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- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
cannot get out of health care, no matter what kind of health insurance system is put in place. They bear the cost of poor health in the form of sick days, absenteeism, reduced productivity at work, and early retirements of skilled... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
clients may be served by separate organizational units that are under common control and/or ownership. Second, a family of hybrid conflict polices has evolved that feature elements of the split account system long practiced in Japan,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
The company's new head of product management has designed a system to address a point of constant tension: whether to build custom features in response to new customers' request, even if these custom features entail expensive departures... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
Understanding Psychological Safety in Healthcare and Education Organizations: A Comparative Perspective By: Edmondson, Amy C., Monica Higgins, Sara J. Singer, and Jennie Weiner Abstract—Psychological safety plays a vital role in helping... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
leadership at the top. This requires a more complete understanding of the processes of the company from a strategic perspective. That understanding implies that systems cannot substitute for management in the resource allocation process.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
toward sharks. Given that nature documentaries are often regarded as objective and authoritative sources of information, it is critical that documentary filmmakers and viewers are aware of how the soundtrack can affect the interpretation of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Markets Authors:Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna Publication:Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 4 (December 2011) Abstract Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on meaningful engagement with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
requires turning away from what made them successful. The tightly integrated business systems that have worked in their home markets are unlikely to secure their future in global markets. Samsung has steadily navigated this paradox to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
the ways that firms have sought to "game" the system. We explore why the system is breaking down and propose a way in which standard setting could be redesigned to address these problems. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
educational system. The business community can actually serve as a force to oppose or support anything the government does." Nigeria is trying to get the business community involved in a national economic summit to look at the budget... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
financial crisis, but they may be hard to get rid of. The Washington political system struggles to deal with this gigantic fiscal challenge, and—no surprise—large tax increases and large expenditure reductions are not high on politicians'... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
medical devices after they are approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities. Historically, such surveillance was based on voluntary reports by medical practitioners, but with the widespread adoption of electronic medical records and comprehensive patient... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
residual 48%. The factors most strongly correlated with state fixed effects are the availability of Election Day voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting, as well as electoral competitiveness. Education is the only variable... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
and some 1,000 cases. By the time he became professor emeritus in 1997, he had taught some seven thousand Harvard MBA students and ten thousand Executive Education participants in programs at Soldiers Field and abroad, while advising... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Umit Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—The patent system is commonly justified as a way to promote social welfare and, more specifically, technological progress. For years, however, there has been concern that patent litigation is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
Professors Ananth Raman and Roy Shapiro are two members of the HBS faculty team that developed the new Executive Education program, Managing the Supply Chain: The General Manager's Perspective. In this conversation with the Executive... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
Internet's immediacy and wealth of information to educate and advise the consumer. "It all adds up to a real boon for consumers," he notes. "At our Web site, for example, we have posted financial planning information that... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Evidence on Attitudes, Behavior, and Cognitive Biases By: Carpena, Fenella, Shawn A. Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia Abstract—This paper uses a large-scale field experiment in India to study attitudinal, behavioral, and cognitive constraints that can stymie the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
The initial idea was tested in a course called Leading Product Innovation in the executive education program and refined over the years. At this point, more than 1,000 executives participated and the feedback has been enthusiastic.... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
the latter's Vermont farm, according to biographer Richard Parker. Galbraith, in his book The Affluent Society, argued for the importance of fiscal policy in influencing the allocation of resources between rich and poor. This was to be done through the maintenance of a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett