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- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
people. That’s a big transition that many people can’t make.” Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge It’s a problem that can permeate any layer of a business—a star performer is tapped to become a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
fresh new language so that you can explain, both to yourself and to others, what is occurring for you within each of the Four Element arenas. This movement from access to implicit knowledge to finding new language for what is implicit is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity
efficiency. In "Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity," the authors show that workers are especially productive on rainy days, simply because they're not tempted by the possibilities of a sunny day—a walk in the park, for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
wouldn’t work here.” Sweden’s distinctive business-welfare model is rooted in the country’s long, stable history. First settled by Vikings and other migrants, a small southern kingdom emerged in the 11th... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
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- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
the past two decades by following an approach its founder calls “the Walmartization of healthcare.” The hospital delivers world-class results for cardiac patients, provides an excellent work environment to... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
Misconduct? How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives The Yelp Factor: Are... View Details
- 11 Dec 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Three Perspectives on Team Learning: Outcome Improvement, Task Mastery, and Group Process
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
is senior editor for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Mark Kostich] Related Reading: Public Sentiment and the Price of Corporate Sustainability Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
co-researchers wanted to find out whether sustainable investment capital is flowing to companies that are in the best position to solve the urgent and complex problems created by climate change. In their new View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
working closely with students in small groups, assisting teachers, and running extracurricular programs.) The ethos of the school centers on a “no excuses,” high standards approach for performance and behavior, backed View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Jan 2020
- In Practice
6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart
World on Fire. Image: Eoneren Related Reading When Your Passion Works Against You What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities Related reading from the View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
followed. These books, which explored the origins of the modern large-scale business enterprise, were marked by their intellectual rigor, depth of research, and sweeping argument. They displayed a multidisciplinary approach that has made... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
Competitive Advantage Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 21 Jan 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Learning from Customers in Outsourcing: Individual and Organizational Effects
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
can focus so much on reaching the stretch goal that they fail to realize how this has dumped other work on their co-workers, led the company to accept mortgages that are too risky, etc. This behavior prompted View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
'diversity' really mean? Keynote speaker Anna Holmes—founder of Jezebel.com, columnist for the New York Times Sunday Book Review, and editorial director of the digital company Fusion—recalled an event from a decade ago, while she was View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
says. “Those sentiments are much harder to instill for countries, but it’s possible, and marketing can help.” Danielle Kost is senior editor at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Image: Pglam View Details