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- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
design—reflecting a lack of understanding of the entrepreneurial process—and problematic implementation. Government must play a careful balancing act, combining an understanding of the necessity of playing a catalytic role with an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
Cultural Metacognition & Affect-Based Trust in Creative Collaboration Authors: Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris, and Shira Mor Abstract We propose that managers' awareness of their own and others' cultural assumptions (cultural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
of generating superior long-term returns, and that TDF was a vehicle that provided TIFF's current and potential clients access to this model. But they were aware that they would need to increase their efforts to educate their clients on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
serious leaders are men and women who are animated by a big, honorable mission, who get things done to achieve that mission, who demonstrate consistent emotional awareness as they do this, who motivate others to try to be better and... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
more lucrative, but we find that the effect of performance-based pay rates on dishonesty depends on how readily people can compare their pay rate to that of others. In Experiment 1, participants were paid 5 cents or 25 cents per self-reported point in a trivia task,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
that they are fair. We explore whether children's developing concern with behaving fairly towards others may in part reflect a developing concern with appearing fair to others. In Experiments 1-2, most 6- to 8-year-old children behaved fairly towards others when an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
shareholders, at least in the short term. A combination of regulatory and market forces have recently increased the economic value of environmentalism. Expectations about raising the cost of environmentally irresponsible practices through taxes, along with increased... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
orient new staff more quickly and thoroughly, and how to optimize caseworker compliance with data-gathering goals and objectives. The fact that Roca is even aware of sophisticated issues like the impact of consistency and service delivery... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
consumers not only discuss and disseminate branded content, they also create it. Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a Social Media Blockbuster Most companies should envy the financial and brand awareness brought about by the ALS Ice... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
usually aware of these activities yet turn a blind eye, says Anteby. Why? Is that because such managers are nice people? Or do supervisors see hidden yet important benefits in a company culture that tacitly encourages—and nourishes—gray... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care
millions of middle-class Americans to receive Medicaid. It's also expected that the creation of so-called Obamacare will be a front-and-center issue debated in the 2012 presidential election. This growing awareness that our current system... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
colloquium and asked for their views. Do CEOs see these threats as imminent? In a sense, some of these issues are now factoring into daily business. Consider one example that involves the concern about wealth and income disparity as a threat to capitalism:... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
mind, developed from practices that have been used for thousands of years, to contribute to the self-awareness and self-compassion of leaders. Q: What is mindful leadership, and what are its benefits? A: Mindfulness is a state of being fully present, View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager
entrepreneurs in this book broke with multiple conventions. Not surprisingly, they were often treated by contemporaries as crazy. It turns out that yesterday’s crazies are the historical origins of the sustainable world of the future," says Jones. With growing... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
awareness of cybersecurity issues. Combined with the ability to block ads, the growing costs of acquiring customers online, the experience of “Zoombombing,” and controls on consumer data by EU regulators and others, it’s unclear how much... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
think awareness is heightened, and in this economy there'll be a drop in demand for space, both for apartments and offices,” he says. “With those two things together, I think that the offices with the premier health story will get the... View Details
- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
greatest threats to success. Prepare to make good decisions on the fly. Situational awareness and the ability to learn as you go are critical. Do Negotiation Dynamics Change In A Family Business? Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations... View Details
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
board matters,” Norton says. “When you don’t see the inequality, you’re still aware of it, but it’s less immediately salient. But when you see the blankets and champagne, it brings it home in a more visceral way. You likely can’t help but... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
new study of physician offices transitioning to electronic health records (EHRs) used in managing patient care. In general, larger offices in the study that employed EHRs recorded productivity gains, but certain types of smaller practices lost productivity. “You should... View Details