Transparency - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

particular direction and, if so, take time to discuss. People feeling really up? Share why! People feeling down? How can we work together to make things better? This simple, transparent way of sharing how the team is feeling is a great... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

04 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World

for a lot of the heavy lifting—like managing and modeling data. If you're not sure you have the in-house capacity, outsourcing is a smart move. There are just a handful of companies out there that really specialize in this, and they can be a huge help. Layne: Why is... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

business. It is wise, therefore, in the family council and family assembly to emphasize consensus decisions around family goals and policies, openness to various viewpoints, as well as significant transparency in company operations,... View Details

2022
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The Origins of the Developmental State: The European Experience

By: Sophus A. Reinert

Book Abstract: There has been a major revival of interest in State Capitalism: what it is, where it is found, and why it is seemingly becoming more ubiquitous. As a concept, it has evolved from radical critiques of the Soviet Union, to being deployed by neo-liberals to... View Details

Keywords: State Capitalism; History; Macroeconomics; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Systems; Europe

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08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

negatively affected, people become fearful, resentful, and disengaged. On the organizational level, this drive is usually satisfied through performance management and resource allocation systems. Best practices: Processes must be View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

22 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew ShafferHarvard Business School Case 113-026 Two lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions-preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

employees’ lives better in some way.” Related Reading: Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences? Rising CEO Pay: What Directors... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance

employees may balk at changes. For example, they may resist the introduction of new processes fearing that increased productivity will lead to fewer jobs, causing layoffs. Management changes can be equally threatening to bosses, Sadun points out, since more reliance on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World’s Largest Democracy?

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Maya Reddy

5 Sep 2013
Conference Presentation

The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States

By: Ai Hisano

This paper examines the role of color in the marketing and retailing of food products by focusing on the increasingly popular presentation of food in clear packages in the early-twentieth-century United States. In the 1910s, a candy company began using cellophane to... View Details

Keywords: Food; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry

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03 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

positions. To enable such assessments, firms must become as transparent about their corporate political responsibility (CPR) as their corporate social responsibility (CSR). For their part, rating systems must demand such information from... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Jan 2020
Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

transparent in telling you how and why they’re making decisions. They’re defined by the types of questions you’re asking and the types of data you’re telling them to collect. “[AI is] a new way of serving users and making customers happy,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Gender Changes the Negotiation

higher-ups. 3. Create transparency surrounding compensation and benefits. To encourage gender equity regarding compensation and career development, your company should codify and publish opportunities and benefits that it may be willing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina W. Pradel, Hannah Riley Bowles & Kathleen L. McGinn

05 Jul 2012
What Do You Think?

Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

organization's management team can do is be transparent (and) persistently continue open conversation and not expect to be perfect." Karl Hunrick suggested that we need to employ more managers willing to take risk, because... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

fix it. Avery is an expert on customer relationships and brand management. Schlesinger, the Baker Foundation Professor in the General Management Unit, has co-written several books on service management. Buell studies service operations and how View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

in this space across the board. There needs to be more transparency and not just transparency at the abstract level, but the technology needs to be made transparent for... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

may not be practical for restaurant dining, utilizing transparent screens or other physical barriers to demarcate table separation, limiting the number of individuals at each table, expanding outdoor seating, health and safety training... View Details

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

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

potential for real gain in building trusting, transparent relationships with donors. Accountability isn't a one-way street, either. The downward pressure on nonprofits to demonstrate results and impact puts the onus on donors as well.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

incorporate efforts to measure discrimination into their experimental testing to understand the impact of different design choices. Be transparent. Platforms should make their work on issues of discrimination transparent and open up lines... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

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