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  • 14 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

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

their actions. They must learn to see their decisions and actions as working hypotheses that they can only validate by collecting feedback on their impact as expeditiously as possible. Leaders will be blindsided if they rely only on their... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology
  • 02 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 2

David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide whether to recommend an investment in ABB India. The decision pits economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

percent higher than before the introduction of the law by 1980. The authors interpret these patterns as “counter-mobilization” bolstered by local news accounts, which eroded the magnitude of Black voters’ gains. What’s more, when the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Auditing Oligopoly and Lobbying on Accounting Standards

Keywords: by Abigail M. Allen, Karthik Ramanna & Sugata Roychowdhury; Accounting; Banking
  • December 2003 (Revised October 2005)
  • Case

High-Definition TV: The Grand Alliance

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes political and economic forces that influenced the development of an all-digital, high-definition television (HDTV) standard in the United States between 1986 and 1996. Outlines the stakes for various government and industry participants in the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Policy; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Standards; Business and Government Relations; Networks; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Technology Industry; Japan; Europe; United States
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  • 13 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

any bearing on private sector financing choices. The authors first consider the government financing problem in isolation, arguing that the government may try to "borrow cheap" by issuing short-term Treasury bills, which embed a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services
  • Web

Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Harvard Business Review Joy, along with achievement and meaningfulness, is one of the three keys to a satisfying life. Yet it’s the missing piece for many ambitious individuals, the authors found after examining data on how nearly 2,000... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

School Case 806-073 Follows the growth of an entrepreneur from his early startup activities. As the company evolves from 1998 to 2005, looks at key decisions and turning points as AtHoc's strategy adapts in response to changing market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

discuss how Probable Futures tools are educating decision makers to better understand how their organizations will experience climate change, and how adaptation and resilience requires a paradigm shift in planning decisions. They describe... View Details
  • 05 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research

behavioral research from CEOs, policymakers, and high-stakes decision makers." —Francesca Gino "It's always been obvious to social scientists and business scholars that there are lots of things that you can't learn in the laboratory, but... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

its leaders distribute authority and delegate decision-making. Too often, leaders only communicate how digital transformation will improve the company’s performance. Instead, they must develop a narrative—a human-centric story—for how... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • 03 Jan 2017
  • First Look

January 3, 2017

structure and liquidity policies—for tax or agency reasons—appears to be a key driver of their decision to simultaneously raise and pay out capital. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48383 Online... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

welfare. Yet, our understanding of this decision is limited. Using an instrumental variables strategy and dataset new to this literature, we provide the first precise, causal estimates of the effects of education on financial market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jan 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino
  • 05 Dec 2006
  • First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

its broader marketing strategy, and intraorganizational and interorganizational cooperation and coordination among entities involved in implementation. Building on the results of a survey of the CRM-implementation-related experiences of 101 U.S.-based firms, in this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

  PublicationsPolicy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

which led author Warren Bennis to say, “You are the author of your life.” Ibarra postulates two types of authentic leaders: “low self-monitors” and “high self-monitors.” Low self-monitors tend to say... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • December 2020 (Revised March 2025)
  • Case

Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Nancy Boghossian Staples
Facing a significant decline in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working (“Responsive Working”), which encompasses a set of work practices and some new team structures. The work practices comprise a set of 9... View Details
Keywords: SLAM Teams; Turnaround; Groups and Teams; Employees; Training; Decision Making; Planning; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
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  • 16 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

But when properly managed, culture can help them achieve change and build organizations that will thrive in even the most trying times. In "The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture," the authors describe eight distinct culture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

in-game-spending-obsessed customers, known in industry parlance as “whales,” who make up just a small percentage of players. Regulators’ and consumer protection groups’ concerns are justified for whales, for whom opening loot boxes is an in-game casino that has little... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting