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- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
to the most successful online hotel platform, with some 1.5 million room-nights booked daily. “They fundamentally believe that the ability to run large experiments has been critical to their success,” says Thomke. At Booking,...
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by Michael Blanding
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
the size and diversity of the faculty is a strategic priority for the School. These efforts enhance the strength of our MBA and Doctoral Programs; fuel the growth of HBP, Executive Education, and HBS Online; and expand our View Details
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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
responsible for overseeing care delivery Financial executives who direct cost management for health care delivery organizations HR executives from large organizations who View Details
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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
overseeing care delivery, and financial executives who direct cost management Senior executives or strategists from large organizations that provide health care to employees or...
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- 17 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018
Programs By: Hanson, Samuel G., David S. Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We develop a model of government portfolio choice in which a benevolent government chooses the scale of risky projects in the presence of market failures and tax distortions. These two...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
at Harvard Business School. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Board, member governments,...
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by Christian Ketels
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
Reputational Risk Not surprisingly, as corporate social responsibility and sustainability have increased in importance, so has managing reputational risk, which is now seen as one of the most important and difficult risks to manage. A...
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by Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
evaluate them and take proper action if they are not performing.” Under these pressures from capital markets, most executives would begin restructuring and cutting costs immediately. Dryer's senior View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 2005
- Working Paper
Silent Saboteurs: How Implicit Theories of Voice Inhibit the Upward Flow of Knowledge in Organizations
By: James R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson
This article examines, in a series of three studies, how people working in organizational hierarchies wrestle with the challenge of upward voice. We first undertook in-depth exploratory research in a knowledge-intensive multinational corporation in which employee input...
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Prejudice and Bias;
Working Conditions;
Knowledge Management;
Attitudes;
Organizational Culture
Detert, James R., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Silent Saboteurs: How Implicit Theories of Voice Inhibit the Upward Flow of Knowledge in Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-024, December 2005. (Revised October 2006, December 2008.)
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FBI shifted financial resources and hundreds of agents toward combatting terrorism, unintentionally weakening the agency’s ability to investigate white-collar crime in America, research shows. As a...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the...
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Maureen Harmon
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
By: Hałaburda, Hanna, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract—The value of many products and services rises or falls with the number of customers using them; the fewer fax machines in use, the less important it is to have one. These network effects influence consumer...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
example, did the board act appropriately in firing Easterbrook without cause in the first place? As a board member, would you support a decision to reopen the case to seek termination with cause? If so, how much would you seek to recoup? View Details
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by James Heskett
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Key Stakeholders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
sustainable competition. Providers Stay competitive by adopting a strategic approach, restructuring the delivery of care, and measuring costs and outcomes to increase patient value. Patients Participate actively in managing personal...
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- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
helping people quit smoking, to eating healthier, to conserving energy, John says. Companies can take three steps to rethink incentives. Try incentives through a pilot program first. Start with a smaller group of participants and, once that is successful, branch out....
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- September 2021
- Case
Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds
By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with...
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COVID-19 Pandemic;
Education;
Higher Education;
Decision Making;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Income;
Race;
Values and Beliefs;
Geography;
Geographic Scope;
Growth and Development;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Mission and Purpose;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Identity;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Expansion;
Education Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Kim, John J-H, Robin Mendelson, and Julia Kelley. "Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds." Harvard Business School Case 322-016, September 2021.
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MBA 2023 Alumni Transition - Alumni
addition, HBS Alumni have free remote access to eBaker , an online resource of premium databases, and select business Web sites chosen for you by Baker Library. Free databases on eBaker include: ABI/Proquest (Alumni Edition), which aggregates business and View Details
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
change the course of history. Indispensable will also help you understand this new model so you can use it in your own life-whether you're a citizen casting a ballot, an executive choosing your next CEO, or a leader trying to make your...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Connecting Remotely to WRDS on Windows - Research Computing Services
management systems. For this reason, it is important to follow these comprehensive step-by-step instructions, see https://www.stata.com/blog/wrds/Stata_WRDS.pdf . When setting up the connection, please keep a few things to keep in mind:...
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- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,...
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by Rachel Layne