communication - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

released in May 2013, economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis quantified the costs of increased regulation on community banks, modeling the impact of new regulatory costs as the hiring of additional staff, resulting in... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

06 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

since 2010, Senior Associate Dean for the School's Culture and Community Initiative, organized a research team to look into the factors that made female students and faculty thrive. By 2012, men and women were performing equally in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

"That number is considerably lower than just about anyone I've asked has imagined," said Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for culture and community at HBS. "And it's... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

15 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

brick-and-mortar shops are natural curators (and docents), guiding customers toward the wares that best suit their needs, and away from the wares that don't. But on the web, customers depend on community review sites like Yelp.com where... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads

generalized finding that companies across the board can benefit from this communication strategy of pulsing. And factors such as irritation and likability remain constant, so it doesn't solve one problem at the expense of another."... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model

pediatric heart hospital facilities in the world." Shetty also directs telemedicine units that connect to remote areas in northeastern India, allowing physicians and technicians to communicate on acute care. Telemedicine is one way... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

28 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 28

around the world. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Advanced-Leadership-Pathw/an/313116-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-702 Havas: Change Faster As of 2013, Havas was the sixth largest global advertising, digital, and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

increased their communication if teammates were also actively participating. Additionally, team performance is uniquely driven by the level of emergent interdependence, as indexed by the diversity of topics discussed and the temporal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

large organizations increase as surrogates in meeting the increased needs for a sense of community that many may feel? What new demands will be placed on managers on the front line of "the other war?" What will you, as a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 1993
Supplement

Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (B)

By: Willis M. Emmons III

Describes Burroughs Wellcome's response to protests over the pricing of its AIDS drug AZT in September 1989. Also presents short-term reactions by government officials, AIDS activists, and investors to Burroughs Wellcome's strategy. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Health Pandemics; Multinational Firms and Management; Price; Crime and Corruption; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Pharmaceutical Industry

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18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

the ability to register as a hybrid is not yet available in every geography as it often requires the creation of a new legal status, it is becoming more common, Battilana says.) “Social entrepreneurship also includes people trying to start a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

decision-making, a higher sensitivity to risk, and a more empathic communication style, all of which have contributed to more effective leadership by women leaders. Know when leadership requires ‘tightness’ and ‘looseness’ van Vugt:... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

site: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0706E&referral=2340 The Emergence of Governance in an Open Source Community Authors:Siobhan O'Mahony and Fabrizio Ferraro Periodical:Academy of Management Journal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

Steven wrote over 1,000 pages of blogs to communicate with his team. This provided an incredible wealth of information from which to draw and synthesize what we now believe are some pretty interesting insights. The book combines a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

communicating with those who depend on us for advice and leadership. We must be willing to explain why we can’t answer all the questions. Credibility is a critical commodity in a crisis and it must not be wasted. “Who to trust” is a... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

12 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 12

shared value: focus on relationships, not on transactions, by using pricing to communicate that you value customers as people; set prices proactively to discourage detrimental behavior and to encourage behavior that is beneficial to both... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

realities of the global economy, fosters leadership, and uses citizen-diplomats to befriend moderates in troubled regions and business networks to ensure success in the major emerging economies; and (6) building community by stressing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

permitted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is realigning media ownership. Among other changes, the Federal Communications Commission recently relaxed restrictions on ownership of multiple television stations in larger markets, paving... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

and hospitals are starting to learn these lessons, experimenting with new models of care that emphasize more talking up front. Kaplan mentions Oak Street Health, a network of clinics serving a poor, elderly population in metropolitan Chicago. Its outreach program... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

entrepreneurs launch their new ventures following a period of employment in established organizations. By Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sørensen. 3. Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization Coordination, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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