Signals - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

question: The data and analysis in the latest IPCC report amplified the reality that climate change is widespread, rapidly intensifying, and attributable to human activity. It also signaled both a responsibility and a real opportunity to... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

next five years. “Imagine if we can go from coast to coast with autonomous trucks in two days.” “Imagine if we can go from coast to coast with autonomous trucks in two days.” TuSimple’s solution fuses camera, radar, lidar, and other sensor View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

the brand logo’s “M” apart to signal social distancing. "Nearly a quarter of brands have gone dark, pausing all of their paid marketing communications for the first and second quarter of the year." Many other Chief Marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

signals and quickly adapt their activities to newly emerging information. They actively cooperate with external stakeholders (including, in some instances, their competitors) to pool and disseminate information and safeguard the stability... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

and the Pepsi logo, which you would never see in Atlanta any other time. So, that was a very interesting move. Kenny: But does that signal something bigger? Is there kind of a trend moving in the opposite direction? We're in this period... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

01 Jan 2014
News

To Spot Financial Trouble Early, Use Three Circles: A conversation with Blythe McGarvie of Harvard Business School

Web

Transitions - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

and expectations-setting against the costs of reduced student discovery and classroom energy. Case Method instructors often signal an upcoming transition in advance to avoid either: An abrupt shift in the discussion flow A shift so... View Details

09 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

clothes rather than an elegant outfit to a luxury boutique, or wearing sneakers to a professional event. In The Red Sneakers Effect: Inferring Status and Competence from Signals of Nonconformity—an article appearing in the June 2014... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

01 Sep 2004
News

Books

Predictable Surprises by Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins (Harvard Business School Press) Professor Bazerman and his coauthor show that many disasters are preceded by clear warning signals that leaders either miss — or purposely... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

clock, for example–can signal trust and a desire to develop a lasting connection. “We suggest that deliberating over trivial matters when deciding how much to expend can signal a partner’s intention to give... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

sets. To demonstrate the sets, he secured informal permission from his employer to string an electrical wire from a local hilltop to serve as an antenna for the reception of signals from Philadelphia stations. When customers who purchased... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

Alanson B. Houghton

During his presidency, Houghton tripled the size of Corning Glass. Producing about 40% of the bulbs and tubing for incandescent electric lights and 75% of the railway signal glass used in the U.S., the company became one of the largest... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 13 Feb 2018
Webinars: Career

Managing the High-Intensity Workplace

People today are under intense pressure to be "ideal workers"--totally committed to their jobs and always on call. How do people cope with these pressures and what are some of the dysfunctional consequences for individuals and for their organizations? While complete... View Details

17 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

Working PapersThe Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate Author:Gary P. Pisano An abstract in unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-062.pdf PublicationsTargeted Advertising as a View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Mar 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered How does disaster change leadership goals? What signals should leaders send... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money

They want the “warm glow”—to feel good from doing it. They want to signal something about themselves—that they are nice, for instance, or that they hold certain political tendencies. Volunteering is—or perhaps increasingly can be—a... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2011
News

Spring Reunions

Spring Reunions Photographs by Neal Hamberg And Adam Hunger Related Links Facebook photo gallery Read summaries and view videos from Spring Reunion presentations Spring is the season for pitching tents at HBS, signaling the arrival of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 28 Sep 2016
Webinars: Career

5 Happiness Hacks That Drive Productivity, Sales, and Creativity

According to Harvard Business Review, happy people are 37% more productive, have 31% higher sales, and are three times more creative than their peers. In this webinar, Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) provides models to create lasting happiness including building diverse... View Details

13 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Ask A Coach: How Do I Find a Mentor?

importantly the failures. What missteps did they make that you could avoid? It is important when signaling you are ready to take on new challenges not to be too risk averse, but if you can foresee the pitfalls that snagged others on their... View Details

Publications