Signals - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

behavior. A price signal would be a silver bullet that would drive that change.” Jacobs did have answers for some of the risk issues, at least in the global north. He said his company has a decade of proven success in de-risking climate... View Details

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In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success - Recruiting

signal availability. This helps reinforce boundaries and protect time for deep work. Routines: Structure That Supports Productivity Working from home offers flexibility —but without routine, the line between work and life can blur... View Details

18 May 2021
Book

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

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

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Chinese Competition and Emerging Technologies - A Chronicle of the China Trade

was transacted, but in many respects it signaled the beginning of the end for Augustine Heard & Co. The new invention reduced the time between orders and transactions, provided more up-to-date information on fluctuations in costs and... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Roads to Recovery

"We see infrastructure as a $60 trillion opportunity." —Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982), CEO, General Electric "Transportation offers the single best opportunity to make cities livable and affordable." —Scott Griffith, former CEO, Zipcar America has come to a crossroads—but... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

of our community. By starting this club, we are sending the signal loud and clear that we will no longer tolerate being shut out. Given the investing world’s tendency to rely on personal networks not only to win deals, but also to find... View Details

01 Jan 2007
News

Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

Although 40 percent of WPP's business still comes from the United States—a reflection of the continuing dominance of this country's multinationals and financial services firms—Sorrell's frequent visits to what he calls "faster growing markets" View Details

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

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

individuals make decisions in an operations management setting when there is information asymmetry among the participants. Common equilibrium assumptions yield the least cost separating outcome as the unique equilibrium. In this equilibrium, the more informed party... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

signal to people that there will be demand in the future and things are going to get better. The way to send that signal, in his view, was through deficit spending. If the government borrowed heavily and spent the money, that would send a... View Details

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

those Super Bowl viewers? While only time will tell how many Alexa-enabled devices are sold as a result, early signals show a five-times increase—compared to the previous week-in searches on Google for “Alexa” that peaked during the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

26 Mar 2019
Blog Post

SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO, WAVE

degree credentials and work experience as proxies for competencies in entry-level recruitment, employers signal the wrong focus to educators and young people. As a result, educators and students prioritize schooling over skilling,... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entrepreneurship

20 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care

that many companies don’t do much after the program,” she says. “Bring participants together, perhaps quarterly or at least twice a year, to swap stories and trade ideas. These sessions not only reinforce bonding, but signal to everyone... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Sep 2012
News

Hierarchy's Last Stand

development rendering some knowledge obsolete and a global knowledge explosion democratizing access to the rest. Titles are losing their signaling value. Autocrats of the breakfast table (a book title 150 years ago) get pushback from... View Details

Keywords: Rosabeth Moss Kanter; Corporate Services

05 Aug 2014
First Look

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

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

01 Apr 1997
News

Manager's Notebook

the same experience and credentials?" Analyzing the content and efficacy of roughly three hundred one-minute pitches, the researchers found that certain words and phrases could be used as signaling devices to create an impression of... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

the meeting starts, it's a signal that the person in charge hasn't laid the groundwork for a productive use of time. There should be adequate time in advance for everyone to prepare for a thoughtful discussion. All meetings should have an... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

auditing, and private credit- and quality-rating agencies in financial markets. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1640638 Signaling to Partially Informed Investors in the Newsvendor Model... View Details