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  • 30 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 30, 2016

relative performance incentives in addition to piece rates to encourage competition in the workplace. We find that social identity has a significant impact on competition: a weaver only competes against coworkers with a different social identity, but not against those... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

dysfunctional patterns from the past? How can I live more fully in the present? How do I create my desired future? Author Landon Carter shares his experience of what works in his more than 50 years of being on the path, and what has... View Details
  • 21 Jan 2022
  • Blog Post

How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA

HBS scholarship Students can get up to $30,000 in outside scholarships on top of an HBS scholarship While our scholarships can cover a substantial portion of the cost, no one receives a full-ride scholarship from HBS. This is a shared... View Details
  • Web

Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

annual conservation needs. What role should investment capital play? What role should TNC play? Key Themes: Impact investing is option proposed a new “tool” for socially-motivated actors to achieve their mission. While this appears to be the case for TNC, the work is... View Details
  • 07 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

production is incredibly resource intensive and that even a small shift in consumption and production can have a massive impact on greenhouse gas emissions. From there, Karen Skelton, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy at the... View Details
  • 04 Oct 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

copy of an extensively researched recent book, Power, for All, by Professors Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro. The authors define power as “the ability to influence others’ behavior, be it through persuasion or coercion (through) control over access to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 28 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

leverages shared user relationships. We build upon the traditional view of bundling for economies of scope and price discrimination and extend this view to include the strategic management of a firm's user network. Envelopers capture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

There’s a saying in hospitality: The customer is always right. In fact, customers might be more influential than ever, according to a study of online restaurant reviews. Yelp, the website where consumers share their service experiences,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

University, sent an email invitation to all faculty, staff, and students at the university (more than 40,000 individuals) encouraging them to participate in an ideas challenge that Harvard Medical School had launched to generate research topics in Type 1 diabetes.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1999
  • News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

and governance. He shares Jensen's view that something akin to a modern revolution has taken place in recent years and that one result is a growing problem with overcapacity, a situation he believes is best resolved through the workings... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 06 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Manage Customer Churn for Maximum Profit

surprised,” Gupta says. “We didn’t expect the profit increase to be so large.” Even more importantly, that increase can be obtained without more investment of resources by the company. “Almost every company uses a churn model these days,”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Financial Services
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

are produced and distributed by studios that take in the lion's share of revenue. In contrast, independent films are distributed by studios under revenue-sharing agreements, which give studios 30%-40% of the revenue stream. Under either... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jul 2013
  • What Do You Think?

What Are the Limits of Transparency?

the dominant resources and prime objects of commerce, politics, and prestige." So as leaders and managers, how much do we share? How do we avoid sharing competitively sensitive (comparable to the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 31 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

thought, hmmm, it's probably people who are up for tenure soon, or maybe it's the people who just graduated, and they want to get their name out there," Larkin says. "We were thinking very much along the traditional economic model--people doing things for rational,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

assumed to use the bot and, while we encourage you to engage with the bot and share your candid feedback on your experience, a lack of engagement with the bot will not adversely impact your eligibility for a certificate of completion.... View Details
  • 08 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

Reading: Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation? Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation Research Paper The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for Strategic Compensation What do you think of this research? View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Audubon movement specifically. "The Audubon movement is interesting in that it is actually a range of different types of organizations who share the mission of protecting birds and the environment through advocacy, education, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 19 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

private sector spends the largest share of training dollars dedicated to adults. Policymakers should support programs that actively encourage employers to invest in talent pipelines. CareerWise, founded in Colorado but now expanding to... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
  • June 2022 (Revised August 2023)
  • Case

Strategic Innovation at the United Nations: A Network of Ecosystems

By: Frank Nagle, Elizabeth J. Altman and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2021, Gina Lucarelli, leader of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Labs, prepared for a meeting with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. The two planned to discuss the future of the Accelerator Labs, a network of social innovation labs located... View Details
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  • 23 Jun 2023
  • News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

spring meeting earlier this month. "This is a place where we work hard, we are focused, we are cutting edge, for the public good," said Weinzierl, who is also the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration. During the Alumni Board's two-day... View Details