Cold Start Problem - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2024
HBS Case

Psychological Pricing Tactics to Fight the Inflation Blues

use it, Ofek says. “It's not delivering a major benefit at this point,” he says. “However, it's kind of like a negative differentiator. If you don't do it, you start standing out, and then that creates a separate View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Retail

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

Leader Your Business Needs, Montgomery discusses when that disconnect happened, why it's a problem today, and how leaders can turn themselves back into strategists. (Read an excerpt from The Strategist.) According to Montgomery, the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Profiles - MBA

strengthen my business and innovation skills alongside my background in technology and the social sciences.” Tech areas of interest I prefer to be a generalist. I truly believe the toughest problems aren't solved by View Details

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

SUMMING UP Respondents to this month’s Wells Fargo “case study” identified problem symptoms, diagnosed causes, proposed remedies, and even suggested a title for a follow-on case. Mitch says that when one company is consistently more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

July 2007 (Revised January 2008)
Case

Turnaround at the Veterans Health Administration (A)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Brian R. Golden and Gary J. Young

Investigates the challenges that Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer confronted in seeking to create organizational change at the largest integrated health care system in North America, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Kizer was appointed as the Under Secretary of Health, to... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Leadership; Consolidation; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; North and Central America

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19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

an Impact Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan couldn’t find a reasonably priced place to frame her beloved posters, she launched a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

with success tend to look to others to gain satisfaction, and often appear self-centered and egotistical. They start to believe their own press. As leaders of institutions, they eventually believe the institution cannot succeed without... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

11 Apr 2024
In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

lack of talent and saying, “Gosh, we need to find more workers.” The unemployment rate is still less for computer programmers than it is for workers who take jobs in fast food restaurants, but both unemployment rates are at historic lows. Many organizations are View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

map and see what the institutional voids are." -Tarun Khanna A useful starting point for managers is to construct an institutional map and see what the institutional voids are. It's important to have the right kinds of conversations and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Questioning, Listening & Responding Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business History

Inclusive Alliances: America Must Rediscover the Ideological Flexibility That Helped It Win the Cold War By: Jeremy Friedman 2024 Working Paper Health, Human Capital Development and the Longevity of Japanese Elites Since 710 By: Tom... View Details

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

said he knew two things with certainty when he came onto a battleship: He was never going to get handed a cold cup of coffee, and he was never going to hear the whole truth. "You have to be open and candid and say, 'Look, tell me what you... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Popular - HBS Working Knowledge

Popular Editors' Picks Recommendations from our editors 26 Jul 2023 Research & Ideas STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out by Rachel Layne 13 Jun 2022 Research & Ideas Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen by Pamela Reynolds... View Details

12 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted

diversification Companies are also starting to recognize—and rediscover, as in the case of Intel Corp.—the benefits of diversifying their global production and supply chains, Alfaro says. The chip manufacturer downsized its plant in Costa... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

some people's inputs count more than their actual knowledge warrants, to the detriment of the project. The problem is common—and avoidable, says HBS professor Heidi K. Gardner, who has developed and tested a theory of pressure on teams... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

to expand its political platform, linking the migrants to a rising crime rate and other ills. “It’s a problem that’s playing out not just in Europe, but in the US as well,” Spar says of rising immigration numbers. “Sweden is an indicator... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

whom were above median wealth. This finding suggests that an important part of the positive relationship between personal wealth and entrepreneurship may be driven by the fact that wealthy individuals with lower ability can start new... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?

permanent stockouts affected most countries and sectors. In the US, stockouts rose from a pre-pandemic level of 19 percent to more than 35 percent by early May 2020. Stockouts started in health and personal goods but spread to other... View Details