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- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
a unique aspect of the research setting allows tests of who is responsible for the earnings management. While firms appear unable to increase the frequency of aisle display promotions in the short run, they can reallocate these promotions within their portfolio of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Initiatives & Projects - Faculty & Research
Research Initiatives & Projects Throughout the School’s history, a hallmark of HBS faculty research has been its power in practice. Increasingly, this impact extends beyond the management of firms to the large-scale, cross-disciplinary... View Details
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
are not so different from organizational teams in other fields of life, including business. And watching the career moves of football stars may shed light on how you, too, can plan your next step. That's the message of new research by HBS... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
new group. And in the largest show of confidence in other people demonstrated by anyone mentioned in this book, Nelson Mandela opened discussion on a new constitution for South Africa to thousands of people in town meetings all over his... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
last day of class this past spring, "everyone did a double take," Koehn recalls. Oprah Winfrey was in the house. How the icon of daytime television and chief executive of a major media empire came to HBS after three years of... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
been to teach students and executives strategies for creating value, or integration. Many negotiation scholars and teachers go one step further, arguing that value creation has a positive impact on society in general. After all, if we can View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 10 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest
from Harvard) and she gave me the encouragement and push I needed to take the risk and apply to HBS along with a few other programs. I don't know that I would have applied had I not had someone who looked like me believe in me so strongly... View Details
- 10 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members who... View Details
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
Editor's note: Every year, HBS Professor Clayton Christensen teaches students that well-tested academic theories can help them succeed not just in business, but in life. He expounds upon those lessons in his forthcoming book, How Will You... View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that action is taken to address the problems, and (3) communicating about actions taken. Sixty-nine randomly selected hospitals, 20 of which were randomly selected to engage in the three activities for 18 months, participated in the experiment. Survey results View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
structural change in the economy. Don't overreact, refocus on strategy. This is the moment where you can do some of those things that perhaps would be difficult to do two or three years ago when the markets were expecting you to, with machinelike precision, to View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Apr 2024
- What Do You Think?
What's Enough to Make Us Happy?
timeframe. In my case, I tried to think seriously about it every five years or so. The result was what I like to think of as short-term dreaming within the context of a long-term dream. Think of the lyrics to the tune “Happy Talk” from the Broadway View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
business units and, in particular, how they would work together to create synergy. Align the business units with the corporate strategy. Align the support units with the business units. Create a governance process to ensure that alignment is perpetually maintained.... View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
wondering whether they have anything to do with one another. The first is a news release from The Conference Board reporting that its most recent periodic poll showed that only 45 percent of workers in the U.S. were satisfied with their... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 29 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
DIVERSIFYING OUR CASE PROTAGONISTS: HOW IS HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL DOING A YEAR LATER?
Development (DRFD), have invested in this critical objective for the School. This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and shows the deep commitment our faculty have towards supporting our students and the View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Diversifying Our Case Protagonists: How is Harvard Business School Doing a Year Later?
Development (DRFD), have invested in this critical objective for the School. This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and shows the deep commitment our faculty have towards supporting our students and the View Details
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Giving - Alumni
field immersions give students insights into global business. Read stories Ways to Give There are many ways to show your support—and have a far-reaching impact. By Credit Card By Check By Wire Transfer With Stock Donor-Advised Fund... View Details
- 09 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Economics of Structured Finance
- 27 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Social Network Marketing: What Works?
the research with HBS Working Knowledge. Sarah Jane Gilbert: Your research attempted to answer this question: Do friends within a social network influence online buying behaviors of others in the group? What did you discover? Sunil Gupta:... View Details