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- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean the death of a company, and in fact, it can actually be the very thing that saves a business, assuming the courts can handle the flood that is likely coming. Dina Gerdeman: What impact do you expect... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
depression and anxiety can be reduced by coaching employees to increase their resilience, the ability to maintain good mental health despite psychological or physical setbacks. In fact, one study found that over a two-month period, a... View Details
- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
get their other finances in order, and make more substantial contributions to the economy, according to a new research study Second Chance: Life without Student Debt. The study was co-written by Harvard Business School Associate Professor... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2023
- In Practice
What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?
single day, leaving the bank with a $1 billion negative balance, according to a regulatory filing by the company. While financial regulators have announced that the US will guarantee all deposits at SVB, its collapse has spooked customers... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
that gentrification can ruin neighborhoods by forcing out existing businesses that serve the needs of the locals. “We found that changes in the local economy—such as a new coffee shop opening—can predict gentrification,” says Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
the companies involved in scandals, but for all businesses. Find out more in this excerpt from Paine’s chapter: Research Handbook on Organisational Integrity, edited by Muel Kaptein Excerpt from Chapter 2: “Managing Organisational... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
Retail executives aren’t always giving stockholders the straight scoop about the financial standing of their companies in comments around earnings announcements—and some may be providing misleading information, potentially for their own benefit. That’s the upshot of... View Details
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
heavy-handed we had to be." John puts it another way: "Cost transparency doesn't fall apart until we say, 'Hey guys, we're ripping you off.'" Meanwhile In The Real World The researchers took the academic experiments into the real world by... View Details
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
a nonconforming person to have a heightened status and more competence, particularly when they believed the person was aware of the established norm but deliberately chose to make a fashion statement by wearing a standout style. This... View Details
- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
In India, where many people consider fair skin more desirable than dark, the cosmetics industry has responded by producing a wide range of skin-lightening products—and with great success. But, when these companies pitch their creams in... View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
design. Deighton discussed how new sources of data starting to be generated by the Internet of Things will impact the advertising-based hegemony of Google, Amazon, and Facebook. “The best picture we have today of an industry running on... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
deeply hit by pandemic and seismic culture shifts, it’s important to recognize that many of the Japanese companies in the Tohoku region continue to operate today, despite facing serious financial setbacks from the disaster. How did these... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
like any other. By contrast, each NFT is unique, just like in a litter of puppies. This makes them non-fungible—you generally wouldn’t trade your puppy for another one! (The word token in context basically just means a digital object that... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 09 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place
what works in one location may not work somewhere else.” "The decision to expand is sometimes driven by the wrong reasons," says Associate Professor Juan Alcácer, who teaches in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
can truly build advantage in this new world. About the Author Dina Gerdeman is a senior writer at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: ipopba] Book Excerpt Putting AI at the Core By Marco... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
my god,” replied the lawyer, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was. “Where's my Rolex?!” Do you think your friends would find that joke amusing—well, maybe those who aren’t lawyers? A research team led by... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
hamper productivity through “human obstruction” tactics, by purposely and surreptitiously making poor decisions and being uncooperative. “Making a faulty decision may be simply a matter of placing tools in one spot instead of another,”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman