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- 24 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 24
Organizations Authors:Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan Rivkin Publication:Administrative Science Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Theorists argue that an organization's high-level choices, such as its organizational design or the attributes of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Lingo 101
opened in 1953 (and later updated in 2004), and the horseshoe-shaped classroom layouts were specifically designed to facilitate case method learning. BAKER: Baker Library is equipped to assist MBA students with the breadth of their... View Details
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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Faculty for more details). In addition, the Center participates in the design and delivery of the START orientation program for new HBS faculty as well as various case method teaching programs offered by HBS to faculty from business... View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49266 Forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes The Highest Form of Intelligence: Sarcasm Increases Creativity Through Abstract Thinking for Both Expressers and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
bonding with these influencers,” Vettese says. “They have regular conversations back and forth, and they think of the influencers as being directly ingrained in their day-to-day lives.” Some of the most popular beauty influencers the... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
estate company—they have a lot of buildings,” says MarcAntonio Awada, head of research and data science at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3). For an investor looking for an edge, the distinction could be critical.... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
and be a model for future businesses. Raya Partners: Profitability and Purpose TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History Key concepts: Corporate strategy This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the... View Details
- 12 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?
—Buell explains in a new working paper, “Last Place Aversion in Queues.” "If I can’t look behind me and see someone else is willing to wait longer than me, I start to question whether waiting in line is worthwhile” Buell’s research investigates how operations can... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
of the bell curve, says Avery, product designers can discover truly innovative breakthroughs. "Only by looking at consumers who fall within those tails of the normal distribution can you understand the extremes," she says. "And they often... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
of survey and experimental research to focus on a key measure psychologists have dubbed "cultural metacognition." The term refers to a person's reflective thinking about his or her cultural assumptions. It seems to have a strong effect on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
dynamics of courtship. While the podcast focused primarily on heterogeneous relationships, marriage, and monogamy, I couldn’t help but think of the parallels with cofounder relationships. My brain is in the entrepreneurship space most of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 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 packaging View Details
- 26 May 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth
Grinnell/SEAs) Even while honing her entrepreneurial skills, Sweeney continued to build new machines. Since coming to Harvard, she’s designed a fleet of spacecraft to clear small debris from low-Earth orbit, a robotic plant to mimic... View Details
- 30 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me
overwhelmed by insecurity - thinking that my background did not measure up to what I perceived to be the "prototypical" HBS student, and that Birmingham, Auburn University, and Georgia-Pacific are not hometowns, institutions, or companies... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The COVID Two-Step for... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
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Jean Luo
and designers to understand what drives people and create live features and stories. We were doing something that connected people and made them happy.” Despite her satisfaction, Jean was eager for more education. “I love being in an... View Details
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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
designed for newly appointed CEOs of public parent companies with annual revenues of $2 billion or more. Faculty & Participant Preparation The faculty interviews each participant before the Workshop to identify issues of particular... View Details
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
overestimating one's value to an organization, and thinking in a short-term perspective. Questions that should be asked throughout the process of a job change are mentioned. The effect of psychological, social, and time pressures on a job... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?
about how an algorithm works—but following its advice based on trusting the people who designed and tested it—can lead to better decision-making and financial results for businesses, say researchers affiliated with the Laboratory for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
How can online advertising fraud be detected and prevented? What should we look at, where should we look, and what methods and tools should we use? These questions are relevant to anyone who buys online advertising. According to HBS professor Ben Edelman, an expert on... View Details