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- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
negatively impact job performance. But companies can mitigate these effects by adopting specific human resource policies, says Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 May 2013
- Op-Ed
Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again
industries. Research funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sowed the seeds for the internet and advanced computer graphics. And massive investments by the National Institutes of Health in biomedical research, including the View Details
- Student-Profile
Dafna Bearson
Doctoral candidate Dafna Bearson’s (she/her) interests lie at the intersection of technology, human capital, and business strategy. “How do businesses adjust in the face of new technologies? Why might similar businesses make different... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice
says. “The mentor might suggest, ‘Why don’t you do a better marketing campaign?’ The problem is, I’m not sure money spent on ads would improve help, and the cost of marketing might even lead to lower profits and performance.” The mixed outcomes may also be due to View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
If you happen to be in need of human cadavers, you'll have more success targeting married nursery school teachers than, say, married cowboys or firefighters. That's essentially the implication of a new study that explores a previously... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
really know? Has enough attention been focused on what is an admittedly difficult issue to examine, considering that compensation is only one of many factors in an organization's performance? Given the fact that we're talking about tens... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
detection of cancer is a key factor in survival rates. Day Zero Diagnostics research team (photo by Susan Young) Working with a team from Harvard Medical School, Kelley, who holds a master’s in public health, is commercializing a method... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
It is commonly accepted in economic circles that a country can grow faster by making key investments in sectors such as technology and in R&D and human or physical capital. But can a country also grow by saving more? A recent working... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
excerpt, Thomas describes the key factors that made the initiative a success. Any major corporate change will succeed only if a few key factors are in place: strong support from company leaders, an employee... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
confront daily," Lu notes. "Working directly with people and their families humanized those numbers. Witnessing the impact of these enterprises on my clients' lives and the benefits gained by the community was incredibly rewarding." Lu... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
was becoming, according to Saks manager Robert Fiske, "a very dominant factor on the cosmetics scene." The Lauder line, he added, "was probably the number-three treatment line" behind those of Helena Rubinstein and... View Details
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
schedules, and other factors in an era when computers were helpful but not critical to pricing strategy. The result: A price change was more an annual or semiannual event. But these days, when companies can analyze consumer data and use... View Details
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
It's a funny image that touches the underlying anxiety some firm leaders express about managing and maximizing human resources. When their people get on the elevator at night, there's no guarantee they'll be back the next day. More than... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- What Do You Think?
Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?
made on the right side or the left side of the brain. But this will never lead to deciding by a mechanical means, nor in predicting a decision outcome." There was even concern expressed about the efficacy of MRI-based research on View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
world. Kanter believes that attaining this higher level requires "deep systemic change ...and a deeper emphasis on human skills that build meaningful community out of mere connections." Based on a landmark project with rare on-site... View Details
- 05 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues
comes from never-ending, short-term pressures of the stock market. An even greater factor is the global nature of competition today, which pits American organizations directly against counterparts in Asia, where work days are long and... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
financial success of companies. In fact, I am teaching a second-year elective, titled Strategies Beyond the Market, in which we investigate these linkages. Trust is obviously an important example for a factor beyond the market. Many... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
identification. Download the paper: http://www.imanet.org/pdf/11_09_epstein.pdf Nameless + Harmless = Blameless: When Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Influence Judgment of (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:Francesca Gino, Lisa Lixin Shu, and Max... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
Influence (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:F. Gino and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract In four laboratory studies, we find that regulatory focus induced by situational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne