Managing The Future Of Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

period. Stock indexes can affect behavior by functioning as a source of prestige. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53030 Equity Concerns Are Narrowly Framed By: Exley,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

and data on future debt sent to collections. In the first experiment, researchers compared more than 14,000 randomly selected patients for whom RIP Medical Debt relieved a total View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

18 Nov 2009
HBS Case

Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu

He's been called "the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen" for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a deconstructed Spanish omelet served in a parfait glass. Each year, some 2... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

26 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations

negotiation, I'm not sure how I can know whether I'm more powerful than you or you're more powerful than I am or we're equally powerful. One of the things that we've done to further View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

02 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

30, 60 or 90 days repay the loan with cash from customer receipts, all in the same system. In the ongoing conversation of how we drive long-term... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Building an IT Governance Committee

emeritus professor of business at Harvard Business School and a professor of management and organization at the University View Details

Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

Spencer Stuart, directed by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher and management consultant Deborah Bell. The team worked for over a year before that to identify... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

Nutrition and Population Practice of the World Bank. Relevant WHO scientists and field health experts could be seconded to this Unit; they would work out View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’

easy to separate from the day-to-day management of a firm. All a leader would have to do is figure it out once, or hire a consulting firm to figure it out, and make sure it's... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

than three decades exploring how work environments can help or hinder the creative process. What she has found is that while the fruits of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

interviewed were struck by Gerstner's interest and active involvement in the development of high-potential minority and female senior managers and junior executives; he took a... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

result of such despondency, children are not encouraged to go to school; many fail to attend at all or drop out early. Yet many multinational corporations, while undertaking their regular profit-making activities, have View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

19 Sep 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

think a little outside the box. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager? Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but research shows that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

available to its customer-facing employees. In the spring of 2003, Bankinter introduced an Excel-based program called the Mortgage Simulator that helped branch View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

economists as to what the future holds. Are we headed for a “soft landing,” a correction that can be managed so that growth, albeit at a slower pace, will continue to be solid,... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Managers think of businesses in their portfolios as question marks (too early to tell), stars, cash cows, and dogs. Entrepreneurs "harvest" the spoils View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

05 Aug 2010
What Do You Think?

What Is Customer Opinion Good For?

in every offering, the customer's opinion is in fact more important than ever." Gaurav Bhalla said "Creating the future is about understanding customers' value trajectories and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Technology

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

Innovation and experimentation are vital to the longevity of any organization, says Stefan H. Thomke in his new book Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

05 Apr 2021
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?

senior corporate manager and a highly regarded teacher of future leaders. He cites, for example, lessons he learned working with former Morgan... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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