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- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
other than price. On the other hand, the most loyal consumers have a price perception that is significantly affected by the nature and value of the targeted offers they receive in exchange for their business, and therefore have a much... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Lucerne; Roland Rüppell, of Simon-Kucher & Partners; and John, of Harvard. What could possibly go wrong? To better understand how temporary sharing affects whether and what... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
computer manufacturers to steel mills and retailing, he has discovered consistent patterns in the way technological innovation affects both companies and industries. Health care, he declares, is no exception. According to Christensen's... View Details
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Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
adopt the role of studying the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities of the private sector from afar. SECON gives students an opportunity to tangibly affect the conversation, trends, and insights in an part of the economy that has a... View Details
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
how these disparities affect education, labor markets, and government policies, and suggests approaches for businesses to address these issues. CEO roadmap for engaging with societal issues (pdf) Drawing on insights shared at the 2023... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni
can be negatively affected by members who don't make their best efforts to show up. Having even a couple of members who do not consistently participate can derail or lessen the experience for the entire group. Commitment truly is the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
problem, it was clear, was most acute in these cities. “That’s where the jobs are. People who work in and around cities should be able to live there. Teachers, firefighters, postal workers—those are the people who are most affected by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
the importance of giving patients and physicians more choices. Rather than imposing top-down controls, this approach enables users and providers to customize features such as benefits, levels of coverage, and bundling and payment of health-care services. How would a... View Details
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
affecting teams' use of members' knowledge: the more important the project, the less effective the team. This paper contributes to the emerging literature linking team-level expertise utilization (instead of just recognition) with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008
accumulation affects the development of organizational capabilities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-035.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsInformation Use by Managers in Decision Making: A Team Exercise Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
has shown that possessing a great deal of power does not necessarily make someone a good leader. This paper explores the idea that power actually has a detrimental effect on leadership, especially with regard to how it affects open... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
lead their facilities to prioritize different external pressures and thus adopt different management practices. Specifically, we argue that external constituents who interact with particularly influential corporate departments are more likely to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
interest groups); "Live for the moment" (condoning present behavior that negatively affects the future); and "No pain for us, no gain for them" (resisting change that, over time, would benefit the majority, out of concern that it might... View Details
- 20 Jan 2011
- News
Oil Spill Solution
that has proven effective in pollutant absorption both above and beneath the surface of water. Smith has been working closely with fishermen in the Gulf area to help rid the affected waters of the propylene glycol (a chemical found in... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
inevitable; it will never be eliminated. This is an oversimplication of a complex phenomenon, with nuances in every large organization that has grown beyond the “one for all and all for one” startup spirit. But when it rises to a level that View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
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Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
customers, and others. How will it affect the way policy is formulated and the manner in which decisions are made? To what extent will it determine who is to be hired and who is to be engaged as a customer or supplier? Is it worth the... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
discover how immigration law affects the number of such patents, and explain how, under certain conditions, patenting traditional medicine can mutually benefit both corporate firms and indigenous communities. Where's The Proof? The... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
instead, that economic activity could be greatly affected by policy gained prestige. Thus, even while Fisher sunk into poverty, his econometric ideas were gaining strength. Of course, the most popular economist of the 1930s became John... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager
managers) and those focused on administrative functions (such as finance managers, HR directors, and legal department managers). Wulf explains that the administrative functional managers were those most directly affected by IT... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
performance influences the hiring of minorities into management positions, and whether the presence of minorities in senior management positions affects the racial composition of the subordinate management team. "It's another example... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel