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15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

workplace interactions. Building on West and Zimmerman's (1987) now classic articulation of gender as "the product of social doings," we describe this organizationally induced behavior as "undoing" gender. We use this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

Vogel pointed to technical sectors, such as electronic games, as a sign that "Japan is a lot more creative than it is given credit for." It was impossible to discuss the role of business in Japan's recovery without discussing... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

IT-related startups, a 6.6%–14% yearly increase in the number of individuals employed in IT related jobs, and a 5%–16% yearly decrease in software-related patents. All of these outcomes help to increase productivity and competitiveness at... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

mind. Implications for mind perception, dehumanization, and intergroup relations are discussed. August 2013 Journal of Applied Psychology Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity By: Lee, Jooa Julia, Francesca Gino, and Bradley... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

regarding the causal links between entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth still call for explanation. It remains unclear, for instance, whether William Baumol's neat distinction between productive and unproductive... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

innovation across their product lines. I also do a fair amount of work with a large IT company that sees enormous opportunities in energy monitoring, water monitoring, and waste monitoring. In general, I work with large companies to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression, and to contribute to creating a new science of leadership. We have two or three more years of development left to do, and eventually we will produce the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2011
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PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The most effective managers have the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

insurance companies would worry that their commanding positions in many metropolitan statistical areas are threatened. In nearly half of the largest population centers in America, one private insurer has at least 50 percent of the market. Their greatest strength is... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

fully solve the recent problems. Q: Are there inherent flaws in the set up of an asset management business? Given that it is a business, can it properly look after the needs of its investors while also looking after the bottom line? A: Ironically, the primary challenge... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10

managed, while multinational, dispersed shareholder, and private-equity owned firms are typically well managed. Stronger product market competition and higher worker skills are associated with better management practices. Less regulated... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

From the dawn of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869 to the widespread embrace of consumer products like cell phones and iPods in our time, the story of American business is in constant motion, never at rest—or at ease. A new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News

13 May 2014
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"freemium" business model, which is used by some Internet businesses and smartphone application developers to give users free basic features of a digital product and access to premium functionality for a subscription fee. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Teaching Note

Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?

By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Barnett and Stacy Straaberg

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-096. View Details

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Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation

By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett

How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details

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14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

that colleagues support one another's efforts to do the best work they can. That has always been true for efficiency reasons, but collaborative helping becomes even more vital in an era of knowledge work, when positive business outcomes depend on high View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

field and the central research questions that it sought to answer. However, the commitment to engage with the complexities of business and the disinclination to rely on models with simplistic assumptions about business behavior also enabled business history to be... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

the Bind of Necessary Evils: Psychological Engagement and the Production of Interpersonally Sensitive Behavior," in the Academy of Management Journal. The researchers joined forces and shared their insights on this tricky topic in an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

was how long it would take us to get there. We are suggesting that the day may finally be arriving. The implications, if so, will be numerous and important. Various chapters in the book describe how business strategy, production... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAcademia Barilla Harvard Business School Case 507-001 Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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What’s Next for Japan

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

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Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

Earth Day Reflections

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It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

First Look: January 10

The Times Captures History of American Business

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Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?

Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation

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Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

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