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- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
software, approach the received wisdom with caution. Our survey of firms regarding the costs of different types of software suggests that some... View Details
- 02 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison
textbooks. First, lenders can recognize the wisdom of short sales, accepting less than the face value of the mortgage. Currently banks do accept short sales but only after... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Crowdfunding capital for small business
like the idea of the crowd vetting ideas, and determining winners and losers by voting with their capital.” Although the partners had been friends for four decades, they had never worked together before... View Details
- 14 May 2018
- Blog Post
Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers
and wisdom that I would hire in a heartbeat. I recognized that there’s a large pool of accomplished talent that’s mostly untapped." Reflection became action. Together with fellow HBS alum, Patty O'Brien... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
through the crowd to lesser-known microfinance borrowers in developing countries. Nanda puts most current crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo in the equivalent of the donation or lending... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
narrative. Think Like a Black Sheep: Unlock Your Inner Superpower and Break Free from the Crowd By Aaron Poynton (AMP 195, 2018) Leaders Press In a world of followers, discover the power View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
Managers of public corporations sometimes need to be reminded that they work for shareholders. Without proper monitoring, managers may receive excess compensation or perks, or misuse free cash flow. Historically, poorly performing... View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
PublicationsThe Power of Small Wins Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
interview help for APRC. Q: Europe does not have a strong history of fostering entrepreneurship. Do you see entrepreneurs gaining more success and acceptance in the future? Sjöman: Popular wisdom has it that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
marketing wisdom declared it was the role of the marketer, through careful questioning and study, to understand the wants of the customer. Levitt argued that that approach is... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
HISTORY LESSONS: Ferguson shares his views on the global financial crisis with an attentive crowd at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. Professor Niall Ferguson, born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford and Cambridge universities, argues... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
help those they agree with while the second is the dependence of peoples' self-esteem on the extent to which they perceive that others agree with them. Government spending crowds out the charity that ensues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
growth at the firm level. Importantly, however, we also document substantial crowding out of non-treated firms' employment within local labor markets. While the overall net employment effect was positive, it... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
states show considerably stronger propensity for both social and spatial homophily than those from high-representation states. These manifestations of homophily are amplified on crowded days, such as the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Jeong-han Kang, and Toby E. Stuart Periodical:Administrative Science Quarterly (forthcoming). Abstract This article examines how competitive crowding affects the conduct of actors in a tournament. We develop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
staff community projects program that organizes offsite charitable activities, such as Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Velocity rewards employees with $1,000 cash contributions to their charities of choice and peer to peer ‘flash’... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
@Soldiers Field
knowledge that takes place in the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center will develop better leaders who will gain greater understanding, insight, and wisdom to lead in the world of the future,” family patriarch Dr.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
3 Key Take-a-Ways From My Summer at Zalando
mid-June, Robert and the diversity team presented the new plan in front of all employees, with very specific and bold targets, and answered any questions that the crowd might have. It was very interesting to... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
earned (i.e free) media coverage; name recognition is not an issue. He draws much larger and more enthusiastic crowds than Clinton, which may impress television viewing audiences. He is increasingly combining scripted policy statements... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39914 Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or, do they introduce a "greedy"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne