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- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
payment. But what about after taking a ride-share ride? Or after getting a haircut? Many of those establishments prompt tipping either through their online app or on a tablet at checkout. Have you been surprised by the prompt? You’re not... View Details
Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
presenting his perspective on risk taking and the challenges of living a fulfilled life. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-043 Discover... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
double the company's size and take it to new geographies, he wonders if the right capabilities are in place for what should be changed to manage the integration process effectively. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Truth About Authentic Leaders
them how well they are doing rather than being brutally honest, risk going off track. Leaders also gather feedback through regular 360 degree reviews from peers and subordinates. The qualitative comments shared in 360 reviews can be of... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
can be the best time to explore an unexpected path, professionally or geographically. Harvard Business School faculty share their viewpoints on the ever-changing job market, with a sharp eye on what it means for corporate careers from consulting to private equity. Paul... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Intermediaries for the IP Market
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & David Yoffie
- 26 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest
the Everest case clearly demonstrates. To combat overconfidence, leaders must seek out information that disconfirms their existing views, and they should discourage subordinates from hiding bad news. Leaders also must take great care to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
- July 2010 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
MacroMarkets LLC
By: Robin Greenwood and Luis M. Viceira
MacroMarkets co-founder and CEO Samuel Masucci III is meeting with a strategic partner for his firm. Co-founded with Yale University Professor Robert Shiller, MacroMarkets' main innovation is the "MacroShare," which allows investors to take long or short, levered or... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Financial Services Industry
Greenwood, Robin, and Luis M. Viceira. "MacroMarkets LLC." Harvard Business School Case 211-006, July 2010. (Revised March 2016.)
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
leap, surging forward with plans without taking the time to realize that the base assumption of the business plan is wrong. They believe they can predict the future, rather than try to create a future with their customers. Entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
understanding people before you judge them and taking their pasts and experiences seriously. Silverthorne: Can you explain the relationship between capitalists and autocrats? Rithmire: Precarious Ties answers a series of theoretical... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
plans to colonize Mars. Would Musk be able to realize his ambitious goals or was he taking too many risks with his investors’ money? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
mechanics that add very little to the competitive position or underlying value of the enterprise." But while board members are now taking their jobs more seriously, their input is not necessarily as helpful or effective as it could... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?
Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
lean—conditions that make it hard for leaders and their employees to take the risks required for innovation. Unfortunately, according to our survey, only 5 percent of executives consider the employee... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them
By: Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen
Almost all CEO and executive bonus plans have serious design flaws that limit their benefits dramatically. Such poorly designed executive bonus plans destroy value by providing incentives to manipulate the timing of earnings, mislead the board about organizational... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Competency and Skills; Cost of Capital; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Value
Murphy, Kevin J., and Michael C. Jensen. "CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-022, October 2011.
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?
companies, however, struggle to find the optimal balance. While Farronato’s research shows that producing fewer items allows retailers to charge more for them, if companies produce too few, they also risk losing out on additional sales.... View Details
- 24 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?
Freddie Mac, with about 50 percent of all mortgage credit going through these firms. They were able to take extraordinary risks with their implicit government backing and failed spectacularly in September... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
and to calculate metrics to compare their levels of modularity. Our research takes advantage of a natural experiment in this industry, where products exist that fulfill the same function, but that have been developed using very different... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)
Companies struggling with diversity, equity, and inclusion might be tempted to hide their workforce data. Why shine a light on a company’s limited progress—or worse, risk a public-relations headache? It turns out, all news is good news... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
equity groups. Instead, they appear to expand their private equity engagement to take advantage of the credit market booms while capturing private benefits from cross-selling of other banking services. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel