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- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Bill Clinton about allegations of his having had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In his answers, the president speaks in the present tense as a way of dodging Lehrer’s questions. Jim Lehrer: “No improper... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?
purchase a home than to rent one in 95 percent of America. This one racist policy has led to an affordable housing crisis that impacts most White home buyers today. “I often ask how racism harms those at the bottom of the imaginary... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
Twenty-year-old entrepreneurs became mega-millionaires, but not for long. It turned out that the “new economy” of that time was a house of cards. It’s a good time to ask the question again. Policies of the Federal Reserve in concert with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
the same time," Ebrahim notes. "Delivering emergency relief and basic services in sanitation, water, and housing is easier to measure than impacts on public policy or on good governance, freedoms, and rights. Societal transformations—such... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
their houses to total strangers who may or may not be serial killers. Five VC firms rejected the nascent company’s pitch outright, and another two didn’t even bother to reply. “Investors must have thought, who would ever do this?” says... View Details
- 25 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse
rich text where others struggle. In phase 6 some people find that actually taking action is what stops them. They can do all the analysis and introspection, but when it comes time to stop and "do it"—ask for the promotion, buy the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2021
- HBS Case
The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?
became the thriving business district known as "Black Wall Street." At the heart of Desai’s case is Regina Goodwin, a current Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, whose ancestors lost more than $75,000 in the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Apr 2022
- What Do You Think?
As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?
“Disney divider: CEO fueds and staff walkouts are rocking the House of Mouse,” Fortune. Alex Sherman, “’Extremely awkward’: Bob Chapek and Bob Iger had a falling out, they rarely talk—and the rift looms over Disney’s future,” CNBC. Your... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
was the harsh reality facing four women determined to make their mark in the city: Maxeme Tuchman, a Miami-born daughter of Cuban immigrants, 2012 graduate of HBS, and former teacher, was fresh off a White House fellowship in 2016 when... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 21 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?
economic growth and job creation," groused one congressman during a House subcommittee hearing on OSHA last year, sharing the private frustrations of many employers. The debate over the agency has gone on for years, in part because there... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
traffic-snarled commutes. But right now, with offices, schools, and day cares closed, those time-on-your-side benefits have evaporated for many remote workers who no longer have the house to themselves and are struggling with the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
As a driver of both the overall economy and of individual wealth, real estate is pretty hard to beat. As Harvard Business School professor Arthur Segel says, real estate is the largest asset class in the world—the value of housing in the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
instance. In buying a house or a car, a disparity in knowledge can cause purchasers to feel anxious over bargaining for the best price. In the study Can Nervous Nelly Negotiate? How Anxiety Causes Negotiators to Make Low Frst Offers, Exit... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
University of Zurich. Workers with long commutes dislike their jobs more Previous research shows the longer people commute, the lower their job satisfaction and the more likely they are to quit. In one 2006 survey, people said that the morning journey between View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
did you choose to take this job?" She thought for a few seconds, and then said that she truly loved helping people in need-the firm's clientele. She was enormously motivated by developing (and then executing) senior housing concepts... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
rarely used it. Building the house was the motivating factor—not having the house. "You have to be sure that your family are engaging in work that is really causing them to feel like they are achieving important things," Christensen says.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
packages and devices via a software bill of materials. In April 2018, the leaders of the US Congress House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to the Linux Foundation, acknowledging the critical importance of... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
carefully, relying heavily on his own deep knowledge and cumulative experience of the past. This seemed very powerful to me and served as a kind of miner's headlamp for a young scholar. A third aspect of Al's legacy is that he was an inductive scholar; he built the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
declaring they have told the truth. In 2014, the White House assembled a cross-agency group called the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, tasked with improving the efficacy of federal programs by leveraging the findings of behavioral... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
celebrate. The influx of wealthier professionals has driven up housing costs, increased the pace of gentrification, and threatened the city's rich racial and socioeconomic diversity. Tensions came to a head in December 2013, when a group... View Details