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- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
ensure future success, Pisano advises. "Clusters that aren't dynamic, that don't innovate, die today," Pisano said. "That's one of the challenges of globalization. It used to be that clusters were very static." If there isn't innovation,... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
corporate culture— and not against the law in Germany until 1999. The competitive environment and permissive culture both played a role in the future bribery scandal. "There are three elements that lead individuals in companies to get... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
research and collaborate with the business and academic world. In addition, government officials and business leaders need to map out a long-term plan focused on efforts to keep important capabilities in the United States with the idea that they might bear View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
so. The enormous size of the market in China and the importance of establishing a corporate presence for the future are irresistible attractions. For two-and-a-half weeks, Beijing will be the center of the world's attention. Athletes will... View Details
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
maintaining underperforming customer relationships. This research addresses the final phase of the process—comparing the resources invested in managing customer relationships with the results they generate, and applying that information to decide on View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
revenue-focused, secretive corporation in the years after, providing little information on the profitability of its lines of business, many of which were believed to be unprofitable. Which businesses would drive Amazon’s future growth?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
economists as to what the future holds. Are we headed for a “soft landing,” a correction that can be managed so that growth, albeit at a slower pace, will continue to be solid, or are we at an inflection point and we risk a more... View Details
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
identify, validate, and implement change. During analysis phases, outside experts provide credibility; during action phases, they offer accountability. The future of work As the authors suggest, technology and growing economic pressures... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
self-efficacy-such that giving time makes people more willing to commit to future engagements despite their busy schedules. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/mogilner chance norton.pdf Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
small groups where we had repeated opportunities to discuss the issues raised in each panel." Those opportunities sparked new ideas that Glick said will influence his future work. "Although many of the scholars in the room knew... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
adult decision maker. Finally, we list a set of open questions that could be profitably addressed by future research. Social Preferences and Strategic Uncertainty: An Experiment on Markets and Contracts Authors:Marco Piovesan, Antonio... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
consequences, making a place better off now and, by ensuring political stability, contributing to future growth as well. We should all keep that in mind whether we are business managers, policymakers, or international institutions. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
degree of uncertainty and possibility. While we can look back at some transformative changes that have occurred such as downloading of music and getting news online, the future path is still unfolding. This book is intended to be... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
including prescribing other drugs, making lifestyle recommendations, and undertaking entirely new treatments. While such results are intriguing, future research should determine to what extent the visits and/or ensuing actions we found... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
action outweigh the potential benefits of inaction, they cannot be expected to act. Breakthrough negotiators thus work to channel the flow and pace of the process. Sometimes developing an attractive vision of a desirable future pulls the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
We conclude with directions for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55591 February 2019 American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Does It Matter If Your Health Insurer Is For Profit? Effects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
resolved it. Since past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior, the board should ask candidates what concrete steps they took in their prior job to ensure that senior and lower-level managers were conducting the business with... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Culture at Google
By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta
Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Resignation and Termination; Labor; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Wages; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Rights; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict Management; Trust; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Society; Social Issues; Culture; Civil Society or Community; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; California
Hsieh, Nien-hê, Amy Klopfenstein, and Sarah Mehta. "Culture at Google." Harvard Business School Case 320-050, March 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
of (systemic) invention. The opportunity, therefore, is to start reinventing the future health care delivery system that will sustainably deliver prevention and sick care in a post-COVID world. Amy C. Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson) is the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
everything will be “back to normal” by any particular date in the medium-term future are setting themselves up for heartbreak. The vaccine rollout has been slow, uneven, and plagued with logistical problems in many countries. Meanwhile,... View Details