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has your HBS email address in their contact list or elsewhere on their computer. These spam viruses then "spoof" the e-mail return address by using an e-mail address found on the machine. Best practice is... View Details

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

Succession planning is hard work: It must be embraced by the organization and driven by the CEO. In the book, Bower identifies best practices companies can follow to identify, groom, and train internal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

correctly and shaping one’s response to it optimally. The maxim of Epictetus, “What, then, is to be done? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it naturally happens,” has similarities to both Buddhist doctrine and... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

10 Dec 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman & Wesley Brandi; Publishing; Technology

09 May 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Keywords: by Aaron Chatterji, Edward Glaeser & William Kerr

2021
Book

Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer

Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business--and business family. Though "family business" may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Outcome or Result; Business Model; Conflict and Resolution; Organizational Culture

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15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

orchestra as a soloist just within reach. But suddenly, his performance started to worsen. No amount of practice or specialized training helped. In fact, the harder he raged against his decline, the faster it inevitably came. He took a... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

communities she serves. Each one is poised to have a tremendous impact in the communities in which they work in addition to having outsized financial impact. Some of the best parts about the MBA experience I’ve had were created or... View Details

03 Nov 2015
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November 3, 2015

Discretionary Task Ordering: Queue Management in Radiological Services By: Ibanez, Maria, Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats Abstract—A long line of research examines how best to schedule work to improve... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best View Details

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

allocation such as heuristics, decision rules, and "bottom up" approaches still effective in today's complex marketing environment? To help practicioners answer this question, Harvard Business School professors Sunil Gupta and Tom Steenburgh surveyed the academic... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 18

initial socialization focused on personal identity (emphasizing newcomers' authentic best selves) led to greater customer satisfaction and employee retention after six months, compared to (a) socialization that focused on organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Teaming in the Twenty-First Century

is the engine of organizational learning," says Edmondson. From Theory To Practice In the book, Edmondson makes the case for managers to shift from holding a static view of teamwork to this dynamic one. Real-world examples drawn from her... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

best practices promise to lower them. Weighing The Costs There are two types of costs that must be considered in allocating decision rights. In their 1990 paper, "Specific and General Knowledge, and... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

21 May 2020
Blog Post

Creating a World with Trusted Leaders: An Open Letter from MBA Students

that having a fever was no reason to miss work. The branch was allowing employees paid time off only if they tested positive for COVID-19. At that point in time, testing was extremely scarce, so it was practically impossible for those... View Details

30 Apr 2024
Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

failed to meet the quotas could be transferred or have their work hours reduced. The unsurprising result is that when employees found themselves unable to meet the quotas, a significant number of them resorted to exaggeration and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Fatima Albassam

program to advance her skills, Fatima felt that, “If I were to leave work and family for two years, I wanted the best education possible. The way they teach at HBS emulates reality. With each case, you have limited information, but you... View Details

08 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

is essential to having a good social order. Should judges deserve an infinite amount, too? The notion that somehow the logic of a purely monetary conception of value could be transferred to business struck me as odd, especially in a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

25 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal

becomes clear you can raise $4 billion for your next fund instead of the planned $1 billion. Professor of Management Practice Nabil N. El-Hage coauthored the case with HBS professor and Finance unit head Richard Ruback. "Very few... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

fat contracts to players long past their prime. Each transaction altered the overall negotiation landscape. In rapidly changing marketplaces, you can't provide for every contingency. But you can take a page from Marine Corps practice and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

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