Construal Level Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2020
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Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS

interesting,” Kenny says. The School’s podcasts are available online and on major podcast platforms. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the School’s podcasts were produced in the HBS Studios, a multimedia facility on the lower level... View Details

30 Sep 2016
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Competing Against Luck

taught many of our alums, Professor Clay Christensen, member of the MBA class of 1979, and a 1992 DBA grad. In addition to his teaching, Professor Christensen has written several influential business books, including The Innovator's Dilemma, which introduces the View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

epitome of the Aston Martin Grand Touring car. Comfortable for two, it has few frills and a high level of luxury and yet is capable of heart-stopping performance and superb handling on the racetrack. Candee examines in detail the history... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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New Releases

into competition at different levels and in different settings. Part One, "Competition and Strategy: Core Concepts," addresses competition and strategy for companies. Part Two, "The Competitiveness of Locations," explores the influence of... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Business Answers the Call

part of a team that is decentralizing the OUSD’s budgeting process. She is also performing analyses and reviews of special-education expen-ditures and policies regarding the closing or consolidation of school sites. Observes Epps, “Leadership and high View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
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One-on-One with Robert McNamara

the inevitable question: Is Iraq in 2004 another Vietnam? “In every large institution,” he replies, “fundamental but highly controversial issues often are not surfaced, and debate at the highest levels is not forced, because it’s... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 2002
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Faculty Research Symposium

thus far, said Amabile, is that the research suggests that workers are incorrect in their frequent belief that they are more creative when they are working under deadline pressure. A dearth of time pressure, however, does not inspire creativity either. “Very high View Details

28 Feb 2025
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Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

Running a business in today’s business landscape gets more difficult every year. Given the level of competition and market ups and downs, it seems one has to either sacrifice one’s personal life for the job or lose everything. But... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Feb 2001
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Drilling Down

covers all aspects of the energy business. "One idea that I believe will be discredited is the mega-merger theory — that Texaco was too small to be relevant." "Fortunately, there are still strategies that allow a smaller operator to be... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

06 Dec 2018
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Source Code

Hawkins’s theories about brain function. (“We don’t do discovery by wet lab,” Hawkins clarifies. “We’re theorists.”) One of the first theories to become a business foundation was Hawkins’s finding that the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

discomfort persisted, though Keen excelled in his work. A paper he'd written, using game theory to explore the liberalization of telecoms, was the ticket to his first job at Metropolitan Fiber Systems; an early project involved analyzing... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

three-part framework, employees at all levels can embed fairness into their everyday practices. Believing in equal opportunity is essential—but it isn’t enough. Offering an evidence-based blueprint, Make Work Fair shows you how to make it... View Details