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- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
more drivers. It created a model to understand and identify factors that caused individuals to be interested in signing up to be a Uber driver. Were they part-time workers? Did they own a car? Were they in... View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
we argue that under the right circumstances, these two domains can be shaped by managers in ways that favor one firm over another. By understanding these forces, managers will be in a better position to utilize the full tool kit of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
cautionary tales. Take Charles Darwin, who was despondent in his twilight years because he had not been able to replicate the success of his earlier work, On the Origin of Species. Like many strivers, Darwin was hooked on success, and he didn’t View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Investigation By: Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin More Information About the Unit Through its research, teaching, and course development, the Organizational Behavior Unit creates and disseminates knowledge that advances the View Details
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Latin America - Global
Latin America Mexico City, Montevideo, São Paulo HBS has had a longstanding footprint in Latin America for over 20 years. The Latin America Research Center (LARC) opened in 2000 to satisfy strong interest on the part of the HBS faculty in... View Details
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Private Capital Project
Private equity has become an integral part of the financial landscape, gaining increasing relevance over time. Today, the global private equity sector has surpassed $4.5 trillion. Harvard Business School's broader missions are well-aligned with the View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
see you. It doesn’t rely on what you say. It observes what you do and choose not to do and builds a model of who you are. And as a consumer or a partner [what] you want most is to be seen.” He says that business leaders need to understand... View Details
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Research Thrust
By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
become a $100 million business. Baldwin and her fellow researchers wanted to better understand this path from user innovation to commercial product. What role do user communities play in this process? Are "user-manufacturers"... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ilana D. Weinstein (MBA 1995)
making something happen for yourself. Stuyvesant High School was a big influence because it was such a meritocracy. In college I double majored in English literature and psychology. How people are wired was inherently interesting to me.... View Details
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
Must-have features of yesterday are today's can-live-withouts. Trusted brands are especially valued and they can still launch new products successfully, but interest in new brands and new categories fades. Conspicuous consumption becomes... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Research Summary
Hybrid organizing
By: Julie Battilana
While historically the commercial and social sectors have evolved on fairly separate tracks, over the last 30 years we have witnessed a blurring of the boundaries between these two sectors. In an effort to account for this transition, Professor Battilana’s second... View Details
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
someone who doesn't know a lot about the business. Is that another problem? A: Well, there are two different approaches. What's interesting is sometimes people go for great CEOs who come from what are called CEO factories, like GE or... View Details
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
reduce them. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-012.pdf Thinking about Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change Authors:Sarah Kaplan and Mary Tripsas Abstract We apply a cognitive lens to understanding... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2025
- HBS Seminar
Ramesh Johari, Stanford
- Research Summary
Overview
I have spent my career studying novel talent management practices and their effect on collaboration and performance. My core research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to... View Details
Keywords: Privacy; Transparency; Productivity; Field Experiments; Communication; Design; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance; Groups and Teams; Networks; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Satisfaction; North America; Europe; Asia; China; Japan; Latin America
- 29 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
PRIDE at HBS: Forty Years of Progress
“Joe, do you have an interest in being one of next year’s co-presidents of PRIDE?” “Umm, not really. It sounds very daunting, and I don’t think I am up for the task.” “You’ll do great. Weren’t you on a nuclear submarine? It’s certainly... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
companies, Senior Lecturer Julia Austin has a more nuanced understanding of this reality than most—and a few pointers for anxious founders to keep in mind. “It’s still unpredictable, hard, and illogical in some ways,” Austin says of the... View Details