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- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
generally is at a tipping point, with category killers being the first significant casualties of the (r)evolution that is occurring. Retail store asset productivity has been in decline since the start of the recession in 2007, and we... View Details
- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
United States. But appearances can be deceiving. What may look to more casual observers like the end of globalization—or, at least, a major step back—is anything but, suggests a new working paper. Call it instead the “great reallocation,”... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 23 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?
through which to look at what went wrong with the ratings system and how much it has changed. “What we wanted to find out was, are there times that they actually do a good job? Do we find they provide ratings that are accurate?” During... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
bad) looks like at scale and possibly a nice brand for your resume. Startups can offer a chance to do all the things that can be either a blessing or a curse depending on your interests. You may miss out on... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- Web
Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
the probabilities of success are low, extremely skewed, and unknowable until an investment is made. At a macro level, experimentation by new firms underlies the Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction. However, View Details
- 10 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?
Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Prices in the United States rose at the fastest pace in four decades in January, adding pressure to the Federal... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
positively associated with well-being. On the other, interactions with random strangers can sometimes make us happier than interacting with our partner or spouse. “When people are with their significant other, they can be on cruise... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back
Oliver Hauser; Molly Moore, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School; and John-Henry Pezzuto, a doctoral candidate at UC San Diego. We believe women will be more generous Exley and colleagues... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- Web
Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
The seeming randomness by which spontaneous thoughts arise might give people good reason to dismiss them as meaningless. We suggest that it is precisely the lack of control over and access to the processes by which they arise that leads... View Details
- 04 Jan 2017
- What Do You Think?
How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?
Wittenberg addressed the semantics of the question regarding the role of bureaucracies this way: “Likening effortful, reflective thinking to bureaucracy misses the mark. Bureaucracies are focused on decision rights, not decision making,”... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
when people are wanting more." “In reality, very, very few people are wildly successful for an extended length of time. So you want to find an inflection point, where you can leave while you are at the apex, not past it—and most people... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
at all costs, the other that says fail fast, fail often. The trouble is that both approaches lack the crucial distinctions to help us separate good failure from bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to... View Details
- 16 May 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry
When we meet prospective students at information sessions around the world they’re often curious about the student experience at HBS. How does HBS prepare students for the challenges of leadership? What is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details
- 30 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Latina Women in Leadership: Jacqueline Burgos (MBA 2014)
question whether or not they would make a good fit at a top MBA program. If you think you might not be the “right fit,” apply anyways! You may be exactly the missing piece to HBS’s ever-evolving classroom... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
about speaking up at work, incidents in which catastrophe is narrowly averted rise to the surface, spurring important growth and systems improvement. “People don't pay enough attention, especially in the business world, to the potential... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
objective criteria such as price or venue. But what happens when emotion fuels the process? Could it increase efficiency and engagement? Edward McFowland III, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and his coauthors examine this... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
(ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that this is problematic. Information and communication technologies have very different effects on the decisions taken View Details
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
practices that had been recognized by consulting firm McKinsey & Co., they began surveying large and random samples of companies to understand how well best practices were being used. In the first 10 years the project encompassed some... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding