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- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
appear to be related to excuse-driven motives. A new study confirms that individuals often avoid information to make themselves feel better about the decisions they make. But the results also suggest that a variety of other factors can... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
ordinary managers. In The Innovator's DNA, the authors identify five capabilities demonstrated by the best innovators: (1) Associating: drawing connections between questions, problems, or ideas from unrelated fields; (2) Questioning:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
Park, outside of Shanghai, from norm-changing mimes in Bogota to rule-of-law enforcing anti-corruption authorities in Hong Kong. From these recent experiences, we try to extract a few key principles that characterize governance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
authority on leadership — sees this phenomenon as a sign of the times. "The transition from the industrial age to the information age is a huge shift," he notes. "In all of human history, there have only been two other socioeconomic... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015
Publications In press Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes When Doing Good Is Bad in Gift-giving: Mis-predicting Appreciation of Socially-responsible Gifts By: Cavanaugh, A., F. Gino, and G.J. Fitzsimons Abstract—Gifts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
Instead, they practice the art of reflection “in the cracks and crevices of their everyday lives” to help them make better decisions day by day and problem by problem. Badaracco recommends four design principles for reflection. Like... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment
the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and LISH research scientist Michael Menietti; as well as George Washington University’s Zoe Szajnfarber and Jason Crusan. “Given that these types of decisions can... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
was just one of many obstacles that he encountered. He needed to convince lots of customers to rely less on his former business, trucking. McLean also needed to persuade port authorities to redesign their dockyards to accommodate the... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
industry (and the financial sector more generally). Love and Money Rachel Greenwald , Founder & CEO, Elevated Connections + More Info – Less Info Relationships are big business. Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) is a celebrity matchmaker, an executive fellow at HBS, and a... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
interviewing hundreds of microfinance clients around the globe, the authors were able to identify five tools drawn from management accounting where improved knowledge would have a substantial impact including cost management, throughput... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener
they are most highly valued in CEO candidates, the authors found. While corporations still require top executive candidates to possess “concrete” skills, such as financial expertise, administrative and operational experience, and... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
is to evaluate their size or growth potential, right? Not according to Krishna Palepu and Tarun Khanna. In Winning in Emerging Markets, these leading scholars on the subject present a decidedly different framework for making this crucial choice. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
identity are aligned, in the sense that each supports the other. In particular, decentralized decision making requires that individuals have the correct sense of “who we are.” At the outset of a change effort, management often does not... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases
for the research. Farronato hopes to eventually study the impact of searching solely with images. Embedded inside a retailer’s new rollout In 2021, the authors collaborated with one of the largest e-commerce platforms in China as it... View Details
- January 15, 2019
- Article
Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?
By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
outsource at the right price. 4. Delegate authority to someone who will follow through on the threat The time, energy, and resources that you devote to reaching agreement can suggest that you're desperate for a deal—any deal. The greater... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
the whole picture and embrace the complexity inherent in shifting one’s operations or organizational design. For example, the company’s decision to increase the use of recycled PET that is more sensitive to moisture has implications for... View Details
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
environments.” If central banks had used economic models that account for variations in the speed of firm’s pricing decisions rather than their traditional forecasting tools, policymakers might have detected rising inflation sooner,... View Details
- 10 Feb 2020
- In Practice
6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy
professor and author of International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications. 5. Companies can test everything “Firms can now rapidly and cheaply experiment with crucial competitive decisions like... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost