Understanding Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?

SolStock In late 2016 drug maker Eli Lilly announced it would stop research on the Alzheimer's drug solanezumab after results proved disappointing over three trials. For competitors such as Biogen, Merck, and Roche, this decision presented an View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Pharmaceutical; Health

19 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

Both Associate Professor Christine Exley and Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev apply the tools of their research to examine a simple question: What makes people give? Exley became interested in the topic as a child, when she tried to... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

Since the start of the 2000s, historians have renewed their interest in capitalism, two Harvard professors observe in their new book, American Capitalism: New Histories. One of the primary contributing factors for this, according to Sven... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

13 Feb 2020
Book

Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

value proposition and create a competitive advantage. Managers don’t often take this diagnostic step to understand the systemic issues, in many cases because they’re afraid to make themselves vulnerable. “Leaders often feel like they need... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

Professor Mihir Desai Build an intuitive understanding of financial principles to better communicate with key stakeholders, drive business performance, and grow your career. 6 weeks, 6–7 hrs/week Pay by August 14 $1,850 Certificate New... View Details

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

interested in their identities and the complexities that come with them. Getting to know people on a very deep level and trying to understand how they define their identities and how they see themselves in... View Details

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

The only HBS women's alumni club in the world, HBSWA creates opportunities for members to learn, network, and collaborate. The Club's goal is to support and promote members to attain leadership roles in business and beyond. HBS Women's Association View Details

07 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

When Celebrity ‘Crypto-Influencers’ Rake in Cash, Investors Lose Big

Professor of Business Administration, cowrote the working paper with Ken Merkley, Mark Piorkowski, and Brian Williams of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Matching tweets and returns—and then losses To understand how... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

varies, and there are interesting differences to look at, but the fundamental chicken-and-egg issue is the same. Q: Why is it important to understand how these markets are vertically and horizontally... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

05 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 5

the nascent smart cities industry and find that firm leaders engaged in a set of legitimation activities intended to help external stakeholders understand and appreciate the firm and its industry. Our analysis uncovers three unintended... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

their own beliefs about human nature and leadership. And they are also contemplating this question: Knight or Krzyzewski, whom would you hire? While the deck seems stacked in favor of Coach K, at least under today's standards of behavior, some View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

13 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

emotion.” Social media companies are well aware of this phenomenon, which is why their algorithms amplify highly emotional posts. They understand that showing users content that elicits emotion will keep them on their platforms longer.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Media & Broadcasting

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Professionals MBA Applicants Recent Graduate Students Add value to your organization and take your career to the next level with a deeper understanding of essential business concepts. Participating in a Harvard Business School Online... View Details

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Interviewing - Alumni

valuable opportunity for me to understand the exciting projects already underway. As I mentioned, I continue to be extremely interested in Alpha Galactic, particularly the AGO Division. My consulting... View Details

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

did you focus on those people who carry out "necessary evils" in the workplace? Joshua Margolis and Andrew Molinsky: We became interested in necessary evils because students in our undergraduate, MBA, and executive education... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Generative AI - Alumni

positions that I’ve held. The last paragraph should focus on personal interests and community involvement. Indicators: Separating inputs can help GPT understand the prompt better. This is required when you... View Details

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

works on specific types of inventions We were also interested in the types of inventions Bezos was personally involved in, so we broadly categorized his patents based on information in the patent abstract and description. We found that... View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

10 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

historical role of politics (and, indeed, of government) in business, economic production, distribution, and exchange. The artefacts of pre-modern and modern political economy, from the fourteenth through the twentieth centuries, remain monuments of perennial... View Details