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- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
suggests that at least some online content creators, namely bloggers, respond to the arrival of advertising revenue by changing what they cover, drifting toward subjects of broad interest—money, sex, and celebrities—to the detriment of... View Details
- 31 Oct 2006
- HBS Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
examines how CEO Shigeyuki ("Shiggi") Yawata moves Sumida toward a U.S.-inspired "committee system" for its board of directors, the first Japanese company to do so. The case was a collaborative project undertaken by... View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that investment paying off?... View Details
- 20 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It
there is established research showing that while it's true that facial expressions reflect how you feel, you can also 'fake it until you make it.' In other words, you can smile long enough that it makes you feel happy. This work extends that finding on facial feedback,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
through changes in problem solving, coordination, and standardization. They also draw on a framework of 4 principles of the Toyota Production System defined by HBS professor Kent Bowen and Steven Spear (HBS DBA '99): Rule 1: All work... View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
Historians have the wisdom granted by time. But for researchers trying to understand current events, especially in the helter-skelter Internet age, the world can change completely before the digital ink dries on the manuscript. That... View Details
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
of Nonprofit Organizations in June, a joint executive education program presented by the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, Harvard's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, and the Harvard Kennedy School. He will co-chair the HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
Beijing National Stadium, also called the "Bird's Nest," has been in use since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (bingdian) Few sporting events can equal the pageantry, scale, and drama of the Olympic Games. When an Olympic host city is announced, champagne... View Details
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
headquarters maximize an organization's overall revenues by efficiently (and effectively) monitoring the desires of consumers representing a wide range of ethnicities and income levels, large families and singletons? Much has been written... View Details
- 02 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay
when it comes to those much-maligned golden parachutes. Ferri sees say on pay as a tool utilized "quite judiciously" in the past. "There's no evidence that the process was hijacked by special interests. And it works quite... View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
In the new book International Strategy: Context, Concepts, and Implications, Harvard Business School Adjunct Professor David J. Collis presents a comprehensive guide to a topic of ever-increasing relevance for managers across all sectors and industries. View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads
Advertisers pay millions of dollars to air TV ads that, by some estimates, more than a third of viewers skip over with digital VCRs or by switching channels or tuning out altogether. New research View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Babies
foster care, the vast number of children available for adoption is the most obvious "low-tech" solution to satisfy demand. However, this availability is complicated by racial preferences (most people want children who look like... View Details
- 31 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Climate Change Puts Heat on GMs
What is the responsibility of business regarding social issues? And how does that jibe with maximizing profits? In "UBS and Climate Change—Warming Up to Global Action?" Associate Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Professor Forest Reinhardt present the... View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
working closely with students in small groups, assisting teachers, and running extracurricular programs.) The ethos of the school centers on a “no excuses,” high standards approach for performance and behavior, backed by a system of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers
context of the health-care industry drew instant attention. Preventable medical errors resulting in injury cost the industry somewhere between $9 billion and $15 billion a year, the report stated. Even more shockingly, by some measures... View Details
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
world," notes Simons. The topic of marketing, taught by Professor John Quelch, is brought up to the executive boardroom level, says Simons. “There's a realization that they only have so much time left.” Professor Julio Rotemberg... View Details
- 17 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Expectations, Network Effects and Platform Pricing
- 28 Jun 2010
- HBS Case
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
details how one institution has implemented its own version of health-care reform, taking overall performance levels from well below average to the top 10 percent in the industry. Coauthored by HBS assistant professor Anita Tucker and... View Details