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  • January 1982
  • Article

A Negativity Bias in Interpersonal Evaluation

By: T. M. Amabile and A. H. Glazebrook
Two studies were conducted to demonstrate a bias toward negativity in evaluations of persons or their work in particular social circumstances. In Study 1, subjects evaluated materials written by peers. Those working under conditions that placed them in low status... View Details
Keywords: Social Psychology; Status and Position; Prejudice and Bias; Performance Evaluation; Situation or Environment; Perception; Attitudes
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  • November–December 2023
  • Article

Network Centralization and Collective Adaptability to a Shifting Environment

By: Ethan S. Bernstein, Jesse C. Shore and Alice J. Jang
We study the connection between communication network structure and an organization’s collective adaptability to a shifting environment. Research has shown that network centralization—the degree to which communication flows disproportionately through one or more... View Details
Keywords: Network Centralization; Collective Intelligence; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Communication; Decision Making; Networks; Adaptation
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  • 14 Aug 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Insider Trading Preceding Goodwill Impairments

Keywords: by Karl A. Muller III, Monica Neamtiu & Edward J. Riedl
  • Article

Models of Best Practice in Integrated Reporting 2015

By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Sydney Ribot
In March of 2015, the authors reviewed the integrated reports of 25 multinational companies that participated in the International Integrated Reporting Council's (IIRC's) Pilot Programme Business Network. Because it was not until December 2013 that companies had any... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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  • 12 Sep 2023
  • What Do You Think?

Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

seemed small, but you’ve seen your counterparts in other organizations brought to task over DEI issues. Do you approve making the proposed orientation program mandatory for new employees? Or, alternatively, would you alter the material to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 07 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

customer, then the management is likely to chastise the salesperson for failing. But they could also realize that if the top talent has trouble with the sell, then maybe there is something wrong with the product. Small failures can provide the raw View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
  • Case

Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

By: William W. George, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amram Migdal
Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Organic Growth; Organizational Change; M＆A; Mergers And Acquisitions; Divestment; Business Ventures; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Engineering; Chemicals; Mining; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Food; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health; Nutrition; History; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Ownership; Public Ownership; Performance; Strategy; Adaptation; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Europe; Netherlands
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  • November 2014
  • Case

Nestlé SA, 2014

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2014, Nestlé was the largest producer of packaged foods and beverages in the world. 2013 revenues were $103.7 billion and operating profits $16.1 billion (15.5% of sales). The company owned 29 mega brands, each generating more than Euro 1 billion ($1.25 billion).... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products; Acquisitions; Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Nutrition; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
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  • Web

Loan Reduction - Entrepreneurship

your application. Complete the online application and upload supporting materials (see below) prior to the deadline of April 9, 2025, at noon ET. Important : Compile all your answers and documents prior to commencing the online... View Details
  • 16 Jun 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

engineer products and packaging to hit key retail price points. This may mean downsizing package sizes, something the candy industry always does in response to inflation. 4. Use Promotions. If you've always passed through raw material... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • Web

Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

documentation. Please refer to our Payment & Financial Aid page . What materials will I have access to after completing Financial Accounting? + – You will have access to the materials in every prior module... View Details
  • Web

Preparing to Teach - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Preparation Guidelines for Effective Observation of Case Instructors In-Class Assessment of Discussion-Based Teaching Questions for Class Discussions Teaching Quantitative Material Strategies and Tactics for Sensitive Topics View Details
  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

to see if any of those are going to materialize into something significant financially. "Musk is at risk of losing or having already lost critical people in the background who make this whole thing work." For me, the No. 1 priority today... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 24

  PublicationsBarriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India Authors:Shawn A. Cole, Xavier Giné, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Why do... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • March 2022
  • Article

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinician Ambulatory Electronic Health Record Use

By: A Jay Holmgren, Lance Downing, Mitchell Tang, Christopher Sharp, Christopher Longhurst and Robert S. Huckman
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic changed clinician electronic health record (EHR) work in a multitude of ways. To evaluate how, we measure ambulatory clinician EHR use in the United States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and Methods: We use EHR... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Electronic Health Records; Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; United States
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  • January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
  • Case

Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?

By: Steven Rogers and Kenneth J. Cooper
Carmichael Roberts, a rare African-American venture capitalist, considered leaving his general partnership in a private equity firm near Boston and setting up his own in 2015. He weighed whether the timing was right, with the economy still not fully recovered from the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Equity; Innovation And Invention; Investment; Ownership; Science; Science Bassed Business; Markets; Relationships; Capital; Private Equity; Technological Innovation; Investment Return; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Science-Based Business; Market Timing; Marketplace Matching; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Boston; California; San Francisco; New York (city, NY)
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  • 28 Feb 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

take less than 15 minutes. Solicit agenda items, prepare agenda, communicate agenda. Long slide decks and spreadsheets created just for the meeting is a total waste of time. If those materials already exist and can add value to the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • Web

Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research

closely with HBS faculty members, supporting the development of cases and other course materials including case supplements, abridgements, background notes, teaching notes, and multimedia products. Part of the Division of Research and... View Details
  • Web

Profiles - MBA

high-quality datasets. Professional goals I’m an entrepreneur at heart. To me, the best way to improve the world and love what you do is to build a tangible product that excites you. My short-term focus is on absorbing cutting-edge View Details
  • Web

Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Material Providing Assessment & Feedback Sample Class “It would be hard to name a more valuable pedagogical accomplishment than the mastery of questioning, listening, and response: three teaching skills as linked, though distinct, as the... View Details