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- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
sleeping with their smartphones. Simply put, people were "on" a great deal. We defined on as the time people spent working plus all the additional time they were... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
themselves. Furthermore, that decision to abandon ship is often the wrong decision. “There is potentially a great market opportunity when a competitor drops out,” says Joshua Lev Krieger, an assistant... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
end-use consumers were to receive a great buying experience, then the independent dealers had to deliver that experience. Dealers were clearly a critical part of Mobil's new strategy. In View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
But to what extent can mentoring—the old veteran teaching the young pup—speed up the process? DL: Well, I can't answer that with any authority because we didn't match the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
toughest decisions often are associated with situations in which strategic risk is high but in-house capability is low. Here Doherty suggests a strategic alliance with the purpose of upgrading in-house capability as at least one... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Minutes After a Virtual Meeting That Can Build Up or Tear Down Teams
communication technology, language, status, and task design. “What we discovered was great variation in what happened when they disconnected after meetings.” Among both global teams, the research team also... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Tech Investment the Wise Way
or its ability to create new possibilities. One challenging aspect of defining the business model for technology managers is that it requires linking the physical domain of inputs to an economic domain of... View Details
- Research Summary
Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures
To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
questions that will help them regroup, mobilize their team, formulate a plan of action, and move forward." In his new book, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Kaplan argues against View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Apr 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Helena Rubinstein Used Tall Tales to Turn Cosmetics into a Luxury Brand Using guile, brilliant branding, and more than a few falsehoods, Helena Rubinstein lifted cosmetics from an accessory item for prostitutes to a great luxury product.... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
allowed even when it will impose costs on parties who are away from the table. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is one of the great success... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
pull this off? Focus instead on Big Idea Group's "process of innovation and value creation," says Christensen. Lack of creativity is rarely the reason for lackluster products and services coming out of View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gray
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
earned and accrued by earlier generations of HBS graduates has endowed the current generation of HBS students with access to incredible opportunities; with these opportunities comes a great deal of... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
harm businesses more than help. Certainly, when a great match happens it can be magic, but just like any marriage, one should not enter the relationship rashly. When thinking about whether or not you need a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 20 Feb 2020
- Op-Ed
Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.
same types of jobs. Love , especially in its early stages, sears the business judgment part of the brain. The loved one can do no wrong. However, if you are a CEO in love with... View Details
Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
them white, came out to support him. Why did Donald Trump’s candidacy appeal to so many women voters? Although his election has been attributed primarily to disenfranchised citizens, the data suggest otherwise. Women from varying... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
department report near misses and whether that changes based on the nature of the incident. "A near miss ... can also be thought of as a success, where they say, 'Whew, we caught View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
afternoon. The researchers collected the results of all 2 million tests taken in the school years 2009-2010 and 2012-2013. “This seemed like a View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
issue. For instance, a car owner who finds a great mechanic through Openbay may just call the mechanic directly the next time her car needs a repair, rather than book a repair... View Details