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- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
stall a company’s scaling efforts. To prevent this from happening, companies must make core processes like recruiting, interviewing, and development a real priority in daily practice. As Aristotle emphasized a long time ago, “Excellence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
a founder of neoclassical thought, Irving Fisher was also an active participant in the field of economic forecasting. Fisher made theoretical contributions to the understanding of economic fluctuations, popularized the use of index... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
Tommy Pan Fang and University of British Columbia business professor David Clough. Wu’s research centers on strategies used by technology entrepreneurs to achieve scale for competitive advantage. Platforms are prime real estate for such... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
addition, unconscious thought might be more dependable than conscious thought when we are low on energy. Preliminary research also indicates that using odor or sound cues during sleep might activate our unconscious mind and improve... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
isolated and abandoned to the wolves. This happens despite success, and sometimes because of how success was achieved. It happens to results-producing CEOs pushed out of companies; for example, Mark Hurd of Hewlett Packard, who fudged expense reports but whose View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
Wikileaks, the US State Department does not believe that the opposition has links to Tehran. Protestors want the elected parliament to have real power. So far, the signs point toward compromise. The more the Bahraini opposition gets what... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of $187.51 during these weeks, or... View Details
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
having more responsibility in the work place, and feeling capable of dealing with a broad range of issues." Turnover is lower when staff levels are greater. Turnover is also lower when employees are not answering the phone constantly, but rather have time for... View Details
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
CamiloTorres What Are the Most Effective Management Approaches to Inclusion? Inclusion is important to an organization. But it is a challenge in the current day workplace climate, especially when it comes to such things as one-on-one View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems
the negatively performing hospitals engaged in low levels of activity, but one poorly performing hospital in particular caught Tucker's eye. This institution had high levels of activity when it came to gathering information and acting on... View Details
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
to understand the real problem that needs to be solved. Some magicians spend a lot of time considering which illusion they want to accomplish before they start working on how to accomplish the trick. Too often, managers rush to develop... View Details
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
Teixeira, which identifies the ingredients necessary to create online videos so compelling that viewers will not only want to watch them but also actively seek them out and share them with friends, family, and coworkers. The research... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Preparing to Sell
following six key activities that achieve, then propel, their success. 1. Planning. They develop a family strategic plan—usually with the help of trusted advisors—to specify their goals and values and clarify how they will achieve those... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
reflexivity can be stimulated. Finally, we discuss the implications of our review and identify avenues for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55662 Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism By:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
transmitting information from equity to debt holders. This provides a novel argument as to why information contained in stock prices affects the real value of a corporation. It also allows us to make empirical predictions regarding the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
proliferation of accelerators, and continuation of VC investments have made it increasingly possible to start a business, and in some sectors entrepreneurs were able to attract funds without a real monetization strategy. I agree with... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should I Pay the Bribe?
suspicious. Q: What countries and corrupt activities have you studied? Have you been particularly surprised by anything you have learned? What trends are you seeing? A: My research does not have a geographic focus, although the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
venture capital for people with real guts," quips Esty. "Most of the projects are start-ups, yet they cost something on the order of $5 billion, not $5 million." And all too often, he adds, they turn out to be losing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
The relationship progresses to the second, or transactional, stage when the two organizations begin to regard each other as partners. As Austin writes, they start to "carry out their resource exchanges through specific activities such as... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
help their organizational unit implement it. Enterprises must have active policies to communicate, educate, motivate, and align employees with the strategy. They must also align their ongoing management processes—for resource allocation,... View Details