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- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
Business Administration and Chair of the General Management Program at HBS. Gupta, whose current academic interests lie in mobile advertising, mobile payments, and mobile commerce, described the difficult landscape confronting marketers... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
particular segment of the population." HBS is also training current and future health care leaders. The School's executive education program offers custom programs to... View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
version of what philosophers call “the trolley problem” and pits fallible humans with brains and souls over machines that can’t overthink a situation or get tired behind the wheel. The “trolley problem” originated in the 1960s from an Oxford philosopher, who used an... View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
sponsor of the National Math and Science Initiative, helped to scale two projects: one focusing on improved training for science, technology, and math teachers, the other on improving advanced placement test results in the same areas.... View Details
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
several reasons. First, we both had been involved with prior research in hospitals and found them to be fascinating organizations. They are filled with highly trained professionals working in team settings on a regular basis. What's more,... View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
Ibarra, Herminia, Robin Ely, and Deborah Kolb Abstract—Even when CEOs make gender diversity a priority-by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates for senior positions, and developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
linkages with the local economy. Another approach to cluster development is to attract multinationals that will become demanding customers of local suppliers. After that, it's essential to create specialized training View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
the best course of action for marketers faced with this complex new world of meaning-making? Deighton challenges his students in HBS's executive Owner/President Management Program to think of a witty, self-aware ad that they could create... View Details
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
problem of unaffordable student loan burdens lies primarily with individuals who don’t complete college (only three of five full-time freshmen students at public institutions graduate within six years), graduates who complete programs... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
employee, and as a result leaders hire for attitude and train for skills; (5) effective operating strategies have to create value for employees, customers and investors, so leaders ensure the achievement of the leverage and edge that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
manager for the Mars 2020 mission, is trying to decide whether or not to seek funding for a hands-on training program building miniature, educational versions of a Mars surface vehicle. However, the cases... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in Zambia, we design a field... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
service to society. Beyond his research, Lawrence was committed to building the field of organizational behavior at HBS and more broadly in our profession. He had a lifelong passion for participant-centered learning and for the training... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
specialty training programs well over a year in advance. Athletes are often recruited into coaching contracts while still very young. This can interfere with making good matches, if the qualities that will... View Details
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
This curiosity needs to start with our existing team. Who is in our team and how can we map their skills to see the gaps? Then how can we approach the process of finding new people with a view of filling these gaps ?” NickC addressed the issue of View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
"Interesting to make analogies, but the basics of medical decision making are grounded in scientific fact whereas there is no unified body of knowledge based on science for the manager." As Todd Rhoad put it, " doctors are View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
The train wreck that was Enron's collapse is only one big, blatant example of how some disasters catch us unawares—but shouldn't. In fact, according to Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins, many surprises in all types and sizes of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses—and it’s hard to fault them. The biggest problem with a short-term approach is that managers develop blind spots around crucial processes such as recruiting, hiring, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
Recruit recognizes the winners at an annual awards ceremony. The winning practices are then documented and winners are expected to teach what they did so the rest of the company can learn from it. Develop a program for 'happy exits' When... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
business-government partnership works best at a very narrow technical level, observed Bolnick. People who are specialists in particular tax issues, for instance, should work with government on resolving those same tax issues. Others with expertise in rural financing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace