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- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
easier, and reduced the influence of the integration stages. The courtship stage isn’t necessarily taking up more time during the pandemic—in fact, it may take less since recruits’ schedules are more flexible and there’s less expectation... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
maintaining a supply network for a global pandemic response initiative. Managing supply is particularly challenging for three reasons. First, demand for stockpile quantities is spiky and uncertain, and governments placing orders View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
demonstrates the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of an intervention even without perfectly predicting a firm’s response still has enormous value for setting policy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55959... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and grant‐making bodies. Little is known about the degree to which the crowd differs from experts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
School Case 712-496 In 2006, surgeon Ara Darzi identified several key areas, including acute stroke care, for improving health care across London. In response to his seminal call to action, stroke care was reorganized around eight... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
Limits To Leadership Being the chief executive of any company is a demanding job. Carrying out the responsibilities of a CEO in a professional service firm is exceptionally challenging because the position lacks the inherent power and... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
either back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fighting. Attitudes toward peaceful settlement are expected to be especially obdurate for civilians who have been exposed to violence. In a survey of 1,120 Syrian... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
performance than startups founded by entrepreneurs who are less sensitive. Our results suggest that these different responses to worsening labor market conditions explain at least 11 percent of the established negative relationship... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
project definition or underlying conditions change, risk allocation and responsibilities must change, too. "If someone agrees to bear a certain risk, they expect to be compensated for it," Esty... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
an overview of the context for managing layoffs in France. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
the unconscious thought condition compared to both conscious thought and mere distraction. As there were no differences in sequence memory for the film, it remains unclear what mechanism was responsible for this effect. These results... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
problem. As Deming told us long ago, poor outcomes are more often the result of bad processes than bad people. The weak shareholder/board relationship creates an untenable situation for directors. If we expect them to do their jobs, we... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
marketing his work, sometimes investing his own money in outlets such as television commercials and billboards that are more frequently used for fast food than books. Whatever the genre (he has also published romance novels, science fiction, and children's books),... View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
may be expected to follow some standard process, especially if you work in a bureaucratic organization where everyone has their own defined tasks and there is a certain way of doing everything.) If your manager isn’t clear on by when, try... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
transit are all coordinated to reinforce each other. The city is growing quickly and efficiently. This comprehensive plan is consistent with Rwanda’s strategy to attract international capital by offering transparency and responsiveness in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
limitations associated with the use of online prices for PPPs, including issues of representativeness and limited coverage of product categories and countries. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54121 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
individuals invested, the returns to the group pool were then divided among all members of the group. Given the theorized impact of group size on cooperation, the authors expected larger groups to have fewer students contributing their... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
topic to understand better. Q: How did you go about designing your study in order to get a handle on this topic? A: It actually took us a couple of tries to come up with this design. The challenge was coming up with an experimental design where the objective quality of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
financing institutions, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). We find that developing countries serving on the Board of Executive Directors can expect an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace