Marvin Bower - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

tremendous changes, and we couldn’t have anticipated the scale or speed at which they have occurred,” says Stanton, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS. “I think there’s an... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 May 2012
Research & Ideas

OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?

inspectors find safety problems is not surprising," says Michael W. Toffel, an associate professor and the Marvin Bower Fellow at Harvard Business School. At the same time, when problems are resolved,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

sufficiently graphic don’t work. “San Francisco policymakers are devoting lots of time and money to fighting it out in court, and they’re operating on the assumption that text warning labels are going to work,” says HBS Marvin View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

and as part of succession planning. Biographies Robert S. Kaplan is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School, and is a cofounder and chairman of Balanced Scorecard... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

an analysis of the debt, and Robert Kaplan, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development Emeritus, cheerfully admitted he would provide "the gloomy panel" with David Walker, founder and CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

22 May 2020
In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

by rigid state licensure requirements, will be able to practice telemedicine for all patients in their regions. Replacing fee-for-service payments with value-based ones will remove the final barrier to delivering such integrated care. Robert S. Kaplan is the Senior... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)

impression that a temporarily shared selfie makes does not disappear when the [photos] disappear,” says social science researcher Leslie K. John, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.

much evidence for that,” says coauthor Robert S. Kaplan, senior fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. The research, conducted at Duke University... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “When people weren’t presented with a privacy notice, their purchase interest was about twice that of those who had... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

company off the ground,” says Bernstein, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at HBS. “At the earliest stages, you have no reputation, no brand name, and you're facing... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

pay the penalty to regulators without it affecting your reputation.” The paper, When the Local Newspaper Leaves Town: The Effects of Local Newspaper Closures on Corporate Misconduct, confirms that the press serves as a watchdog and keeps businesses in check. Heese, the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

percent. In fact, participants’ satisfaction didn’t match the “feedback” condition until after they were given 50 percent or more input. “As soon as firms introduce voting, they are implying a different relationship: ‘We are working together on this,’” says John, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

27 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

social channels before hiring candidates. “These temporary-sharing technologies are supposed to solve this problem of the internet never forgetting,” says Leslie K. John, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

performing costly medical procedures. And that’s a problem, argues Senior Fellow Robert S. Kaplan, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. “It becomes... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

due in part to an overall lack of liquidity. On average, survey respondents with less than $10,000 in monthly bills had only enough cash on hand to cover one month of expenses. “Firms today are very lean and cash-strapped,” says Christopher Stanton, the View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

impartial." Toffel planned and stewards the site with colleagues whose research is similarly devoted to issues surrounding business and the environment: Andrew King, an associate professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School and currently a View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

For instance, ESPN.com and USATODAY.com both ask readers to sign in through Facebook in order to post a comment on a news story. "If you log in to a site through Facebook, they get your profile picture, among other things," says Edelman, an associate professor and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business, Government, and the International Economy. You Might Also Like: Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes? Is It... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

June 2012 working paper, Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of an Employee Suggestion-Driven Improvement Program. Tucker is an associate professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit, and the Marvin View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

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