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- 17 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity
To The Lab With that supporting data in hand, the team decided to test the weather/productivity connection in the controlled setting of a research lab. The goal was to establish causality for the correlative findings. "I love when you... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
socially connected than they themselves are. In Study 1, the prevalence of this belief was documented in a large sample of first-year students (N=1099). In Study 2, the prevalence of this View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
practical basis, names are very important for doing deals in Islamic countries, as in most of the world, the professors said. Who you know is key. Similarly, relationships and family connections are vital in business. "Relationships... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Effects of Inconsistent Work Schedules on Employee Lateness and Absenteeism
By: Caleb Kwon and Ananth Raman
Problem Definition: Employee lateness and absenteeism pose challenges for businesses, particularly in the retail industry, where punctuality is vital for optimal store operations and customer service. This paper relates employee lateness and absenteeism with... View Details
Kwon, Caleb, and Ananth Raman. "The Effects of Inconsistent Work Schedules on Employee Lateness and Absenteeism." Working Paper, August 2023.
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper offers a new approach to community transformation which calls for leaders to use technology to inform and connect people. We need to convert the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs
released On Competition, Porter collects his most influential articles from HBR, and adds new work on health care, philanthropy, social responsibility, and leadership. This excerpt, coauthored with Harvard Business School professors Jay... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
multicultural social interactions in the context of negotiations, work teams, and global leadership. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50440 2015 Handbook of Qualitative Organizational Research: Innovative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
gone. This is an opportunity to learn Slack and Zoom and have a mentor teach you how to use these tools. The second thing is, working remotely is very effective if you can also restructure the organizational processes for how communication happens, how View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
grit—complete with a social conscience—form the basis of a new Harvard Business School case, "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Professor Nancy F. Koehn, a leading historian, coauthored the case with... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies, I explore how some leaders embrace “deep purpose” as a generative force that can be a catalyst to achieve both impressive economic results and positive social impact.... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- Forthcoming
- Book
How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage
By: Ranjay Gulati
What leads people to speak truth to power, share bold new ideas, or put their lives on the line? Most of us chalk it up to personality, presuming that our heroes are naturally fearless. But what if courage isn’t simply a matter of personality? What if it’s something... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage. HarperCollins, forthcoming.
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
connections to acquire licenses in multiple states. Unfounded fears of a marijuana frenzy Despite these potential benefits, the legislation proposed by Schumer and his colleagues has faced lukewarm support and pushback. People worry that... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
“filthy.” “The semantic connection gives us some reassurance that consumers reading those reviews could actually infer hygiene information,” they write. Not surprisingly, customers weren’t in a hurry to visit such businesses. The... View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
diverse urban charter school were at first frustrated in their attempts to connect with and socialize students, but learned valuable lessons about asking questions and sharing information about themselves to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
theorized to be 1) normative or value-laden, 2) progressing in bursts of change over time, 3) socially constructed and culturally embedded, and 4) associated with logics that shape practices. We develop a framework, outlining the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
2006) Anyone in sales will tell you that social networks are critical. The more contacts you have, the more leads you'll generate and, ultimately, the more sales you'll make. But that's a vast oversimplification. Different configurations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
investors have to say—and how they behave—not on gut feel or instinct. Continually fine-tune your strategy based on changes in the marketplace—for example, a new technology, a social trend, a government regulation, or a competitor's... View Details
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
more information about the relationship to societal outcomes than the Gini coefficient. For instance, consider the connection between inequality and obesity. In studying our data, we find no significant correlation between inequality and... View Details
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
this period of renaissance, and the fiercest labor market in recent memory, companies should take steps to redefine the purpose of the office as a tool rather than a destination. For example, the office can become a tool to enhance specific collaborative efforts, View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
finance value different sets of skills: innovating in S&E calls for in-depth knowledge and/or interest in a specific subject area, whereas finance tends to value a combination of general analytic skills and social skills over academic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel