Signaling - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

domestic civil society and when their buyers are more sensitive to such exposure. At the program design level, we find that suppliers improve more when the monitoring regime signals a cooperative approach and when auditors are highly... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Folafolu Folowosele

Mesoamerica Energy, helped land owners obtain titles before the company leased property from them and gave them a fair share of the revenue generated from the wind turbines on their property. “To me, that was a strong signal on how to... View Details

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Because you may be competent and compatible, but if you don’t send signals that you are committed, your manager could worry that you will quit. Or you may be compatible and committed, but if you can’t do the job, none of that matters. Ng... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Eyes in the Skies

interest to customers (earthquakes, fires, conflicts at key border crossings) and to autonomously instruct the constellation to monitor them in a process known as “tipping and cueing.” The platform’s algorithms can interpret the radio identification View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

01 Apr 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Spring greetings to all HBS alumni! The arrival of April signals the start of intense planning for spring events at HBS. The MBA spring reunions are fast approaching, and plans for the annual Club Officers Roundtable and spring Alumni... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Jan 2007
Op-Ed

Learning from Private-Equity Boards

class-action suit against the corporation) had adopted the salient structural characteristics and processes of experienced private-equity boards, I believe that many of the red flags signaling Enron's economic woes and ethical drift would... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm Salter; Financial Services

01 Oct 1996
News

Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life

as original equipment, therefore, that was the signal for tire companies either to insist on higher prices to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) -- prices that would not be easy to obtain, or to sell their assets and get out of the... View Details

05 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 5

between the firm and an outside investor. A common assumption in the signaling game literature is that beliefs among the participants in the game are refined using the Intuitive Criterion refinement. Our experimental results provide... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 23

itself (to send a useful signal to constituencies); c) avoiding (or making) statements that inflame (or mollify) the other side's internal opponents; d) helping the other side attractively frame the deal for Level II acceptability; e)... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Feb 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?

development of theory regarding strategic planning coupled with the proliferation of courses on the subject, are we sending the right signals to managers in training? Or should we just admit that formal training only begins to prepare... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Dec 2018
News

Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

signaled the start of an increased emphasis on alumni outreach.“This was a successful test of a new form of outreach to alumni and is likely the first of many webinars directed at HBS clubs,” says Haley. “Within 10 minutes of the end of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

17 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

their employer or the geography. In that case—and if the practice does not violate broader social norms—it is then important for the manager to signal that she is "in the know." This signals that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

signaling mechanism, not a forum for action. These signals are for markets, businesses and 196 countries but more importantly, shaped by them. The direction of causality runs bottom up, not top down. This... View Details

28 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo

that phone screens were not giving us a signal if candidates would be successful at the actual work at hand,” Shehata said. “For many candidates, this is their first real go at Product Management because we get students who have come from... View Details

Keywords: Technology

20 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019

offer need-based financial aid that considerably reduces the price of our program. Read More>>> The Life and Role of a CEO Everything the CEO does is visible, and therefore requires an awareness around the potential signals his... View Details

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

empirical facts. Signals across Multiple Networks: How Venture Capital and Alliance Networks Affect Interorganizational Collaboration Authors: Umit Ozmel, Ranjay Gulati, and Jeffrey J. Reuer Publication: Academy of Management Journal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

of the classroom. Your comment buddy would give you a signal if you needed to participate, and then give you feedback after class to help improve your comment.” 2. You’ll be inspired by female faculty members in the classroom “I was... View Details

02 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?

effectively. But it’s not about gaming the system, emphasizes Huang—startups need to make sure that they have both the quantitative analysis to back up their idea and the “soft” factors that can appeal to investors. Depending on the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

23 Jun 2021
Blog Post

How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

geography, and to make that decision she turned the thought process inward. “Initially I thought that I would like to have experience working in the US over the summer since in Africa having US work experience is celebrated and has a View Details

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Up Close: A Return to In-Person Executive Education Programs

Datar, Tarun Khanna, and Rob Huckman were all on board. With the all-clear signal given, teams across Executive Education, Dining and Custodial Services, and Operations sprang into action. Details that had not been considered, much less... View Details

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