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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
requires you to push harder to understand the context and keep an open mind. Though difficult, you must think through the project from the point of view of “the other side,” looking at all the players’ motivations and incentives, or else... View Details
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
course when we invest, we want to make money, but when we’re investing in space, I think you and others might have the view that there’s more at stake perhaps when we think about our planet and resources here and whether it’s sustainable to stay on earth. So what are... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
accustomed to lecture-style learning, would respond to the case method. Those concerns were quickly put to rest. “When you think about it,” explains Nolan, “the challenges that they’re facing in managing large companies, motivating... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
who motivates patients to take better care of themselves is often overlooked,” he notes. In the fall, Jain plans to begin his final year of medical school while also spending time at HBS working with Porter. His residency ideally would... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- September 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Fishbowl: Scaling Up
By: Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-013. Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and... View Details
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-013. Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technologies; Customer Value; Value Chain; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Product Marketing; Digital Platforms; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Trust; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Communications Industry; Employment Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
John, Leslie K. "Fishbowl: Scaling Up." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 920-022, September 2019. (Revised February 2020.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- December 2018 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Fishbowl: Scaling Up
By: Leslie K. John
Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike many other social media apps, on which users typically present idealized portraits of themselves, on Fishbowl,... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technologies; Customer Value; Value Chain; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Product Marketing; Digital Platforms; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Trust; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Social Media; Communications Industry; Employment Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
John, Leslie K. "Fishbowl: Scaling Up." Harvard Business School Case 919-013, December 2018. (Revised February 2020.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is science and what is merely... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
of the firm. There is substantial evidence for this: see Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller's book Managing for the Long Run: Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Great Family Businesses. These leaders also start with the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
performance is controversial and the empirical evidence is mixed. High pay dispersion may act as an extra incentive for employees' effort or it may reduce motivation and team cohesiveness. These effects can also coexist and the prevalence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
information and instead message to shareholders and analysts something of opposite sign. The data suggest they may be motivated in part by subsequent personal stock-trading opportunities. Publisher's link:... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
productivity concepts—from motivation and goal-setting to focus and decision-making—that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Duhigg explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations view the world,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
says the experience allowed him to help people who were motivated to help themselves. “It was exactly the mission I wanted,” he reflects. In the aftermath of 9/11, Kennealey decided in the spring of 2002 to put his career as an educator... View Details
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
new leaders for this field." Other HBS faculty presenting at the conference included Prof. Alan MacCormack, who discussed the School's new field study effort; Michael Chu, on case studies; and Srikant Datar, about his experience View Details
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
cancer patients in particular voiced concerns about maintaining close relationships. Prostate cancer patients talked about performance anxiety. As for head and neck cancer patients, "All these patients were motivated to get back to... View Details
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
for designing such mechanisms—how the stakeholders are motivated to participate and how the company uses their inputs and makes decisions. For any choice there are trade-offs to be considered. He concludes by identifying the design most... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
motivated to "search" in the new design space. They will look for ways to improve on the original innovation. However, from the users' perspective, designs are what economists call "nonrival" goods. As Thomas Jefferson... View Details
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
give-and-take among students, professor, and manager, the class touched on the tension between the romance of ideas and the reality of enterprises, the conflicting motivations of the participants in an immature business, and the staged... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 24 May 2021
- Blog Post
Rebekah Emanuel: Host of Season 3 of the Climate Rising Podcast
entrepreneurs in your current role? Rebekah Emanuel: One interesting commonality that kept coming up during the Climate Rising podcast was the role of institutional investment and the assumptions and motivations of those large scale, long... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
Despite the increasing importance of social and environmental practices, they also had a cost for the firm and its portfolio companies. How could the firm most effectively motivate its portfolio companies to actively integrate social and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne