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- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
and what companies can do. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. "Well over 50 percent of workers report they have some caregiving obligation." Harvard Gazette: There are 50 to 60 million caregivers in the nation. They make up the largest portion of a... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
always like it, but I explained to them that they ought to have pride enough in their jobs to learn about this piece of equipment and what it did." He created a simple analogy to drive home the need for accurate measurement: If View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
and behaviors—not just your words—communicate the need for change; How to keep fanning the flames of urgency even after your transformation effort has scored some early successes. Written in Kotter's signature no-nonsense style, this concise and authoritative guide... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
intones, "How do you prepare to deal with the unexpected that's coming up? Get there early, set the place up. Read every signal you can get. So it's intuitive, but it's also systematic." Those two... View Details
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
than a Blockbuster store, stocking a limited number of popular movies? Intrigued with these questions, HBS assistant professor Anita Elberse and associate professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee analyzed the distribution of revenues in the U.S. View Details
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
home in Melbourne, showing the giraffe all packed up in a giant container and inviting the public to share their own photos of interesting containers. "The cost of running the campaign was under $100,000 which is a tiny budget, and they... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
racial discrimination. In Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com, Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael Luca investigate the possibility of racial discrimination against people who advertise properties on Airbnb, a popular online marketplace that lists temporary... View Details
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
Beast, the music-recommendation company started three years before by Tim Westergren. The company's founder-CEO recently left due to pressures both at home and within the venture. Dozens of investors turned thumbs-down on the venture;... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
four times over the last hundred years they've been in existence." But he said they still offer customers a variety that many value. "It's hard to find a store today in the country where you can go in and buy multiple brands... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
we test the prediction that novel rituals—arbitrary hand and body gestures enacted in a stereotypical and repeated fashion—can impact intergroup bias in newly formed groups. In four studies, participants practiced novel rituals at home... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2006
- Op-Ed
India Needs to Encourage Trade with China
Jiabao last year during a similar visit. But $19 billion is hardly anything to write home about, even if one were to discount the fact that much of what India exports to China is low-value-added commodities (notably iron ore). I asked... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
coastline, continues to tarnish Total's image in its home market today. An explosion at 1 of their plants in the south of France in 2001, addressed immediately—with Total's chairman going to the site to show support and take... View Details
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
Monticello, you've seen that it's full of very expensive stuff from all over the world. In 1788, when Jefferson came home from Paris after four years as ambassador to France, he had 70 trunks full of books, wine, and Paris fashions, all... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
1976, it went public in 2002, and was still managed by its two founding partners in 2006. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707012 Cleveland Clinic Harvard Business School Case 607-013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
she shudders. Through another Brazilian immigrant, she had obtained housecleaning work shortly after settling in. She worked constantly, trudging home most nights after dark, too late—and often too tired—to spend meaningful time with her... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
argue the authors of Higher Ambition. In fact, as global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts-with their people, their customers, their communities, and their shareholders. Higher Ambition takes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
to lose much sleep over the question. For example, Shadrick Shaili commented “China’s motive is to make the best out of any economy they have an opportunity to trade or deal with so that the benefits manifest in its people at home ... In... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
salesmanship in different countries. That's why we ran articles about the sale of Singer sewing machines in Japan; the emergence of traveling salesmen in Switzerland; and the place of commercial travelers in British culture. Q: You... View Details
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
If you happen to be in need of human cadavers, you'll have more success targeting married nursery school teachers than, say, married cowboys or firefighters. That's essentially the implication of a new study that explores a previously... View Details