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- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
initially furloughed their workers during the pandemic, but some of those workers were subsequently laid off. Furloughs have long been used in some European and Asian countries but are less common in the United States. Many European... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
will be illuminated sharply by the coronavirus as, for example, when an American equipment manufacturer discovers that a British supplier of a major assembly that they thought they had fully vetted must suspend production because they... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
boutiques? (Nanda stuck with small museum shops and specialty catalogs at first, in spite of all the advance publicity.) Is it better to partner with an American product design firm and risk prohibitive expense, or to team up with a... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
HamelHarvard Business School Case 113-054 On January 1, 2012, the LEGO Group announced a major new initiative to enhance its market penetration in Asia. Later in the year, a cross-functional group of senior managers gathered at company headquarters to discuss the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
precursor to creativity in a global context. For example, when given the words "Great," "Street," and "Berlin," they should correctly answer "Wall," connecting the Chinese "Great Wall," American "Wall Street," and German "Berlin Wall."... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Alexander Hamilton Clearly, he was a remarkable historical figure. He was born in 1840 in a feudal country that had largely cut itself off from the rest of the world for centuries. By the time he died in 1931, Japan was the only Asian... View Details
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
purchased by an employee. Subanalyses tracked beverage purchases, including calories and price per beverage. Results: Employees self-identified as white (73%); black (10%); Latino (7%); and Asian (10%). Compared to white employees, Latino... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2012
- Op-Ed
Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
the Knicks this year. When injuries to starters gave Lin a chance to play more, he blossomed into a star in just a few games, setting off an episode of "Lin-Sanity" that swept New York and swept up many Asian fans. At the same... View Details
- 28 Aug 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
American business leaders share similar characteristics? What is the legacy of Alfred Chandler? How Can Business History Influence Current Practice? The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook Compiling a handbook on the current thinking... View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones & Anthony Mayo
- 17 May 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.
Get More Interviews African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews. The Case Against Racial Colorblindness Attempting to overcome... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
insights into how we can lead more balanced lives. Tell us in the comment section below what you thought were the most interesting business trends of the year. Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews African American and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
search processes that shape networks, cognition, and capabilities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-106.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBanca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance Harvard Business School Case 307-060 Three... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
start-ups—in every continent. However, the Internet has really been a catalyst for entrepreneurship in many countries, and this trend will last beyond the Internet wave. Entrepreneurship has always played a major role in the U.S., going back to the Carnegie era.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
attributable to poor decision making by high-affinity syndicates after the investment is made. These results suggest that "birds-of-a-feather-flock-together" effects in collaboration can be costly. December 2014 American... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
economy. Q: Are we chiefly talking about American businesses? Hamel: No, this is worldwide. Because of the spread of the American form of capitalism around the world, Asian and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
Asian Americans together. That's usually good for one or two lunches if there's no agenda. The secret of collaboration is that you have a task that you care about together." View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
globalization, which is one of the major challenges Japanese companies face. While globalization is a challenge for all companies in the world, I believe that the issues are quite different for Western companies and Japanese companies. When U.S., European, or Latin... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
other minorities on corporate boards? A: It's no revelation that US companies are not doing very well in this regard. Even if a company has a woman and an African American on its board, what about an Hispanic or an View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
the question of the month in helping us sum up responses to issues surrounding big ideas. In his words, "It’s the right mix of management concepts, IT and IP—not just one of them—that probably defined the American century. Now all... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett