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  • 20 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 20

diplomacy, are not innate talents but can be learned. It lists problems that research has shown often occur in the process of seeking or giving advice, including being overconfident about one's own perspective, failing to seek advice from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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The Case Method Classroom | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Home Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry Expansion of the Case Method The Case Method Classroom Teaching & The Case Method Impact on View Details
  • 01 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

operating costs. And in turn, the bank gains some expertise about a risky industry. “This was a prime example of how to tailor a financing infrastructure to the local environment” "In my research I look at how operations affect... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage
  • 26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26

whether the testimonial's efficacy increases when information is added about an affiliation the quoted individual shares with the recipient. Research Design and Methods: A total of 5,498 union members were randomly assigned to receive 1... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Nov 2006
  • What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

interview than the interviewee." According to Wally Bock, "When I conducted research I found that the more effective supervisors spent the bulk of their performance evaluation meeting time talking about the future." Forced... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008

communications in a modern organization. We analyze a dataset with millions of electronic mail messages, calendar meetings and teleconferences for many thousands of employees of a single, multidivisional firm during a three-month period in calendar 2006. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

specific results. The Board Scorecard details the tasks to be performed as part of the board's basic mission, and includes activities such as: approve and monitor funding for strategic initiatives, evaluate and reward executive... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
  • 07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7

strategies for launching them for 10 years. In this article he draws on research on dozens of platform sites and products to offer a framework for building a successful platform business. It involves asking five View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

large. Of particular interest to business leaders are a number of case studies of successful BOP business models. The co-editors are all associated with HBS: V. Kasturi (Kash) Rangan and John Quelch are faculty, Gustavo Herrero is executive director of the Latin... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 20

http://www.people.hbs.edu/acuddy/in%20press,%20carney,%20cuddy,%20&%20yap,%20psych%20science.pdf Telegraphs—Shrinking Economic Distances? A Preliminary Enquiry, 1870s-1912 Author: Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Publication: Business Archives: Sources & History, no. 99... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

balancing basic and applied research while demonstrating accountability to the company's stockholders: Our scientists get half of their time for themselves, to be free scientists, to think, to dream, to... View Details
  • 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

underlying your strategy and analyze how it's implemented through your business processes and structures. Drawing on decades of research into performance management systems and organization design, Seven Strategy Questions is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2021
  • News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Swiss Re, which predicts that even if some mitigating actions are taken, global GDP will shrink by 14 percent by 2050 by 18 percent if no actions are taken. Okay, the sky may really be falling. However, research that my co-author, Bonita... View Details
  • 16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

teaching can help faculty resolve a basic dilemma of academia: promotion is often based upon our published research, and we find that responsibilities to teach detract from the mandate to publish. When approached properly, case studies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad

merely consulting daily foreign exchange rates—many others require interpretations of ambiguous information. Auditors and their clients have considerable leeway, for example, in answering some of the most basic financial questions: What's... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, George Loewenstein & Don A. Moore; Accounting; Financial Services
  • 17 Dec 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

case with professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the HBS Global Research Group. The medical services industry hasn't been global historically but is becoming so now, says Khanna. There are several... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

Negotiating Business in China: A Questionnaire Authors:James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian Abstract Cultural differences can affect negotiations in many ways, from influencing the basic motivations and perceptions of the players to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

prerequisites for Alternative Investments? Participants should have completed an undergraduate-level introductory finance course or equivalent at some point during their education and possess a basic understanding of capital markets,... View Details
  • 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

characterized by some boundary conditions (Study 6). We discuss the theoretical contribution of this work to research on moral regulation and ethical behavior. "CEO Relational Leadership and Strategic Decision Quality in Top... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

expertly craft research reports. Asher Salik Student at New York University Prepare for the MBA classroom with the program Harvard Business School offers to incoming students. I majored in engineering and minored in economics as an... View Details