to a report in The New York Times, “He championed free trade and open markets, setting the tone for the week.” The facts on the ground seem to support that position. China is overtaking the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
age, there are more consumers than ever before suffering from chronic conditions. Most no longer see disease and the timing of their death as inevitable. Supported by the Internet, many actively seek out information to increase their odds... View Details