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- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
Supporting the public good probably seemed less compelling for those who couldn’t access those benefits. Studies have also found that racism disempowers its targets, hurting political and social engagement. So much time, so little change... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
and 2000s, and particularly about the expansion of NATO. We are at a genuine impasse, and I fear that a much more thorough and destructive military operation in Ukraine is ahead. Forman: Will this conflict worsen COVID-19 supply chain disruptions? Abdelal: View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
inventory was because it was just stuffed in all kinds of closets. So it was an amazing experience, but I probably wouldn’t have done that if HBS hadn’t had funds to support me so that I could earn money. I couldn’t have predicted that... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
said, “ society has changed a lot. That said, Jack Welch today would probably be different too. For me the worst criticism of him is that his successors all struggled.” Writing by email, Jeff Wilkins, former CEO of CompuServe, commented,... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
both the public and private sectors while continuing to support an apprentice system. Service sector research indicates that all developing economies are experiencing increases in the proportion of service sector jobs, while jobs that "make things" shrink toward some... View Details
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
touch something you have to give it energy.— Howard Stevenson "If all that matters to you is your success as a businessperson, you're probably not going to be as likely to create a legacy among your followers, because you're not... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?
be careful to research any organization they’re moving into to make sure it’s diverse and welcoming. “There’s probably no free lunch here because going into an organization that has fewer women and has potentially had more of a problem... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
fade after this contagion, but there will probably be more outbreaks in the decades to come. This means that we can expect our physical structures to change, too. Think of the extension of today’s airport and courthouse security... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
rent the clearing and settling capabilities, the stock loan inventories and balance sheets of the banks. The hedge funds claim to be able to provide substantial returns regardless of the direction of the market. Like mutual funds and traditional money managers, most... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
technology, management processes that they already have, and probably the culture.” Who’s in your talent pool? So what’s a remote job-seeker to do? Finding the right job depends on profession and, perhaps more crucially, what individual... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Aug 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?
decision theory in which we were advised to construct decision trees, mapping outcomes, attaching values to each one, and estimating probabilities that various combinations of outcomes might occur. Judgment entered into the construction... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
make matters worse, Park's two best analysts both requested significant raises after their annual reviews. Both women expressed their belief that they were earning substantially less than analysts at comparable firms and probably less... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?
“many of our existing leaders have not had the experience of not being included in their companies’ cultures because of factors related to their race or gender.” That observation probably applies to many in the lower ranks of leadership... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
“I think the digital nomads are probably more likely to be Millennials, early career workers who want to travel the world and work, or empty nesters,” Choudhury says. Several countries, including Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Mexico, Norway,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
balancing my left and right brain. It probably also explains why my last four cars have been sporty SUVs. —Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Back to top “Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy” J&J was confronted with a major crisis in October... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
seriously, the main threat probably comes from competing platforms—alternative systems that enable large numbers of developers to form competing innovation ecosystems. These other platforms, promoted by competitors such as Sun and IBM,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2021
- Book
Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
In the 1950s, most Americans probably couldn’t name the CEOs of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, United States Steel, and Standard Oil. But these days, some of the most successful businesses have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
hygiene reviews in order to compare the probability that the restaurant would be sold out in the two weeks before and after the submission of such reviews. They found that a restaurant was between 0.4 and 0.7 percentage points less likely... View Details
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
and mortgage and automobile companies employed—approaches that are diametrically opposite to those outlined in my book and discussed here. These firms did dumb things because their leaders did not make the principled choices outlined above. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas
spatial detail how Walmart advertises in Akron versus Toledo versus L.A.,” Cohen says. Sure enough, they found that advertising dollars increased in local areas by an average of 23 percent after a lawsuit was filed there. In addition, the View Details