by Jeffrey Fear - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

of death. His own task for Enron is complicated by the fact that the patient was constantly evolving long before it collapsed. Its business model, control system, and culture were in continuous motion, and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

that millennials will come to appreciate their predecessors over time, Fred Olande commented, " life is just a circle and we all transit from one level to another ." And there were some worries as well. Mike Flanagan fears that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

entity is controlled by a fluid disaggregated group of public shareholders. Thus, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a proposed merger of Time Incorporated and Warner Communications did not effect a change of control of Time even... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

06 Nov 2000
What Do You Think?

Succession at GE: What’s Next?

Summing Up It was announced today (November 27) that Jeffrey Immelt, 44-year-old president and CEO of GE Medical Systems, will succeed Jack Welch as CEO of GE. A CNN online news flash stated that he is "a natural leader,"... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

to let go of commanding by fear and trust they’ve hired competent people who aren’t slacking off. One caveat: While most workers thrive with a hands-off approach, Choudhury’s research suggests that junior... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

It’s never been easy to make money in the restaurant industry. A highly fragmented sector dominated by 70 percent independent owners and operators, the average restaurant’s annual revenue hovers around $1 million and generates an... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

supporting caregivers a critical talent management issue, according to a new report, The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs and Boost Productivity by Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs, by... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

ironic, given that in 2008 and 2009, they were given a hard time for issuing excessively positive ratings of structured products based on home mortgages that turned sour. Whatever they do, someone gets mad. That said, the mistakes on structured products were a historic... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

life and health that one is dealing with. And the prospect of entrusting health care to a developing country had a pedagogical "shock value," too. “A lot of entrusting medical care to different locations is about a psychological View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

As economies reopen after forced shutdowns caused by COVID-19, managers around the world are faced with a dual challenge: keep the workforce safe while preserving business viability in an evolving and volatile market. How should... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

billion. A 2015 Wall Street Journal exposé, which became the bestseller “Bad Blood,” led to several criminal and civil probes, and sanctions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Theranos dissolved in 2018. Prosecutors must... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

Last month HBS Working Knowledge offered an excerpt from Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg. The U.S. healthcare... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

26 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

careers and businesses all the time. The power of the noncompete clause has led to a unique Harvard Business School paper with implications for day-to-day behavior, careers, business, and policy. Authored by Matt Marx, a doctoral student,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

A pall hangs over Sochi. Not since the bribery scandal overshadowed the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City has an Olympic Winter Games been so fraught with controversy. Fears of a terrorist attack by Islamic... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

06 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best

randomly by branch, interspersed with control weeks. At the beginning of a test week, the company would send a text message to members of the sales force in a given branch, telling those employees they were getting a certain bonus. The... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

Hollywood studios can determine the rules of the game. Another key difference concerns the extent to which markets are influenced by piracy. Piracy is a global problem, but I think it is particularly detrimental to box office grosses in... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Meetings A study of 3 million people confirmed what many work-from-home employees already know: We're swamped, according to research by Raffaella Sadun, Jeffrey Polzer, and colleagues. The New Rules for... View Details