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- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
point for organizations figuring out their “new normal” in the two-sided market of employee and employer relations. It’s no secret that pandemic stress has inspired many people to prioritize work-life flexibility and wellness. Employees View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
Abstract Theories of the firm have been dominated by a legacy of ideas from early industrialization that pose zero-sum opposition between capital and labor (or capital and nearly everything else), differentiating the economy from society and often posing irreconcilable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
PublicationsIn Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization Authors:Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski Publication:Research in Sociology of Work Abstract Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
performance during a recovery” A search for leaders who have taken alternative approaches to managing their workforce during economic downturns led us to Honeywell CEO Dave Cote, and drives the narrative of our new case study, Honeywell... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In The Language of Global Success, Tsedal Neeley provides an in-depth look at a single organization—the high-tech giant Rakuten—in the five years following its English... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
their standard hiring practices to fit local challenges and customs. Based on interviews with professionals in a number of established accounting, strategy consulting, and executive search firms presently... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
wonder Grove's search for the truth in the business world was so intense, so passionate. He has an uncanny ability to abstract himself from a decision in which he is deeply, emotionally involved and view the problem as an outsider would.... View Details
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
the positive effects of transparency—highlighting a possible tension between promotion-based strategies designed to influence and transparency-based strategies designed to inform. Competitive advantage... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
strong foundation of facts and a very comprehensive search for the facts. At the same time, he was an incredibly systematic thinker and researcher, a social scientist in the truest sense of the word. If you looked at his desk at 1010... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
benefit. Often it can be risky to push people or a process to "the edge," so to speak—something might break. But what we've seen in various cases is people, teams, and companies coming up with strategies to get out to the edge,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
content, psychometric validity, and relationships to outcomes of interest. Data extraction. We identified relevant articles using the search terms team, teamwork, work groups, or collaboration, in combination with survey or questionnaire.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy By: Simons, Robert Abstract—This study focuses on the relationship between business strategy, organization structure, and diagnostic control systems. The project analyzes... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
market's growth that is the primary driver of profit margins and sales growth. A few retailers have succeeded in going global by developing strategies that apply four retail-specific rules for globalization. Rule 1: The home market is the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough, and Anne N. Thorndike Publication:American Journal of Preventive Medicine 43, no. 1 (September 2012) Abstract Background: Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?
brick-and-mortar shops: Shove your best deals to the back of the store. Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores? For multichannel retailers, pricing strategy can be difficult to execute and confusing to shoppers. Can... View Details
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
as Facebook and MySpace. He has also applied many of the insights to help companies develop strategies for leveraging these various online entities for profit. Addressing Network Failures "Online social networks are most useful when... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
products other than the ones that best fit their preferences. Our analysis yields three key and novel insights regarding search diversion incentives, which have direct implications for platforms' strategies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2008 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
TheLadders (A)
By: Peter A. Coles, Benjamin Edelman, Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
Despite strong appeal among job seekers and outside recruiters, TheLadders' corporate job listings seem to lag. Could raising prices help solve the problem? TheLadders considers this strategic paradox. View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Price; Recruitment; Job Search; Marketing Strategy; Employment Industry
Coles, Peter A., Benjamin Edelman, Brian J. Hall, and Nicole Bennett. "TheLadders (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-061, April 2008. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
when searching for opportunity—look to the marketplace. Think of the economic crisis as a disrupter to the status quo and look for areas of pain. For example, the financial services industry is in shambles, yet pockets of opportunity... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
Blakeman says. A pitch to the right person at the right time at a bar led to a $100,000 angel investment. Diversifying his business, Blakeman started to work with prisons to put his search tools into the hands of inmates before their... View Details