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10 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?

higher-than-normal inflation levels for a while.” [Image: iStockphoto/Eloi_Omella] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Aug 2022
HBS Case

Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

Push Through the Pain? Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. (Photo by Lee Young-ho/Sipa... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music

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Human Relations and Harvard Business School – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Archives Photograph Collection At Harvard Business School, Dean Donham began to shift the focus from scientific management and applied economics to human relations, a growing course of study. Mayo’s 1935 research course “Human Problems of... View Details

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

iStockphoto/SergeyChayko] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery Are companies reponsible for their employees' well-being? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Research Services - Faculty & Research

business and governmental organizations. Curriculum, literature and archival services HBS’s Baker Library is one of the world’s largest and most respected business libraries. Baker Research Services provides a full range of library... View Details

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By: Charlotte L. Robertson

Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details

05 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

inflation in prices since the onset of the pandemic, consumers are still buying, likely reflecting a lower price sensitivity. This could continue to allow companies to raise prices faster,” MacKay says. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Edward Fertik, Yale University

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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details

03 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

combination of observations, interviews, and archival data in The Task Bind: Explaining Gender Differences in Managerial Tasks and Performance, recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly, to analyze 80 retail grocery stores... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

that I could face my decline, that I could face the end with confidence. I passed the test, and I’m telling you, I’m happier than I’ve ever been. This article originally appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

05 Oct 2023
News

On the Move: Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003)

a favorite Thanksgiving Day parade float? The picture that I'm about to show you, my team here found it in the archives and they're making a huge poster to put just behind me. It’s Goofy, and this is my [high school] band in front of it.... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

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The General Shoe Company, 1921 | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

first case study, “The General Shoe Company.” Clinton P. Biddle, ca. 1923. HBS Archives Photograph Collection (olvwork399917). Show caption Hide caption “General Shoe” was written in 1921 by Clinton P. Biddle, MBA 1920, an early... View Details

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

everyone.” Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at workingknowledge@hbs.edu. [iStockphoto/Mauricio Graiki] View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

07 Dec 2021
Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

about the thinking that informs their decision-making. This work will ultimately lay the foundation for both leader and organizational growth. Hise O. Gibson is a senior lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Shawnette... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle

27 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

Passion Works Against You 6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic... View Details