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- 12 May 2022
- Book
Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set
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by Sean Silverthorne
- August 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
C3.ai—Driven to Succeed
By: Robert Simons and George Gonzalez
CEO Tom Siebel navigates his artificial intelligence (ai) startup through a series of pivots, market expansions, and even an elephant attack to become a leading platform ad service provider. The case describes his unusual management approach emphasizing employee...
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Simons, Robert, and George Gonzalez. "C3.ai—Driven to Succeed." Harvard Business School Case 119-004, August 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- 27 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)
workforce is, says a recent paper by Harvard Business School researchers. Even when a company’s numbers aren’t ideal, their transparency sends the message that they’re trying to change, the HBS authors write. “There’s definitely a...
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by Shalene Gupta
- 05 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
Lessons in Decision-Making: Confident People Aren't Always Correct (Except When They Are)
the right people are confident, suggests recent research by Thomas Graeber, assistant professor at Harvard Business School. His work tested the effects of meta-cognition—essentially, whether more skilled people are also more confident...
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by Kara Baskin
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
out a new letter with an extra line, letting people know that their neighbors were ponying up, implying that they should, too: “We are writing to inform you that we have still not received your tax payment. By now, nine out of 10 people...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
are external hires, and roughly two-thirds are “complete outsiders,” finds a recent working paper by Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In contrast, one recent analysis found...
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- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
for significant psychological biases that lead to irrationality. By accepting this fact, you can learn to overcome bias and think more rationally during your most important...
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by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 29 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Better-reply Dynamics in Deferred Acceptance Games
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by Guillaume Haeringer & Hanna Halaburda
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
A conversation with Nancy Koehn, author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust From Wedgwood to Dell, HBS Press, 2001. "I am just fascinated by the power, the quirks, the determination, and the durability of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2023
- HBS Case
What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?
addressed, examined, turned-over, then re-examined. This setting maximizes the chances of employees on their own seeing how disconnected the misconception truly is. “Understanding all of the aspects of your employees is going to make you a better organization.” Baskin:...
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- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
the biggest challenges for organizations are to have the necessary competencies and resources to act upon inputs." Sowmia Gopinathan echoed this comment: " (the) downside is only where expectations of the customers are made high View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues. Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle....
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
by how we relate to one another. They believe that attaching a price to integrity or loyalty is fundamentally to debase it. Q: You write, "Intent and impact are important factors in thinking about...
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by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI
Although adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for the enterprise is still in the early days, the technology has matured enough for entrepreneurs to start gathering inspiration and evaluating opportunities for...
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by Rocio Wu
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
bonding activity—regular rituals like doing the Walmart Cheer or firing a Nerf toy gun to conclude a project—led to a 16 percent increase in how meaningful employees judged their work to be, according to research by Harvard Business...
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by Kristen Senz
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
employees’ passion.” This may include learning what employees themselves are more and less passionate about, and to create a psychologically safe environment where potential difficulties are welcomed conversation topics. Design for...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
Desirable. “Even in the most progressive, gender-balanced households, on average, women seem to think about a greater diversity of pursuits” While you let that provocative title sink in, it’s worth noting that the research was conducted...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
and ultimately an excellent journey to learning effective leadership skills in The Adventures of an IT Leader (Harvard Business Press). According to the novel's creators, a fictional approach allowed them to blend real-life incidents they...
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by Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors
language of thought and expression. It is a language that marketers must learn to speak if they are to understand and connect meaningfully with their customers. Q: How did you become fascinated by deep...
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- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
much as they did." Instead, markups—the difference between prices charged at checkout and the marginal costs incurred by a company in order to make a product—climbed about 25 percent between 2006 and 2019, according to research View Details
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by Rachel Layne