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- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
of jobs over the past few decades. And while trade deals undoubtedly play a role in the global topography of jobs, today many American jobs may hang in the balance based upon a completely different factor: the availability of skilled... View Details
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
Publications August 2014 Management Science Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence By: Brooks, A.W., F. Gino, and M.E. Schweitzer Abstract—Although individuals can derive substantial benefits from exchanging View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
junctures along the three-year road to completing this case." Students Intrigued by First-Draft Case After two years of steady work, Koehn and Helms had enough material to complete a draft case based on... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
what is the right choice is so difficult. "Access to seemingly endless information online means you can find information to support the feasibility of any possible option. This may actually make decisions... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
measurements are often difficult. Many senior managers have come to believe that further investment in new technology and e-commerce is an imperative that is required to maintain or develop a competitive position. They often make expenditures without View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
their optimal strategy faster than the standard second price auction mechanism. Contrary to earlier results within computer science using simulated reinforcement learning agents, we find that both in settings where subjects are given View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
management policy, which aimed at assuring a more secure environment for business. By the early twentieth century, however, the focus had shifted, from business to labor. As a result of industrialization, a great many workers had moved from the farm to the city and had... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
information regarding diagnosis and prognosis, predict treatment efficacy or toxicity, serve as markers of disease progression, and serve as auxiliary endpoints for clinical trials. Some have multiple uses, while others have a specialized... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
changes simultaneously. The globalization of markets and competition, the rapid maturation of the information age, the expansion of the service-based economy, the impact of deregulation and privatization, the explosion of the knowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
Nación, México) "There were all these archives that nobody had looked at," she says. "The documents were so disorganized, it took months to pick through them to get a complete picture. It was not fun all of the time. It was incredibly... View Details
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
Working PapersExplaining International Differences in Entrepreneurship: The Role of Individual Characteristics and Regulatory Constraints Authors:Silvia Ardagna and Annamaria Lusardi Abstract We use a micro dataset that collects View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
personality.” So how do firms increase the likelihood that their ads will go viral? For starters, they need to prioritize entertainment over facts and figures. To paraphrase an old campaign, these are not your father's Oldsmobile ads. "People no longer want a lot of... View Details
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
Miller, an HBS professor with expertise in financial communication, conducted in-depth research on whether and how the press digs up original information on accounting malfeasance—with surprising results. "The press is important in... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
difference across innovation systems is whether disclosure is of intermediate progress and solutions or of completed innovations. We present experimental evidence that links intermediate versus final disclosure not just with quantitative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
income brackets. (The SEC was supposed to complete the rules last year, but has since dragged its feet on implementing them. They are now expected later this year, though it's anyone's guess when.) Crowdfunding wouldn't even exist as a... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
now. In a matter of weeks, as the coronavirus rapidly began taking an increasing number of lives and livelihoods, people suddenly felt as if their future became murkier. When uncertainty and disappointment morph into fear, people often try to gather View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
"Firms today have access to a wealth of information about customers and sales prospects," says Narayandas. "Now more than ever before, companies are able to leverage technology to work more closely and to collaborate in new... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
to-dos, and who's going to do them?" Senior executives tend to think that they can accomplish this by just telling people what to do. But there's a big difference between assigning a task to be completed by next Tuesday vs.... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
professional investors discern when CEOs and other executives in publicly traded firms "either lacked confidence in or were conveying less than complete or reliable information" in their public statements. BIA aimed to give its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne