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- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
initiate the contact with the program by asking for an enrollment sheet, but then would go on to request an additional sheet for the other spouse to enroll." Seeking to help donation programs improve and target their outreach campaigns, Anteby and his research... View Details
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
the ground there, and became interested in a start-up called New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) through the work that our student teams have done every January since the storm as part of the HBS New Orleans Service Immersion. This year... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
from a UK prison, significantly reducing the rate of recidivism. The book is the result of four years of research, including a survey of 13 MBA classes, more than 200 interviews, and extensive archival and secondary research. Stevenson says the research View Details
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
traumatic experiences and deep uncertainty about one's future erode or elevate the psychosocial benefits of work. Starting this winter, the team will compare how 1,000 Rohingya households at the Kutupalong camp react to one of three... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
business to look like on the other side of the obstacle. Consider what you can do in the next four hours to move in that direction. Develop a series of steps and an ongoing process for dealing with the setback. Keep your team View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
across several measures, including professional status (the hierarchy of each team), psychological safety (the extent to which team members felt comfortable speaking up about work-related issues), and leader... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
minority-owned companies. His encouragement comes in the form of public criticism of these organizations. He challenges them to stop paying “lip service” to inclusion, diversity, and fair business opportunity and sincerely commit to these ideals through action and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
provides the opportunity for a few faculty members to share recent work with an audience of doctoral students, staff members, and other professors. In a panel discussion, several professors shared the practical findings of recent field... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
All good managers understand the importance of making sure that every member of a team feels personally motivated and necessary throughout the workday, lest their work should stagnate and suffer. But what's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
necessarily the best team leader, because a lot of board members don't value the team leadership aspect of the position." Clifford F. Baker put it this way: "Having... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Pvt. Ltd. (formerly SET Pvt. Ltd.), a leading television broadcaster in India. Describes Singh's decision to evaluate employees based on values as well as performance and the management committee's response. Allows for discussion of 1) the impact of leadership style on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
(conditional) gender gap is largest among faculty members at the highest status institutions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-014.pdf Fluid Tasks and Fluid Teams: The Impact of Diversity in Experience and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517103-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-095 Kameda Seika: Cracking the U.S. Market In spring 2016, Kameda’s CEO, Michiyasu Tanaka, is facing difficult questions from board members over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
mistrust of global corporations and the threat they pose to sovereignty, having such a UN imprimatur would be crucial. Once the charter was adopted, a select group of global corporations, called WDC Partners, would establish the WDC itself, which they would then own.... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
these two types of trust? A: The distinction between affect- and cognition-based trust is useful because research has found that they can actually lead to different outcomes. For example, in earlier research, I found that higher affect-based trust toward one's View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
team members in jobs and on projects that enable them to excel and to showcase their talents. If people have the expectation that they can monetize the value of their improved performance, they will be more... View Details
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
learning and advice when members are already embedded in existing networks,” Koning and coauthor Sharique Hasan of Duke University argue in Prior ties and the limits of peer effects on startup team... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
instant-message chat volumes (-8.7 percent).” Companies may want to consider locating their knowledge-worker team members strategically. “Our results suggest that employees engaged in knowledge co-production... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
director to serve as a liaison between the other board members and the CEO. As clear-cut as these subjects may seem, the underlying question, as Lorsch sees it, is far more complex: What is the broader mandate of business in the context... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
service. Rubicon had made great progress since introducing its service. They had signed up large multi-national customers and had a number of large potential contracts in the negotiation phase. The team needed more capital to build out... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne