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- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
bounce interactions, the teams used synchronous communication tools, such as WebEx or Zoom, to simulate in-person work conditions and brainstorming. Even with these tools, it took time for teams to adapt,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 07 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge
Skills. The middle tier of the pyramid addresses a leader’s skills. Conventional thinking considers skills merely a person’s abilities. In the MSK Framework, the skills level seeks to answer the question: Who are you as a leader? Emotional intelligence reigns supreme... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of this View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009
factor-analytic procedures. Finally, we suggest how researchers, managers, and consultants can use our work to help owner-managers clarify and communicate their goals. Local Industrial Conditions and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
partnerships across the grocery sector. Keywords: Change Management ; Transformation ; Customers ; Food ; Health ; Working Conditions ; Leading Change ; Operations ; Going Public ; Strategy ; Growth and... View Details
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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5
Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2023
- In Practice
What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?
Credit Ratings? Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
- March 2024
- Article
Do Safety Management System Standards Indicate Safer Operations? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard
By: Kala Viswanathan, Matthew S. Johnson and Michael W. Toffel
Problem definition: Given the enormous disruptions and costs of occupational injuries, companies and buyers are increasingly looking to voluntary occupational health and safety standards to improve worker safety. Yet because these standards only require... View Details
Keywords: Occupational Health; Occupational Safety; Program Evaluation; Safety Performance; Injuries; OHSAS 18001; ISO 45001; Working Conditions; Safety; Standards
Viswanathan, Kala, Matthew S. Johnson, and Michael W. Toffel. "Do Safety Management System Standards Indicate Safer Operations? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard." Art. 106383. Safety Science 171 (March 2024).
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Geography of Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details
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Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
It’s no secret the Federal Reserve and other central banks weren’t prepared for the swift, steep curve of inflation’s climb after COVID-19 snarled supply chains in 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring in 2022. “Central banks are accustomed... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10
this connection works primarily through lower employment growth of start-ups in cities that are closer to mines. These effects hold in cold and warm regions alike and in industries that are not directly related to mining, such as trade,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7
Working PapersConsistency and Monotonicity in One-Sided Assignment Problems Authors:Bettina Klaus and Alexandru Nichifor Abstract One-sided assignment problems combine important features of two well-known matching models. First, as in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009
Working PapersSecuring Jobs or the New Protectionism? Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms Author:Mihir A. Desai Publication:(Forthcoming in Tax Notes) Abstract Tax policy toward American multinational firms would... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30
significant role. An experiment compared a condition where participants sequentially predicted the colored outcomes of a virtual roulette wheel spin with a condition where the wheel's past outcomes were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
Behavior unit insisted on when he took over as CEO of Medtronic, the medical-devices company, in 1991. That's in part because George had experienced firsthand what Robert McNamara warned of—George worked under McNamara for several years... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
for institutional arbitrage for multinational firms, and can lead to a successful set of foreign activities for multinational firms. The United States, in contrast, creates few such opportunities for low-hanging fruit for foreign multinational firms relative to local... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai