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- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
success alone. In a country where one-third of the population lives beneath the poverty line, he is an advocate of political and economic reform and a champion of investing in the bottom of the business pyramid. "I believe business should channel resources and skills... View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
employees, arguing that while agency theory provides a useful framework for analyzing compensation, it fails to consider several psychological factors that increase costs from performance-based pay. We examine how psychological costs from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)
according to a new paper, Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others. “It’s interesting to see the difference between the person who is deceiving and the person being deceived,” says co-author... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
Non-Repatriation of Foreign Cash Negatively Affect U.S. Firms’ Operations? Evidence from Product Market Competitiveness By: Alhusaini, Badryah, Rick Laux, Henock Louis, and Anywhere Sikochi Abstract—Cash holdings provide the crucial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
including aging populations and medical technology. But an underlying and misunderstood source of health care’s escalating costs has been the inability of health care provider organizations (such as large academic medical centers) to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Evidence from the Indian Life Insurance Market Authors:Santosh Anagol, Shawn Cole, and Shayak Sarkar Abstract We conduct a series of field experiments to evaluate two competing views of the role of financial service intermediaries in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
kindness does not. The value and rewards of kindness have been touted by leaders as legendary as King Solomon and Desmond Tutu to latter-day executives like General Motors CEO Mary Barra, known for her inclusive, employee-centric style.... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
example by giving rewards for both individual and team performance. Without direct oversight, “Relationships can all too readily slide into cutthroat competition or totally collusive bonding. Either extreme will harm the firm's... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
what to do and when. “That is your call,” he says. What the design principles provide is a template for sound reflection in a hectic world. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/VZte60GUZvifD3GzJskt][/div] 1: Aim for good enough For many of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
of others, the manager has control and the leader does not. The manager can motivate with rewards and punishments, while the leader must win hearts and minds. Therefore, fear is a part of management but not of leadership. A smart and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
the selling company's profitability. It emphasizes the collaborative aspects of buyer-seller relations over the split-the-pie aspects. The idea is to create more space between the value provided to customers and your cost. You can then... View Details
- 09 Apr 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses
field research studies what motivates hairdressers in Zambia to provide HIV/AIDS education in their salons. Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil? Many organizations try to foster employee loyalty, but at a risk. Researchers discover... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
margins of academic discourses and their own institutions. There was a constant struggle to define the borders of the field and the central research questions that it sought to answer. However, the commitment to engage with the... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
CEO Aliya Salikova considered scaling opportunities for the foundation, which provided educational opportunities for children from rural regions of Kazakhstan. Established by Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist Aidyn Rakhimbayev,... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- HBS Case
The Ferrari Way
As the head of design told Thomke: “Form follows function, but there is always a large margin for artistic freedom. The difference between an efficient shape and a beautiful and efficient shape can be quite large.” Then there is that... View Details
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
interacting together to provide your experience of your total life situation. You cannot use this implicit knowledge, however, because it is preverbal, presymbolic. What you know deeply, but only implicitly, needs to be transformed into... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
better CSR performance face significantly lower capital constraints. Moreover, we provide evidence that both of the hypothesized mechanisms, better stakeholder engagement and transparency around CSR performance, are important in reducing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
delivery and pickup options and provide incentives to customers to reward them using these options. Dunkin’ provides extra loyalty points to customers who pre-order on mobile... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Lingo 101
and a general management perspective in private enterprise, government, and the nonprofit sector. HMS: HMS is short for Harvard Medical School. Together with HMS, we offer the MD/MBA which provides the informed leadership necessary for... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
sheet to provide immediate rewards to investors. Don’t nod off at this point. Agency theory is much more than just a dry concept; it has had a profound impact on the way corporations have been managed for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett