Concerns About Social Acceptance - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

definition of independence? My short answer is no. Several HBS colleagues and I recently did interviews with 35 directors who are leaders on their boards. We asked, "Tell us what you think needs to happen differently in the boardroom." One of the things they... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

01 Nov 2021
What Do You Think?

How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

success or failure. The perceived complexity of the effort may deter some effort. An organization’s culture, among other things, touches every functional department, affects assumptions about the nature of needed controls, influences the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

communication and decision making within and across the family, the business, and the ownership groups. Figure 1: The "3-circle" model of family business Without belaboring an oft-made point about family business, reconciling... View Details

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

social media. Participants said that trying to be "authentic"—sharing more about themselves than they’re accustomed to, for example—to connect with remote employees has left them feeling vulnerable.... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

07 Mar 2023
HBS Case

ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

fairness. She was particularly concerned about so-called large language models, such as Google’s BERT model, which was trained on 3.3 billion words, and OpenAI’s GPT-3, built on a half-trillion words. Google... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

basic material needs to concerns about the safety and quality of these products. When products did fail—as happened dramatically in the late 1950s with the antinausea drug Thalidomide—such cases became the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

03 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

charismatic but controversial cofounder of WeWork, who quit as CEO in 2019 after a bungled initial public offering amid questions about his business practices. “The market values the experience they have and rewards them in terms of high... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

practices or the contested meanings in the adoption of new practices (Leblibici, et al., 1991; Lounsbury and Pollack, 2001). While both research approaches have been quite productive and provocative, some scholars have raised concerns... View Details

29 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

month based on union-negotiated quotas. This implementation process enabled Choudhury and his co-authors to avoid what is known as the selection problem in social science research. “The concern is that there... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

When Katherine Coffman presents her research findings about how gender stereotypes shape the behavior of men and women in the workplace, she is often asked: What about non-binary individuals? “People... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

writing, but not when you’re first learning. Normalize asking for help. Offer help before it is asked for. If resources need to be cut, be clear about why. Let employees know that it is acceptable to be... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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By: Ethan S. Bernstein

I have spent my career studying novel talent management practices and their effect on collaboration and performance. My core research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to... View Details

31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

Customers demand more value and innovation than ever before, but they’re not always willing to pay more for that product or service. In fact, thanks to social media, dissatisfied customers can amplify their opinions View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

wealth of data it provides about agents' behavior and about the Bitcoin system itself. This article presents the platform's design principles and properties for a non-technical audience; reviews its past,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

acquisition payment. Targets that are concerned that the acquirer is potentially overvalued may be less willing to accept stock in an acquisition. A common investor can reduce this uncertainty View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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

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Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan

At the time of the American Revolution, China was the strongest, richest, and most powerful civilization in the world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Leadership; Power and Influence; China

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02 Mar 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?

microcosm of current concerns and suggested solutions, does it bode well for the formation of a consensus, political or otherwise, leading to progress? But a number of respondents raised the question of whether the most feasible solution... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

03 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

skills, might spend more time checking the accuracy of their teams’ work instead of devising budgets. Women scientists might focus more on interacting with students and staff instead of writing grants or working with donors. In essence, the task bind reflects how... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products

12 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

Nobody likes being last. We avoid picking the cheapest wine on the menu or the final donut in the box. “And we hate being picked last in gym class,” says Harvard Business School professor Ryan Buell. “Humans are very social creatures, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service

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