stress - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

Medical Richard G. Hamermesh and Lauren BarleyHarvard Business School Case 810-027 Novasys has developed a new medical device and procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence that is cheaper and can be performed in... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms and keeping people indoors... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

out what they will do after the task. Building in a process for releasing stress and reviewing task performance helps managers at any level of experience to learn, to improve, and to move on to subsequent tasks. Some companies have formal... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

lending. During the 2009 financial crisis, banks were required to make a number of changes to their capital structure, including holding more Tier 1 capital and submitting to stress tests. Some regulatory guidance was also issued on what... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

large, but we have not made progress in measuring it. That is a future question for research." Despite the difficulty of assessing the effects of regulation, Srinivasan stresses the importance of continuing to look for ways to do so,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

05 Sep 2008
What Do You Think?

Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?

"Cases help to develop 'pattern recognition' skills that are very important in decision-making ...." Dave Schnedler added that cases help develop "critical thinking," teach that "digging hard pays off," View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Education

24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

in the Midwest, and my mother was a real estate agent who took on other work as money needs arose. They both hoped that I wouldn't have to deal with the financial stresses they had faced. They wanted me to have a nest egg. They hoped I... View Details

04 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon

ER costs have dropped significantly. The Power Of Checklists Gawande also stressed the importance of implementing checklists in health care. (Gawande is the author of The Checklist Manifesto. Knowing that the manufacturing industry was... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

01 Oct 2009
What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

the leader shares how they actually felt or the range of emotions they were experiencing . Be who you are, lead how you prefer to be led." The importance of self-awareness in the use of "masks" was stressed repeatedly. As... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

successfully against an enemy,” Simons says. “I do think in successful businesses there is both a sense of strategy and how you allocate resources to get the maximum impact, and a very healthy respect for competition to boost your game.” Walt Disney: Take time to... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

economist and Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence H. Summers, University of Michigan Professor Gerald Davis, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at HBS. In her presentation, Kanter View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

samples taken before and after the posing measured testosterone and cortisol levels." Medical studies suggest that a high level of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," leads to an excess of abdominal fat. That means lowering cortisol... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

to one's reactions to stressful situations. Leaders who are mindful tend to be more effective in understanding and relating to others, and motivating them toward shared goals. Hence, they become more effective in leadership roles. Q: How... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative

Within Pfizer, Ms. Luff and the working group were able to present the program to senior management, and to build a "business case" Ms. Luff stressed that they needed to demonstrate that it was a sound, workable program that... View Details

Keywords: by Diana Barrett, James Austin & Sheila McCarthy

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

asserts, "is the ultimate weapon to help leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century." Leaders at companies that particularly stress innovative new products and services, she adds, give virtual kaleidoscopes to everyone else in their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

activities. These days, we need to plan more carefully because small decisions can have dire consequences for ourselves and for others. Consider the newly stressful task of grocery shopping. Should I order groceries online for home... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

already stressed in the health care system.” Quelch argued, on the other hand, that it was fun to get those test results, and he hadn’t heard of anyone who took the test and immediately sought major unnecessary medical interventions. “I’m... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

dinner, take a couple of hours every day to connect with the people in your life who should matter most. Q: You stress the importance of reading, writing, and public speaking. Any hints? A: When it comes to reading, prioritize. Determine... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

suddenly erupt in a full-blown crisis. The CCA approach is well-suited to capturing such "non-linearities" and to quantifying the effects of asset-liability mismatches within and across institutions. Risk adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and... View Details