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  • 24 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

costs to firms of changing strategy. The costs associated with strategy modifications, which we term “repositioning costs,” are particularly relevant to competitive interactions involving major changes to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2004
  • Case

TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry

In 2003, TechnoServe, a U.S.-based, international, nonprofit organization, was deciding how to structure the capital investments required for Tanzanian business groups to acquire coffee bean central pulperies. This case explores the challenges of capital budgeting and... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Cash Flow; Emerging Markets; Financing and Loans; Capital Budgeting; Tanzania
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  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

  PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The most effective managers have the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Nov 2019
  • News

The Ritual Effect

savoring a meal to coping with grief, his research shows that rituals produce a truly astonishing array of psychological and emotional responses that are specific to—and often specifically helpful... View Details
Keywords: rituals
  • 30 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

accounting, improve price and volatility discovery, and expand international risk intermediation activities. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-026.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsC. R. Smith and the Birth of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

You don’t know what you don’t know—and almost by definition new entrepreneurial ventures need a helping hand from established partners if they hope to succeed. “Startups suffer from what researchers call ‘liability of newness,’” says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking
  • 11 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time

Shrey Kapoor and Chrys Nikopoulos are students at Harvard Business School, Class of 2021. Shrey and Chrys co-founded FinGig, a volunteer initiative which has helped over 500 self-employed Americans access... View Details
  • 31 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Team - Case Method Project

About Team 1ms David Moss Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School and the... View Details
  • 15 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

advancement—especially important in a hot labor market at a time of economic uncertainty. “Your digital network can have lasting implications on how your career progresses, not just over the next year, but over your whole life,” says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 22 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

and 60 million electronic calendar entries over a three-month period. The results provide an unmatched look inside the "black box" that hides what Stuart calls the "soft wiring" of previously invisible View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

founders. “The sessions were terrific,” she recalls, “but camaraderie was the highlight. Hearing cohort members’ perspectives and learning from their experiences was incredibly helpful.” A cofounder of the HBS Sustainability Club as a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • October 2008
  • Supplement

John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Video of an interview conducted by Professor Howard Stevenson with John and Andrea Rice. It presents their views on their notions of career success, finding happiness in life, managing their competitiveness, their goals for the next ten years, and the pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Success; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Happiness; Competitive Strategy
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  • 29 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-103.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsBancaja: Developing Customer Intelligence (A) Harvard Business School Case 107-055 In 1996, CEO Fernando Garcia Checa wanted to make customer analytics a part View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

our time period. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/tnicholas/Anna_tom.pdf 2006 pub How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response By: Toffel, Michael W Abstract—One of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • Profile

Yaoxin Ding

range of experiences. “I’m talking to my professors and advisors at the i-lab to get feedback on my ideas.” One of them involves developing AI-enabled enterprise software for educational institutions to help... View Details
  • 31 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

managed and that senior managers' key responsibilities should center around its acquisition, allocation, and effective use. For the vast majority of companies, that assumption simply is no longer true.... View Details
Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal
  • Web

Our Team - Impact Investments

Our Team Our Team Principal Investigators Shawn Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Shawn Cole is a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business... View Details
  • Web

The Caring Company

care crisis. The economics of care are misaligned in most companies. Employees don’t get the support they need for their caregiving responsibilities and employers pay the hidden costs, including turnover,... View Details
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

between bundling and indirect network effects, we find that they act as substitute strategies, with a lower relative effectiveness for bundling when network effects are stronger. 2013 pub From Social Control to Financial Economics: The... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino