Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (484) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (484) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (1,356)
    • People  (14)
    • News  (358)
    • Research  (484)
    • Events  (6)
    • Multimedia  (20)
  • Faculty Publications  (230)

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (1,356)
    • People  (14)
    • News  (358)
    • Research  (484)
    • Events  (6)
    • Multimedia  (20)
  • Faculty Publications  (230)
← Page 22 of 484 Results →
Sort by

Are you looking for?

→Search All HBS Web
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

stocks held by these funds have lower volatility, and flows out of these funds have smaller spillover effects on other funds holding the same securities. Our results provide evidence of meaningful fire sale externalities in the mutual... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 19

from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally disabled individuals. Since its establishment in 1982, the organization has aimed to integrate the mentally... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

meaningful standard. In the same week that Everest was being littered with trash by one group while another band of hikers was organizing to pick it up, a different kind of record was being broken. Golfer Annika Sorenstam had beaten out... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
  • 28 Jan 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews

over 33 million reviews for local businesses, with some sporting more than 1,000 reviews each. How, then, does a consumer make sense of the spate of opinions, many of which contradict each other? New research suggests a scientific way to aggregate reviews in a way that... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Food & Beverage
  • 03 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 3

diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than making progress in meaningful work. If a person is motivated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

avoidable ways. This article is based on the analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that involved high-level managers in their companies. The analysis uncovered four major types of actions that reduce View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 18 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

revealed eight key factors to prevent Olympic sites from becoming white elephants from the viewpoints of venue sustainability and Olympic legacy: removal of specific equipment like a track after the Olympic Games; reducing capacity after the Olympic Games; continuous... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

growth requires. This article explores six common mistakes that executives make in this arena: 1) Failing to provide the right kind of oversight. The CEO should spend meaningful time with the team and with potential customers; 2) Not... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 11 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

company documents and SEC filings looking for problems, unreasonable risks, or even signs of fraud. "I see much more time being spent—more meetings, longer meetings, more meaningful meetings, and more pre-meeting materials to be... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

task is the organization's mission. Clarity of mission is the starting point and devising corresponding meaningful outcome measures requires considerable creativity and analytical capacity. Furthermore, the challenge is integrating those... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • 18 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

boards concentrate on fundraising and other activities rather than performance management. Executive attention is further divided by the need to take care of a large number of clients on each end of the pipeline—both donors and recipients. And without much emphasis at... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

plants. After much debate around the choice of technology," she continues, "the company reexamined its concerns about the environment and realized they originated in a broader commitment to social responsibility. Managers then began working with the local... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
  • 01 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

When Do Alliances Make Sense?

firms and alliances head-to-head in a meaningful way, which requires measuring their performance in similar situations. "When you see an alliance over here, and a solo firm over there, there's a good reason for that," says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities
  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

relationships. Connection in meaningful relationships is essential to professional learning and development, she believes. Most scholars have tended to focus on careers as they affect individuals. These researchers, for instance, look at... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
  • 17 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

bottom,” she says. Middle managers may fill a critical gap here—especially since the study suggests that they are the ones who often reignite communication after the initial decline. Invest in meaningful ways for employees to... View Details
Keywords: by Ami Albernaz
  • 27 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?

team found that a sense of making progress on meaningful work was the single most important factor in igniting creativity, satisfaction, and productivity among employees–far more than factors like monetary compensation, praise, or... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Mar 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

plastic packaging. One day, they hope to be able to switch to a truly green alternative as packaging technology advances. The world is a messy place. Gotham Greens’ struggle with packaging illustrates how hard companies and leaders embracing practical idealism must... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • 27 Jul 2019
  • Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

on investment of the targeted ad model they’ve perfected is far superior to traditional advertising. Both Google and Facebook have an effective duopoly on digital advertising, though Amazon is starting to put up meaningful numbers. As... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 17, 2015

contemporary leaders, he selects transparency as his tool. He is, however, unique in adopting a highly nuanced approach to implementing transparency. In the process, he not only leads a fantastic organizational turnaround but also helps to make otherwise... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

the last decade, a variety of novel patent intermediaries have emerged. We discuss how several online platforms have started services for buying and selling patents but have failed to gain meaningful traction. And new intermediaries that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • ←
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • →

Are you looking for?

→Search All HBS Web
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.