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- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
Washington University; and Lucia Macchia, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy. The research is particularly relevant, they say, given that many early educators today are focusing on willpower,... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
product line. Everybody can understand it,” says Harvard Business School Professor Robert J. Dolan. “Then it got incredibly complicated.” In May, Peloton reported its biggest quarterly loss since its 2019 initial public offering and said... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
interactions they needed to succeed. When managers understand the building blocks for team work, they can allocate time better and select the right communication tools, whether teams are dispersed or together, a new study from Harvard Business View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
Generations of Black business owners have had to fight discrimination to prosper in America, but a new study suggests that these entrepreneurs are now gaining more support in parts of the country when they make their presence known. The study, coauthored by Harvard... View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
School Assistant Professor of Business Administration Andy Wu to conduct a study that asked: Does the daily commute affect innovation and productivity for tens of millions of workers? And if so, what are the implications for companies... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52626 Harvard Business School Case 217-071 GE Capital After the Crisis Keith Sherin, CEO of GE Capital, faced a decision on which hinged billions of dollars and the fate of one of America’s... View Details
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- 08 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate
splitting off into more isolated and well-defined communication networks, according to research by Harvard Business School Professor Tiona Zuzul. The authors of the working paper stress that this shift is not necessarily negative, noting... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
employees influences their startup's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs who varied in their managerial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, Harvard Business School professor Ethan Rouen walked through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was unsettled by the silence and emptiness in a spot that is... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 02 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women
co-researchers, Jennifer Dannals of Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, and Nir Halevy and Margaret Neale, both of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, analyzed data from 2,552 MBA... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs who varied in their managerial style. We find that entrepreneurs who received advice from peers with an active... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
out. These agents are more likely to alter their electronic currency balance on a day (rebalance). In contrast, agents trained in person but who receive summary statistics of transaction volumes or agents who are notified about the program and not offered View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
Business School Associate Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury examined how, when, and whether nonstop flights could spark an increase in new ideas. In a broad examination of flight and patent data, Choudhury and co-authors found that a 10... View Details
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
should purchase the used Toyota Camry. How consumers weigh those decisions is crucial information for retailers, and is the subject of recent research by Harvard Business School doctoral candidates Todd Rogers and Katy Milkman, in... View Details
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
emerged in areas ranging from labor markets to credit applications to housing—sometimes made worse by a lack of regulation, the absence of in-person interactions, and the use of automation and big data. How can companies reverse the tide?... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
tougher, especially when there is no opportunity for in-person interactions. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons... View Details
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg. "Nobody knows what strategic conversations are actually unfolding." For that reason, many CEOs are reconsidering the classic command-and-control structure in which a few people are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams
we do work?" Even with Salesforce’s extra muscle, Slack’s executives have puzzled over how to compete with a free rival, a new Harvard Business School case study illustrates. Now, a David-and-Goliath contest is underway, and the outcome... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
effective way to mobilize nonvoters and persuade those who are undecided.” Getting the ground game right Candidates who accept the limited benefits of TV and shift resources to in-person outreach—whether by the candidate, a proxy, or a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
For senior managers at many firms, the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic came with a huge concern: Would the loss of in-person conversations keep them from mentoring or simply establishing rapport with employees,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert