Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (11,570) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (11,570) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 275 of 11,570 Results →
  • 21 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

equities? What were some challenging or surprising aspects? After graduation, I returned to Singapore and the finance industry and I’m currently working for Nomura Securities. Since my View Details
  • 04 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 4

the work structure and in the physical space to promote the effective teamwork that was so essential to producing compelling, engaging animated films. Now it was time to figure out how well the changes were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

miscalculated. By contrast, in this setting you have a constant struggle in real time between every nation in the world vying for influence within the Secretariat." To figure out who has been winning that competition, Werker View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Web

Globalization - Faculty & Research

demand for CRO services, PAREXEL is betting that a global footprint and technology capabilities will become its key future competitive advantage. Near the end of the case, the timing transitions to a decade... View Details
  • 12 Nov 2018
  • Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

leader. I still feel anxious remembering tense and chaotic moments from my deployment to Afghanistan. I lost count years ago of the number of times that I “quit my job” as an Officer in my head, but every... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Katie Rowe

I keep a “grrr” list. It has a simple premise: when I am frustrated by a failure of the healthcare system, I write it down. Every time something makes me think, “we could do that better,” it goes onto the list. Our patient does not have... View Details
  • January 1982
  • Article

A Negativity Bias in Interpersonal Evaluation

By: T. M. Amabile and A. H. Glazebrook
Two studies were conducted to demonstrate a bias toward negativity in evaluations of persons or their work in particular social circumstances. In Study 1, subjects evaluated materials written by peers. Those working under conditions that placed them in low status... View Details
Keywords: Social Psychology; Status and Position; Prejudice and Bias; Performance Evaluation; Situation or Environment; Perception; Attitudes
Related
  • 06 Jun 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

deeply—entrepreneurs Big companies are no place for big thinkers." Providing time to reflect, particularly in an era of multi-tasking and the tyranny of technology, was most frequently suggested as an... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • Web

Faculty & Research - Business History

Africa Has Changed from Pre-colonial Times to Today Re: Marlous van Waijenburg 13 Apr 2023 News The End of American Academic Leadership Re: William Kirby 2023 Working Paper Deep Responsibility and... View Details
  • 07 Jan 2016
  • Blog Post

Is HBS Too Big?

discussions on women in the workplace to tutoring sessions for finance.  My best friends are mostly my section mates. Generally, friendships formed when I had the opportunity to spend more time with them in small group settings View Details
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

The Value of a 'Free' Customer

By: Sunil Gupta, Carl F. Mela and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz

Central to a firm's growth and marketing policy is the revenus and profit potential of its customer assets. As a result, there has been a recent proliferation of work regarding customer lifetime value. However, extant research in this area is silent regarding how to... View Details

Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Auctions; Network Effects; Business Strategy
Related
  • Fast Answer

Company databases: which database to choose?

Comprehensive platform used to analyze financial data from equity and fixed income markets, and public and private companies.  Real time... View Details
  • November 2018 (Revised February 2019)
  • Case

Israel at 70: Is it Possible to (re)Brand a Country?

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Gulick
In the spring of 2018, Israel was set to celebrate its 70th anniversary. While there was much to rejoice in reaching this milestone, the country’s brand image internationally was far from ideal. Past efforts to impact perceptions of Israel, spearheaded by the Ministry... View Details
Keywords: Branding; Brand Management Of Places; Nation Branding; Brand Positioning; Public Diplomacy; Marketing Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Perception; Change; Israel
Related
  • November 2009 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers

By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
Miles Everson, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is the Global Engagement Partner (GEP) for a large U.S. financial institution and about to take over this role for a much larger global financial institution. The GEP role is a critical one at PwC. GEPs have... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Relationship Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Managerial Roles; Consulting Industry
Related
  • March–April 2023
  • Article

Market Segmentation Trees

By: Ali Aouad, Adam Elmachtoub, Kris J. Ferreira and Ryan McNellis
Problem definition: We seek to provide an interpretable framework for segmenting users in a population for personalized decision making. Methodology/results: We propose a general methodology, market segmentation trees (MSTs), for learning market... View Details
Keywords: Decision Trees; Computational Advertising; Market Segmentation; Analytics and Data Science; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Marketplace Matching; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing
Related
  • Web

Online Management Course | HBS Online

much more than just about managing the people. Samir Ghosalkar Chemical Engineer at Norbrook Laboratories Professor David Garvin is so sentient and poignant in his discussions of process and decision-making.... View Details

    Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work

    Most managers today understand the value of building a learning organization. Their goal is to leverage knowledge and make it a key corporate asset, yet they remain uncertain about how best to get started. What they lack are guidelines and tools that transform abstract... View Details
    • 14 Feb 2019
    • Blog Post

    LOVE At HBS

    each other. From the morning “Te amo” to the texts throughout the day to the constant and mutual support during our coming out process to our traditional Latino families. For us, finding the sweet spot between trying to be present View Details
    • 15 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

    Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated... View Details
    Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
    • 08 Sep 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

    share with the world, as I worry about what might get back to me.” But if coactive learning is key, the difficulty is figuring out how to incorporate it into an organization. Myers makes a distinction between on-line learning, which occurs at the same View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health