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- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
You've done everything—endured diets, purged your freezer of Ben & Jerry's, and educated yourself on fat, sugar, and calories. Yet, you can't manage to lose weight. What's wrong with you? According to... View Details
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
http://www.cambridge.org/US/academic/subjects/economics/economics-general-interest/democracy-and-its-elected-enemies-american-political-capture-and-economic-decline August 2013 Journal of Marketing Research Contingent Match Incentives Increase Donations By: Anik,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
of the AMP experience." Applicants are generally 3 to 5 years away from achieving the rank of CEO or its equivalent, and they must be endorsed and sponsored by their company's highest levels of... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
crucial to the subsequent response of those on the receiving end. "We define a necessary evil as a work-related task that requires a person to cause physical, emotional, or material harm to another human being in order to advance a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
partnership (in which vendor and customer share cost reductions). The company measured its success rate by the number of requests for proposal it received that sought a sole-source relationship. The consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
strategically significant moments to obtain feedback and support. Ironically, by exercising his power to give orders, the CEO actually reduces his real power, saps his energy... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
extremely competitive market conditions. That doesn't stop many retailers from trying. Indeed, grocers like Tesco, Sainsbury's, Kroger, Safeway, and Stop & Shop give back 1-2 percent of the total spent... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
constrained on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and financial analysts were still eager to receive more information on the impact of the iPhone Upgrade Program on Apple’s financials.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
long ago that live streaming was thought to be a luxury possible only when the capacity of the internet could be expanded to accommodate storage and uploading capabilities demanded by the new services. Now it’s commonplace; we take it for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
bags" participants were asked to imagine approaching a supermarket to do their grocery shopping with their own bags. The "without bags" group received nearly identical instructions, but nothing about bags was mentioned. All... View Details
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
receiving $2.56 for a cup of coffee or 26 minutes to catch up with a friend carries more weight, in terms of relationship harm, than being shortchanged or only given 20 minutes. “Between someone who gives... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
work and get paid, and the growing role of design in management. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607026 eDonkey-Deciding the Future of File Sharing Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
the time; and (3) target shareholders receive approximately 5% higher returns through the pure go-shop process relative to the no-shop route. I also find no post-signing competition in go-shop management... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
has received almost no investment. Contributions to projects in this cluster are confined to the voluntary effort of the vendors' employees, and vendors are likely altruistically motivated. By contrast, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain–financing (SCF) program giving suppliers the ability to receive discounted payments for their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
Chinese national, and deliver it to him in person. Recalls Klump, "I had achieved success, was enjoying rapid promotions, and worked well with my manager. When it came time for him to View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
new achievement are further escalated by the glamorized treatment they receive in today's media-centric world. The elements of celebrity—spectacle, "bests," charisma, and any form of novelty from... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
adviser and angel investor. This article originally appeared on her blog, Being FA and Other Ponderings. You Might Also Like: Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
health care has led her to study nurses, who, as direct care providers, are at the center of the web of supply chains of equipment, supplies, medications, and even physicians. Singer received a grant from... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
pronounced when the relationship is more valuable to the trustee family, and it is concentrated in those funds that receive the greatest benefit from the inflows. When other mutual funds are selling the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace