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04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

Ashley because she does a better job than Aisha." Or, "I read Playboy for the articles." In this chapter from a forthcoming book, HBS doctoral student Zoë Chance and professor Michael I. Norton describe various means of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

14 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 14, 2007

materials industry. USG was otherwise a solvent, growing company. Bankruptcy was an option, but a successful reorganization was by no means assured. How would USG keep its highly motivated (and non-unionized) workforce and continue to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

co-chaired the conference and co-edited the book, with the idea of capturing as much as possible of the excellent thinking that came out during this event. By "broadband explosion" we mean the coming together of real-time... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

06 May 2025
Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

Imagine a place where all electricity comes from clean sources, where most cars are EVs and can be charged on almost every street, where daily hot water for homes and pools is drawn from the depths of the Earth, and where sweet tomatoes can grow even in the starkest... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

A Boomtown's Echo

facilities or your utilities, it means that your electric prices have gone down. And everyone else’s electric prices are going up. So it’s making business here more competitive—especially energy-intensive businesses. But even the... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

30 Jul 2024
News

Reddit’s Rise

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details

20 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

mean compromising on your own. Often, the two complement each other and that is what makes a win-win solution for everyone. This book gives an inside look into what motivates exceptional companies and how they are a cut above the rest.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

Is Chinese world trade leadership on the horizon? If so, what will it mean for the rest of us? What do YOU think? References: Thomas J. Christensen, The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power (New York: W. W. Norton &... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

report a net credit gain of $25,000. Third, the data only includes small business loans on the balance sheets of banks, not loan originations. This means that loans which have been securitized will not be counted. The Banking Industry... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

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

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

difference across group sizes. Coordination was by no means complete. But a surprisingly high percentage of students, 87 percent on average, contributed at least some of their funds to the collective pool. Of those, 22 percent contributed... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

asks professor John Quelch. 20. Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India Entrepreneurship in both China and India is rising dramatically and thriving under quite different conditions. HBS professor Tarun Khanna explains what it all View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

interest in developing social entrepreneurship courses, and last but not least, practitioners themselves, who are seeking to achieve mission impact as effectively, efficiently, and sustainably as possible. Q: What do you mean by social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

months. The boom may end when interest rates rise from a falling dollar or if there is a surge of commercial overbuilding around the country. A political or terror event could bring things to a halt. Most likely, it will be something unexpected that stalls real estate.... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

13 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?

argue that integration matters a lot. But that means you have to organize your R&D in a truly integrated fashion. Too many companies still have many silos between the key disciplinary areas. Q: What does the future look like for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

knowledge in the future? Sjöman: To share the management knowledge, the Center runs roundtable discussions that give faculty an opportunity to meet with the business community to discuss their research ideas and offer alumni and other businesspeople a View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 May 2024
News

Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears

Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
News

I Gave at the Office

give doesn’t necessarily mean they’re looking for excuses not to give, ever. They may be looking for excuses not to always say “yes,” but rather to say “no” sometimes. Zlatev: Researchers at Yale have coined phrases that I find helpful in... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 2017
News

The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)

yourself in a situation where investors keep saying “no” and you think this means the business is not for you, then it's probably a sign that this isn't the right venture for you. What was your favorite thing to do at HBS when you weren’t... View Details

27 Oct 2016
News

Paying It Forward

profit margins, so getting rid of that problem can mean retailers make their profit, or even double it. “It’s been motivating to create something out of nothing, and make a step change in things, as opposed to just optimizing what’s... View Details