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25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Future Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/Hispanolistic View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

13 Jul 2022
Book

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

Like: Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray Empower Your Employees to Make Better Decisions Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

05 Nov 2024
Research & Ideas

AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen

how do we get this to work, so it’s credible and widely accepted?” You Might Also Like: Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Information Technology; Technology

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

business model, he continued. He also said start-ups should spend more time on market verification and market feedback than on the "front office" issues of building a business. Fialkow's lessons included trust your instincts;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

were worse in quality, scoring 25 percent lower, on average. That makes sense, Koning says. Introverts are generally more thoughtful and analytical but less likely to share information with others. That lack of feedback can sow doubt in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Professors Introduce Valuation Software

tool? Paul Healy: The tool was first developed to show students who were taking BAV how discounted cash flow (DCF) and earnings-based valuations work and can be reconciled. Over time, based on feedback from students about the value of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2016
First Look

April 26

workers without an agency affiliation. This advantage declines after high-quality non-affiliated workers receive good public feedback scores. The results indicate that intermediaries have arisen endogenously to permit a more efficient... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

03 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

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Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

09 Jan 2013
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Understanding Customers

Customer Feedback Not on elBulli's Menu At its height, Chef Ferran Adrià's elBulli restaurant may have been the most popular in the world, but why? In professor Michael Norton's course, students learn about marketing from a business owner... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

interactive discussions, tighten the feedback loop between scholarship and practice, and complement students' academic coursework with tales from the proverbial frontlines of practice. Participants will take on a range of issues affecting... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

These candidates are trying to adjust to what the voters care about.” You Might Also Like: Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

30 Aug 2016
First Look

August 30, 2016

endogenous two-way feedback between credit market sentiment and credit market outcomes. This feedback arises because investors’ beliefs depend on past defaults, but beliefs also drive future defaults through... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

feel that asking questions is less acceptable,” Bransby says. Feeling rebuffed when they provide input. An individual’s willingness to speak up may depend on the feedback they receive when they do, says Edmondson. If others respond... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

Cathy Hackl, “The Metaverse Is Coming And It’s A Very Big Deal,” impactlab.com via Forbes.com, July 5, 2020. Metaverse Definition, Oxford Language Dictionary via google.com. Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (Penguin Random House, 1992). Your View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

compete but few made money. "It's not just in shipping," he says. But in shipping and real estate, where feedback is delayed, he concludes, "learning is slow." Greenwood and Hanson were drawn to maritime studies after teaching cases on... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

30 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

safety, the researchers note that our understanding of how managers can increase the value of reporting systems remains incomplete. To shed light on how to encourage staff to share constructive feedback when using reporting systems,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

feedback logically and 'toned down' my comments to show respect, while still providing constructive ideas. Initially, he seemed to take the feedback well. But then I gradually noticed a distancing in our... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

05 Jul 2022
Op-Ed

Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams

We've been encouraging readers to share feedback and observations about Working Knowledge articles by email, resulting in a slew of thoughtful responses. Here are a few comments from June, published with permission: Re: "Extroverts, Your... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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