Effective Managers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2010
News

Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning

India, Peru, Rwanda, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and Vietnam to observe local economies, study management practices in the field, and interact directly with business and community leaders. In addition, domestic programs took... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

analysts) downward-adjusted ratings more often than aligned analysts covering the same firm at the same time, the study shows. The partisan leanings of intermediaries, such as credit-rating analysts, can have “sizable effects on firms’... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

will take a healthy direction, with the end effect of helping both of our governments manage crises more efficiently." Additional keynote speakers included Jin Liqun, China's viceminister of finance, and... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

Management Unit, said his research with Marc Martos-Vila (UCLA Anderson School of Management), and Jarrad Harford (University of Washington) revealed unexpected theories about when and why companies merge or acquire other firms—and how... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

10 Nov 2008
What Do You Think?

How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?

encouraging, how and when we set overall rules for encouraging (volunteerism) and how we plan to assess, monitor, and manage need to (be) addressed." Alden Cushman added: "how information is collected, put into context,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Reunions: Accelerating Climate Solutions with Professor Jim Matheson (MBA 2001) - Blog - Business & Environment

And the climate capital stack and policy frameworks continue to evolve and extend as it responds to these myriad opportunities. 3. We Are (Way) Behind - despite #1 and 2 above, transitioning the planet to a low(er) carbon economy is immensely challenging and the world... View Details

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

crossed with small incentive (ranging from U.S. $3 to $14) to open a bank savings account. We find that the financial literacy program has no effect on the likelihood of opening a bank savings account in the full sample but do find modest... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2005
News

McCance First to Serve as Entrepreneur in Residence

McCance: A veteran of venture capital shares his expertise with HBS faculty and students. Courtesy Greylock When Henry McCance (MBA ’66) joined Boston-based Greylock Management Corporation in 1969, venture capital was a cottage industry.... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneur in residence; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

When Product Variety Backfires

replicate the effects across a bunch of different domains ranging from Web service to vacations to cameras. Q: What is your practical advice to managers to avoid overchoice? A: There are a couple of... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin; Consumer Products

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project characteristics which are often hard to measure. Hence, we differentiate "quality... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

improving inventory management for its network of small and large retailers. Set just after the announcement of the Adidas-Reebok transaction in 2005, with New Balance having recently initiated a companywide effort to improve operational... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

conditions along supply chains? Michael Toffel: In the US, this has probably been the most pronounced in the meatpacking industry, where folks work pretty closely together and weren’t really cared for in a robust way. And companies have had to figure out on their own... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

01 Oct 2002
News

Faculty Research Symposium

administrators together for lively presentations by colleagues and a panel discussion on “The Market for Management Ideas,” moderated by Walter Kiechel (MBA '76/JD '77), senior vice president and executive director of HBS Publishing.... View Details

24 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

with their smartphones before a meeting begins, thinking of it as an efficient way to manage their time," says Maarten Bos, a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard Business School, who co-wrote the study with HBS Associate Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Consumer Products

06 Sep 2016
News

The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

appropriately. Trewstar works with male and female boardroom leaders every day who set out on a different but effective path to add outstanding female candidates to their boards. These board members are willing to take a modern... View Details

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Nabihah Sachedina

learning how to use health-care services as effectively as possible, we wanted to find ways to make prevention work and see how local government could support health." For the U.K., where health care is nationalized, this local... View Details

21 Nov 2017
News

Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

market—and we have to electrify it. And to do that, we have to solve the storage issue. “So, given that technology is going to change, I think the most important things to learn at HBS are how to manage teams and interface with others in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

Summing Up Why do managers choose to pursue profit so directly? The word "profit" in this month's column provoked a wide range of issues and emotions among respondents. It set off several debates. They ranged from definitions of... View Details