Awareness - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

mitigating the risk of contagion. Other examples of this in the past have been less extreme, but include, for example, medical device advancement developed in response to a rise in consumer awareness of radiation risk. We recently... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

of themselves. "I wish a lot of the HBS students were more aware of how their behavior impacts others." he says. The Power Of Vulnerability Flying without a Net is not a quantitative book, a fact that DeLong initially worried... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

that emerged in my research, and they each contribute to making EJ a priority for businesses and the promotion of EJ practices. However, they are not the only policies in place, and businesses should be aware that there is a plethora of... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

The more revolutionary—as opposed to evolutionary—the change, the more powerful the leadership learning opportunities. Getting Off To The Right Start Managers must be aware of their strengths, limitations, motives, and values in order to... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

so sure. As she put it, "I am cautious (about the) question (of) too much focus." As good leaders, she added, we need to be aware of the environment to develop awareness to create a spectrum of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

stakeholders and good workplace practices. They are better prepared to deal with and mitigate crisis, like the current coronavirus pandemic. If there were ever a time to “think outside the building” and be more aware of the wider system,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

Motivating employees takes more than carrots and sticks—it hangs on making them aware of those incentives and deterrents, according to new research. Companies, governments, and institutions across the globe spend countless billions on... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

Web

Social Progress Imperative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

between economic growth and a wide variety of social indicators, yet there is growing awareness that economic measures alone do not fully capture social progress. In April 2013, the Social Progress Imperative launched its first research... View Details

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

happen," noting also that " it is a heck of a job to keep staying aware " Vasudev Das suggests that words of Krishna are appropriate here, to wit: "whatever action a great man performs, common men follow; and whatever... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

says Amabile. “We wanted to investigate idle time, in part, to raise everyone’s awareness of how widespread and pernicious it can be.” “With idle time, the organization is often hurt by it, and it’s not enjoyable for employees either”... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

partner group. SAP employees also received autism awareness training in what Pisano calls “a lot of internal selling.” Other companies that either have programs or are starting one include Towers Watson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise in... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

best groups were those who had formal leaders not influenced ahead of time to feel powerful—they solved the mystery nearly 80 percent of the time. “Oftentimes we behave the way we do because we are not aware of the effects of our... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

they were not aware of all these initiatives that you’re talking about. So, one of their main recommendations to the company was to be much more proactive in conveying these initiatives to consumers. That was a big “aha” moment for the... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

[when a fluctuation becomes exaggerated along the supply chain -ed.] and its related stretches of wasted inventory and unmet demand. Q: What are some of the behavioral dynamics that supply chain managers should be aware of? Did anything... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

studying world-class companies in developing countries. For me and my colleague Krishna Palepu, India has served as an intellectual laboratory. So I've always been anecdotally aware of the possibility that people could benefit from... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

soap before meals can dramatically reduce rates of both diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. To that end, major health organizations have poured a lot of money into handwashing education campaigns in the developing world, but to little avail. Even when made View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

struggle was connected to an uncomfortable awareness of race and class differences. “It emerged that race and class mattered, but tutors felt they couldn’t talk about it,” says Reid, an associate professor at McMaster University’s... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

farther you get from your home base, the harder it is to be confident of that knowledge. Be aware that processes you consider core may turn out to be very different from those used by the target company. Cultural differences and... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

particularly management. So the assumption that "all the smart, capable people were born within a ten-mile radius of our head office" is being eroded. As an Australian, I am aware that the current CEOs of Kellogg and of... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

28 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Why I Chose to Pursue an MD/MBA at Harvard

post-baccaluareate program before starting at Harvard Medical School. The first year of medical school we took a health care policy class - we are one of the few medical schools to have a formal policy course that is required. The class broadened my View Details

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