Giving And Receiving Feedback - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

dairy worker on a rail stop in western Kansas, Eisenhower felt passionate about military history and football from a young age. He was determined to escape his father’s line of work in the local creamery and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

15 Mar 2010
HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

business opportunities. "The basic idea is that the slum dwellers are living on very valuable land in one- or two-story shacks," says Iyer. "If you build multistory buildings, you can give them accommodation View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

and shareholder expectations, and is investing well in its people and information resources. To help companies ensure that the board receives the... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

28 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 28

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1603484 October 2014 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Prosocial Norms in the Classroom: The Role of Self-regulation in Following Norms of Giving By: Blake, P.R., M.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

Business School professors who have signed the petition, and asked them to share why they openly oppose the Executive Order. Here are their initial responses. David B. Yoffie, Max & Doris Starr Professor of International Business... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Selling Luxury to Everyone

facials a year. Those services provide the company with a paying focus group from which it can gather feedback on its products. "Our customers are paying us $200 [a facial]; you better believe they give... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products

06 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 6

crisis gives a new life and legitimacy to the European vision. This essay explores how this European vision, often referred to as 'managed globalization,' has been conceived View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

help community organizers establish similar financing pools in which, instead of cash, the winners received building materials, including cement. In addition, CEMEX provided construction advice and... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

Euvin Naidoo I just received hardcover copies of two special books I have been looking forward to unpacking over the summer: Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time, by Rosabeth... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

the expertise of all their members? A: No matter what level of pressure, teams need to work diligently to make the most of their members' knowledge. To draw out individual expertise, team members can solicit feedback from recognized... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

when they report their findings. Our research shows that their assessment of the organization is valid and insightful. Senior executives have observed that having employees provide the feedback motivated... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

and private venture funds. Corporate efforts lack the partnership-based organizational structure that many have identified as critical to the success of private equity funds. On the other hand, corporations are able to exploit... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

references to vomit. Luca and his fellow researchers were curious whether the article would impact the number of applications the school received after the news spread. After all, the same phenomenon is well... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

first women to enter Harvard Business School's two-year MBA program. Identity work is a process shaped by loops of action and feedback. For example, a person asserts leadership in an area, feedback affirms... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

consumers to vote also engenders brand loyalty by giving users more of a sense of ownership over products. Once a company opens those floodgates, however, they are essentially making a series of promises with consumers, whether they know... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

separate chairman can begin to be more active and try to control the CEO.” Q: On another front, when it comes to corporate governance, the pros and cons of separating the roles of chairman View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

two partners, saying the partner could choose to keep the entire amount or give some of it back. Meanwhile, participants were told that one of the partners used willpower to resist checking out social media sites while working, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card product. Card-holders may choose among several tax settlement and loan options, effectively receiving... View Details