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Jean M. Cunningham | About

Prioritization Committee and as a business manager, IT liaison, and internal communications representative for the Dean’s Office. Jean holds a B.A. in history from Cornell University and an M.A. in English literature from Boston College. View Details

2009
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Assess, Don't Assume, Part II: Negotiating Implications of Cross-Border Differences in Decision Making, Governance, and Political Economy

By: James K. Sebenius

When facing a cross-border negotiation, the standard preparatory assessments—of the parties, their interests, their no-deal options, opportunities for and barriers to creating and claiming value, the most promising sequence and process design, etc.—should be... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Negotiation Process; Organizational Culture; Business and Government Relations

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2009
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Assess, Don't Assume, Part I: Etiquette and National Culture in Negotiation

By: James K. Sebenius

When facing a cross-border negotiation, the standard preparatory assessments -- of the parties, their interests, their no-deal options, opportunities for and barriers to creating and claiming value, the most promising sequence and process design, etc. -- should be... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Process; Societal Protocols; Competitive Advantage; Cooperation

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By: Charlotte L. Robertson

Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

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My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

after it's no longer appropriate to do it. Laser focus and tunnel vision often cause you to miss data. ... Obsession is great, but have any of you ever charged into an unwinnable situation because you're obsessed? We have a problem in a lot of the success View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

With "variable sunglasses" users could adjust the degree of glare they wanted to eliminate. Polaroid promotional literature affirmed that "vibration-direction has been a scientific curiosity, and little more. Now, Polaroid puts it under... View Details

02 Dec 2019
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Championing the HBS Fund

solutions. “Growing up in Greece in the 1980s, there were not many career opportunities,” says Stavropoulos, who appreciated the liberal arts education that Harvard offered. Although he enjoyed literature and writing, he pursued computer... View Details

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

12 Nov 2012
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Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

research. Sandino admits that the sample in their study may not have been large enough to capture the effects of underpayment. Nevertheless, she explains: "Our findings are contrary to an argument in prior literature suggesting the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

01 Mar 2024
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Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Managing Processes

David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details

13 Dec 2022
HBS Seminar

Christine Beckman, USC Price School of Public Policy

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

University Press, 2000). Krishna G. Palepu : Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements (South-Western College Publishing, 1996), with Victor L. Bernard and Paul M. Healy, won the 1999 American Accounting Association Notable Contributions to Accounting... View Details

31 Oct 2011
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The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others. "Traditionally, [the field of] economics has held a very rational view of people, and there's a gigantic amount of literature... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

24 Feb 2022
Op-Ed

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

another pandemic calamity Does the SEC’s mandated financial transparency affect the financial markets? The literature overwhelmingly concludes that the answer is yes. Thus, for-profit hospitals and debt-financed nonprofits that lack... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

increased more easily or with more value being generated. More prosperous countries tend to be more diversified and present in different product categories that other countries (Hausmann/Hwang/Rodrik; 2005). Most of the new literature... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

07 Jun 2004
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What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

these areas in the academic supply chain literature is based on assumptions that are (a) derived from experiments (e.g., students playing the beer game), (b) derived from surveys asking managers how they make the order decision, or (c)... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

07 Jan 2002
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How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

drawing upon literature and ideas and other disciplines. We're looking at identity politics, political science, and social policy. We are trying to learn from other interdisciplinary approaches and asking, "How do we rationally and... View Details