Paradox Of Voting - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

Review Press 2014), co-founder of Paradox Strategies, and co-creator of the Innovation Quotient, re:Route, and re:Mind. Hill co-founded InnovationForce, a SaaS company using AI... View Details

22 May 2024
HBS Case

Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore

passed a bill requiring that TikTok sell itself to a US buyer or be banned; the Senate voted in favor of the legislation and US President Biden swiftly signed it into law in April. What happens next is being... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

The central, most telling question to ask a leader is, whom do you serve? Some leaders will tell you, using a popular descriptor, that they aspire to be "servant leaders." The question still remains, however, a servant to whom: to yourself, to your group, or... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

leading innovation in changing environment.” 1. Understand the opportunity paradox How can organizations capture new growth most effectively? “If you’re doing something new, it is inevitably going to be difficult,” McDonald says. The... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

leaders must clearly articulate what it is they stand for and then take decisive actions around those beliefs. Not just when it’s easy or convenient, but even when it’s difficult. In my new book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

businesses where one person has voting control of the organization and makes most of the key decisions. During this stage, the board, if the company has one at all, is most... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding business history. Today business historians at the School investigate a broad range of themes, including entrepreneurship, innovation, globalization, and environmental sustainability.... View Details

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

so new product design began to be informed by market research, user feedback, and how well the toys matched the vision of quality creative play laid out by its founding fathers. Putting parameters on how people innovate had the View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

06 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

can vote with your feet” Another factor: Employees at call centers like the one observed in the study do not require much specialized knowledge; the best sales staff simply seemed to know the details of what... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

over outcome measurement. The paradox in applying performance-based pricing for both buyer and seller is that it is most appropriate where outcomes are fairly cloudy, and thus where the performance-based agreement is often hardest to... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

of the Northwest Passage as a result of climate change. In 2006, the Panamanian electorate voted in favor of a plan to expand the Panama Canal.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

restaurants that received the label were white, compared to the racial makeup of reviewers of the same restaurants prior to the introduction of the feature. The authors also... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

their employees during these difficult times? About the authors Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Robin Abrahams is a research associate at HBS. [Image: RyanJLane]... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

12 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches

perceived these men as too far out of her league, he says. The reverse was also true: He observed that desirable women initiated fewer matches when voted on by a less desirable man, perhaps (understandably)... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

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Profiles - MBA

Profiles Profiles Technology Innovation Fellows Program Supported by the Roberts Family Foundation Current Students APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELIOT 2025 Cohort 7 Rhea Acharya “Living through this unprecedented period of technological growth has... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Can there be corporate democracy if employees can’t vote on the actions its companies take? Yes, and it’s needed now more than ever. The pandemic has brought much employee discontent and activism. Last January, for example, with one-third... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

18 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

Burnout, retention, and renewed labor organization are critical challenges for leaders, especially amid COVID-19 and a looming recession. Leaders must ask themselves: What is it about my organization’s culture that is contributing to such a high level View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Complexity (3) Conflict Management (4) Conflict and Resolution (13) Conflict of Interests (1) Construction (1) Consumer Behavior (173) Contracts (7) Cooperation (3) Cooperative Ownership (1) Copyright (2) Core Relationships (1) Corporate... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

purpose, we need to hold onto it.” About the author Dina Gerdeman is a senior writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Ridofranz] Book Excerpt Conclusion: Time in the Future By Ashley Whillans We know that the so-called Easterlin View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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