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  • 11 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

lead to dysfunctional group dynamics) and the perspectives brought to the table by board leaders and director. Finally, the benefits of two opposing leadership structures are debated: one chapter argues for electing a chairman who is... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 21 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

without much physical interaction: Zoom replaced meetings, Slack subbed for water-cooler talk, and offices stood mostly vacant. “Our view is that the metaverse can still succeed.” Researchers Andy Wu and David R. Clough felt the brunt of... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology
  • 12 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

document. By "nonfinancial" we mean the kind of information that is typically provided in a company's corporate social responsibility or sustainability report regarding its performance in environmental, social, and governance terms. But... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

already determined that there's some truly fundamental reason to do so." Some question whether the "upside down" organization is an idea whose time has come. David Koltermann warns, "The potential revolution to turn... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 31 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air to be so powerful. It is a thought-provoking book for those like myself who are constantly trying to balance my career, my ambitions, and my personal life. Books that are on my list to read are Shantaram: A Novel, View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing
  • 04 Apr 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

Summing Up This month's column appears to have struck a chord with those who lament the continuing loss of implicit knowledge buried inside the heads of experienced leaders (termed "deep smarts" by Dorothy Leonard and Walter... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 30 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

operating room, have been studied by HBS faculty. Amy Edmondson has looked at organizational learning in hospital intensive care units; Gary Pisano and Robert Huckman studied technology adoption and teamwork... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology
  • 26 Aug 2018
  • News

New Study: Too Much Collaboration May Be Bad

  • 17 Apr 2013
  • Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

Held on the HBS campus in late February, the conference on "Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom" brought together scholars and practitioners for a thoughtful, forward-looking discussion about gender in organizations. Chairing the conference were... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 02 Nov 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

Summing Up: Is Job Ownership Nature or Nurture? Employees increasingly are becoming “job renters.” For some, it is a disturbing trend. It doesn’t have to happen. And the phenomenon isn’t universal. These observations by respondents to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 16 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

Australia, South Africa, Chile, etc.). Q: What do you see as the major differences between Old World and New World winemakers? A: The Old World market continues to be highly fragmented. The competitive landscape is filled with many small, privately held wineries, owned... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage
  • 30 Jun 2020
  • Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Sep 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

that led to the financial crisis. And while the intricate details of pay plans don't evoke the outrage of multimillion-dollar paydays, curbing the risk-taking incentives embedded in those plans is key to resolving the current crisis and preventing another. That task... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
  • 07 Jan 2015
  • What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

needs to be known by members of an organization? What are the limits on transparency in the workplace? What do you think? To read more: David Card, Alexandre Mas, Enrico Moreti, and Emmanuel Saez, Inequality... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

to leave, all in about one hour." More than thirty years later, Professor David Upton makes Benihana the very first case he teaches in his Technology and Operations Management course (POM's successor). Explains Upton, "After... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 09 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

open bar happy hours with David Fairhurst, a personal friend he had promoted to oversee human resources, and the two men developed reputations for “flirting with female employees.” HR allegedly didn’t intervene despite knowledge of the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage
  • 05 Oct 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

accomplished, including more freedom for business, more immigration, and big bets by the government and industry to meet imposing infrastructure needs. Ron Kurtz said, “I am concerned that we are facing a decline in the size and spending... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Teaching

Overview

Teaching Fellow - Transforming Health Care Delivery (THCD) at Harvard Business School - Taught by Ariel Stern Spring 2022, Spring 2023
Teaching Fellow - Introduction to System Dynamics for Executive MBAs at MIT Sloan - Taught by John Sterman and David... View Details
  • 03 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

learn more, see The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions by John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman. If you have resolved to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 02 Apr 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

sustainability. Narasimhan Gopalan cited "special programs to engage the employees to contribute towards green initiatives at different levels." David Cawlfield stressed the need for "employees (to) identify with the value... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett