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- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
another, the need “to do extreme scenario planning and take out loans as precautions to boost the balance sheet.” One CEO mentioned that this was complicated by a distrust of government data on health and the economy, thus requiring... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
Asia, which are both high technology and linked to U.S. production systems. So I want to draw your attention to the fact that we really need to be clear, and I hope we're right also about the distinctions of the short term and the medium to long term. Our medium- to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
scenarios in Europe have already made clear, the United States will ultimately suffer the same fate as all countries that spend way beyond their means. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration In many... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
dictate people should be treated preferentially. We first use a scenario study to establish that individuals expect leniency on their birthday. We then show that, compared to other days, transgressors are penalized more severely when it's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
the future of the global market system. In keeping with the School's learning model, we provided participants with a "case"—this one consisting of the World Bank's scenario for global economic progress, looking toward 2030.... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
instead a scenario where the traveler can summon a pooled vehicle that takes her and several other riders from where they live to where they work, saving them hours and saving the city money. No cash changes hands, reducing both petty... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies 1 and 2) and real tasks involving the opportunity to cheat (Studies 3 and 4), we find that one's own dishonest behavior increased... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
organization. You attach it to real conversations that people have again and again.” The idea is to touch on all kinds of scenarios to clearly outline the behaviors that are off limits. While it might be obvious that some unwelcome... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?
of moderating controversial content of all kinds. How much do users trust tech companies? The coauthors relied on a mathematical model to study strategic interactions, testing outcomes under different scenarios and rules. “It’s difficult... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
alternative in a given choice set range between 17% and 83% depending on how the alternatives are displayed both in the data used for estimation and in the counterfactual scenario under consideration. This occurs even though the market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
for workers who leave for competitors, and ensure that they are aware of these costs. The goal isn’t 100 percent retention, but avoiding the worst-case scenario of talented people joining the competition, taking clients with them. Advice... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
and the weakness of their domestic institutions. In fact, no such panacea exists. The Argentina scenario is a harsh reminder that attempts to improve the international financial architecture without addressing the underlying weaknesses... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
between savings and growth through investment. This link, however, disappears in open economy models, which is surely the relevant scenario in reality. An alternative interpretation of the relationship between savings and growth is that... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
part as a result of the Harvard research on refund splitting, the IRS will introduce Form 8888 in 2007, which will allow taxpayers to send some or all of their refund to as many as three different financial accounts. It's a far cry from the simpler View Details
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
communication—some vendors and futurists paint a scenario where businesses collaborate and compete in profound new ways. But your research suggests that this is not happening and is not likely to happen any time soon. Why have Web... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
fruition. The typical pitfalls encountered in group decision-making are all too familiar. Who hasn't witnessed, for instance, the silence around a conference table as meeting participants turn suddenly speechless, unable to generate novel suggestions? Another common... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
destabilize Kenya, while others claimed it was an important step towards lasting peace. The Kenya scenario presents many aspects for consideration, including the wisdom of the ICC's involvement (given the complex historical, economic, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
2002). No prior evidence at a societal level has manipulated both structural predictors and measured both stereotypes and prejudices. In the present study, participants (n = 120) responded to an immigration scenario depicting a high- or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
company's brand and its positioning in the marketplace. Cresswell had spent several months gathering data and insights and was starting to experiment with use case scenarios that took a crack at segmenting the company's customers. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne