by Michael Wheeler - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores

values that include community, curation, and convening. (Video by Amelia Kunhardt) About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: georgeclerk] Related Reading Technology Re-Emergence:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

Kaplan, who has been working on a multiyear project with HBS Professor Michael E. Porter on improving value in health care, has found that often the most effective medical procedure is one that costs the least: talking. In a recent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Sep 2017
News

How to fix US politics? Maybe start by seeing it as an ‘industrial complex.’

30 Jul 2019
Working Paper Summaries

‘Organizing’, ‘Innovating’, and ‘Managing’ in Complexity Space

Keywords: by Michael C. Moldoveanu

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

In theory, a board of directors protects the rights of shareholders. Independent directors are supposed to be just that—independent—free to dissent from a decision of the majority. The reality is more complex. Directors are tied to one another View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 May 2016
Research & Ideas

A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up

holders, but also applicable to many disputes involving small amounts. The customary approach When a digital image infringement by businesses is identified, the typical approach used by copyright owners is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

05 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

involved with the policy response to the crisis in Spain. As hard-hit as the United States was by the Great Recession, Spain was damaged far worse: Years after the recession, growth was at a standstill and a quarter of the workforce... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

three on their list of concerns. That’s the surprising finding in a new survey of boards of directors conducted by Harvard Business School professor Boris Groysberg and doctoral student Yo-Jud Cheng. “The concerns that ranked at the top... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

Photo by iStock Investors in global equity markets have traditionally hedged their bets, casting their investments far and wide across the world. That way, if the market in one country or region stagnated (think Japan in the 1990s or... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

02 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity

beliefs. Therefore, readers might find interest in an oil spill by a company like BP, which for years portrayed itself as a leader in environmental concerns; but they might also find interest in an oil spill View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

be a better person. Max disagreed, suggesting instead that loyalty has a dark side, since it causes people to make bad decisions.” In Hildreth’s view, a strong sense of loyalty within individuals makes them more ethical, by sparking more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Shutterstock/Min C. Chiu] What do you think it takes to succeed as a remote team? Share your insights in the comments below. Book Excerpt Remote Work Revolution:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'

In the current squabble over how many skilled immigrants to let into the United States on H1-B visas, academics have fiercely debated whether they create jobs by bringing new skills to companies or whether they take jobs away View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Food & Beverage; Accounting

11 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

competitive challenges facing software companies. Their market success depends largely on persuading the above-mentioned developers to write for their platforms. A new research paper suggests that the two sides can serve their own best interests View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

19 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior

Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government and the International Economy unit. "It's striking how much work has gone into examining this question—including by many truly... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

of health insurance obligations. But by disengaging, employers lose much of their ability to influence the costs of poor health. This is what many European companies have discovered. In Sweden, for example, excessive rates of absenteeism... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health