Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 May 2021
Op-Ed

Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?

COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu; Fashion

June 2017 (Revised December 2017)
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CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global

By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris

In January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music... View Details

Keywords: Music Entertainment; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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Platform Competition

Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

power at ports. These considerations had to be balanced against the uncertainty around the government's emissions targets for Hurtigruten's fleet, and customers' desire for sustainable tourism. Keywords: Energy Sources ; Alternative... View Details

01 Aug 2022
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Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

research has concentrated on the influence that a CEO’s background can have on his or her attitude toward uncertainty and willingness to take risks, with subsequent outcomes for the organizations studied. But there hasn’t been much... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

questions may have been lurking in people's minds but held back. Simply put, the act of not speaking up with an important work-relevant idea is not visible. WHY IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN TOUGH TIMES? Today's organizations face more View Details

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

industries like biotech, you can test things along the way to see if they are feasible, but for creative ideas like a film, you can’t experiment. You have huge uncertainty and you have to think about how to manage that risk.” One way that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

01 Dec 2006
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How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

U.S., are full of help-wanted signs? Is it simply the fear of change and uncertainty in a time of both job and labor migration? Can increased retraining of displaced workers really provide an answer to it, especially if one of the causes... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

01 Dec 2023
News

Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment

By: Anita Elberse

What's behind the phenomenal success of entertainment businesses such as Warner Bros., Marvel Enterprises, and the NFL—along with such stars as Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and LeBron James? Which strategies give leaders in film, television, music, publishing, and sports an edge... View Details

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19 Jan 2015
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Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

debate depending on who is doing the opining. Over the years, Britannica has handled this uncertainty by seeking out the most distinguished experts in their fields in an attempt to provide a sober analysis on topics; while Wikipedia has... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

21 Oct 2015
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How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

innovation and entrepreneurship. When dealing with something truly innovative, it’s difficult to compare it to anything that came before. That uncertainty makes the line between a tremendous success and a phenomenal flop a thin one.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

asset beta. See Malcolm’s other research here and Jeffrey’s other research here . More Info The Pass-through of Uncertainty Shocks to Households By: Marco Di Maggio , Amir Kermani , Rodney Ramcharan , Vincent Yao & Edison Yu AUG 2020 What... View Details

09 Jun 2022
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From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

hit the company took in 2020, Satriano has been intent on expanding the company’s CHEF’STORE brand, a chain of cash-and-carry food stores that provide an alternative way for restauranteurs to make last-minute purchases. With supply chain View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

economist throws support behind natural gas Harvard economist throws support behind natural gas by Michael E. Porter Feb 18, 2016 Media Mention Uncertainty and Confusion: Parsing the FOMC Minutes Uncertainty... View Details

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

away from starting a company if I fear being forced to leave. For very mobile skilled workers and rising students, this uncertainty can weigh heavily into decisions about whether to come to the United States versus another countries.” The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

07 Jul 2011
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So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

so many perilous paths that leaders today have to negotiate daily. Do they have to ask themselves constantly when to adapt and when to commit? Is that one of the basic issues of leadership? What do you think? Original Article Adaptability is a current byword in a world... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Health-care Applications

Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) Andy Zelleke Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Crucibles of Crisis Leadership Nancy Koehn Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty William Kirby Spring 2026 Q3 1.5... View Details

04 Feb 2019
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Green Businesses Are Incredibly Difficult to Make Profitable. Try It Anyway

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology; Energy

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