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16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

Many Zambian girls face major challenges early in life. They drop out of eighth and ninth grade at three times the rate of their male counterparts and contract HIV twice as often. Many will die due to complications associated with childbirth. From her View Details

Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

Andreas Haas How Does an Organization Like Boeing Coordinate Work Under Intense Competitive Pressure? Our case study on Boeing this month unfolded in real time, leading up to a second critical glitch on one of their products, this time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

the firm's people was the most fulfilling of all. You need to know how to work with people, and that skill is largely experiential and driven by personality.—Kevin McCall Peter Palandjian (HBS MBA '93), chairman and CEO of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

industry leaders? How competitive are existing, well-capitalized companies when they compete against user-manufacturers? Although there have been a number of studies on user innovation, little if any work has been done on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

minimizing conflicts between Bank operations and domestic democratic processes; (b) working with parliamentarians and a broad range of public agencies, and encouraging parliamentary review of loans (see above); (c) identifying... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

30 Jan 2006
HBS Case

The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand

"Patterson understands that if you want shelf space you need to publish a lot of books; that you need a production system with more than one author; and that you need to mind the brand." The case also highlights the spread of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

13 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

financial resources available. In spite of improving conditions, a wage gap has persisted for more than thirty years. Professional women currently earn approximately 73 percent of what their male counterparts are paid for the same work at... View Details

Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart

08 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

we show that individuals who spend money on time-saving services report greater life satisfaction. A field experiment provides causal evidence that working adults report greater happiness after spending money on a time-saving purchase... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

differently about the design of their planes, especially as first-class cabins continue to add space and amenities. He would like to work with airlines to conduct experiments to determine, for instance, if... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

acquisitions, partnerships, new product launches, or international expansion in ways you might not have had the time and space to think through. 3. Pay down your organizational debt Every fast-growing startup incurs debt along the way.... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

16 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Is MySpace.com Your Space?

members who are young, plugged in, and likely influencers in their peer groups. But do advertisers buying space on these sites face danger from the backlash of negative publicity? A: It poses dangers to youth, but paradoxically, less than... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Information; Publishing

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

incompetent entrepreneur that wants to steal from the better firm and distort the market is accountable only to his bank account and ethics. So we need someone capable enough to make sure markets remain free and fair an AI czar would work... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

of equal or greater concern: Will shoppers, diners, students, and workers feel safe returning? How can they be comfortable that the space is safe beyond just taking someone’s word for it? Cautious and shell-shocked employees and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

02 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

Rosen added, “If you really want people to act like owners, combine real employee ownership and an ownership culture.” Employees may approach their work with a renter’s mentality. Casual MBA observed that, “From running a retail... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 3

developers to either a competitive or a cooperative work regime to create software for NASA's Space Life Sciences Directorate. Half of the subjects-the "sorted" group-were assigned according to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

Then hand over the technical work to them (that way nobody inside has to learn anything new) but refuse to take their advice about how the site should look (after all, you're the industry experts). Use more than one vendor—so you can have... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

Management for Corporate Leaders in 2010, says she's still following up with both banks and plans to turn the research into teaching case studies. She's also looking at how risk management works in industries such as electrical and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

05 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 5

available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Oceanbulk-Maritime-S-A---/an/914416-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-044 Houston We Have A Problem: NASA and Open Innovation (A) Jeff Davis, director of Space Life Sciences... View Details