Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

2007
Other Unpublished Work

Mind Over Matter? Similarities and Differences Between Perceived and Observed Networks

In spite of the rapid development of new methods for network analysis—relying on electronic data sources and sophisticated computational analysis—organizational scholars continue to rely largely on more traditional survey-based methods. We believe that the... View Details

Keywords: Surveys; Organizations; Social and Collaborative Networks

Citation

27 May 2021
News

Facebook-backed report calls Apple privacy features anticompetitive

Research Summary

Overview

By: Ryan W. Buell

From creating flight itineraries online, to interacting with tellers to complete complex banking transactions, to engaging with the government to address civic problems, customers are playing an increasingly vital role in the performance of operations in a broadening... View Details

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

if they did not obtain the second reward. We discuss implications for research on motivation and incentives. Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy Authors:A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

To Buy Happiness, Purchase an Experience

Video directed and produced by Joanie Tobin Conventional wisdom says that money can't buy happiness. Behavioral science begs to differ. In fact, research shows that money can make us happier—but only if we spend it in particular ways. In... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

Summing Up Does Common Sense Impede Change? Common sense is the decision-maker's friend when the decision has to be made rapidly, with a minimum of research or formal theory, with no more than moderate risk or consequences, and by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Nov 2006
What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

interview than the interviewee." According to Wally Bock, "When I conducted research I found that the more effective supervisors spent the bulk of their performance evaluation meeting time talking about the future." Forced... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Feb 2022
News

Breaking News

business models and journalism, to support news organizations, and raise the capital to effect large-scale structural change in the industry, says Hansen Shapiro. Currently a senior research fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

praiseworthy. Most individuals who go against their organizations or express their concerns publicly are severely punished. If they're not fired outright, they're usually marginalized and made to feel irrelevant. Our research shows that... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

Web

Kraft Accelerator

Research Foundation, or MMRF) used the tools to write their own playbook and reach a cure. There are six steps to writing this playbook: 1. Assess your readiness 2. Develop the landscape 3. Interview the key opinion leaders 4. Write the... View Details

14 Jun 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

Starting last fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On June 5 and 8, more than 300 alumni in East Asia gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "An Evening with Dean Datar" events... View Details

Web

Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

Learn more here . Advising Resources Rock Entrepreneurs-in-Residence EiRs come to campus 6-7 times per year to meet with students 1:1, help facilitate Rock Center programs, and work with faculty on research and course development.... View Details

Web

Team - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

by Professor Michael E. Porter and is based in the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. Faculty and staff engaged in research and education in value based health care form the core team at HBS. In... View Details

02 Jun 2010
What Do You Think?

How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?

today's business school curricula? If so, why? And can they best be addressed? What do you think? Original Article During the course of research for a book I'm writing, I have had the opportunity to talk with a number of managers about... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

and the socially clueless. Still, people in an organization can be roughly classified using a simple matrix. Our research showed (not surprisingly) that, no matter what kind of organization we studied, everybody wanted to work with the... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

Physician burnout costs the United States health care industry $4.6 billion a year, a number that brings a new spotlight to an age-old problem. In a paper published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine this past June, a research... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

information technology and management, or organizational behavior. That broad range of choices, coupled with the satisfaction of conducting research in the field, generates an extraordinary demand for the handful of available places each... View Details

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

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

issues elsewhere, such in new biotechnology-related fields. For instance, a great deal of interest has surrounded proposals to use patent pools to address the multiplicity of rights that are slowing research in critical diseases such as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

Web

MBA Program at Harvard Business School - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: Harvard Business School About Faculty & Research MBA Doctoral Executive Education Alumni Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University: 1937-1970 Baker Library Home The... View Details

Publications