Social Attachment To Place - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

In theory, a board of directors protects the rights of shareholders. Independent directors are supposed to be just that—independent—free to dissent from a decision of the majority. The reality is more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jan 2021
Book

How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems

and then doing that. I understand the appeal: replicate what works. And we should do that. We could lift up the lives of billions of people around the globe if solutions that had been developed and successfully implemented in some places... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

organizational units that fail to interact in a meaningful way, or isolated units that are not integrated into the social fabric of the broader organization. And it can illustrate whether lateral... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

consequences that come from brokerage—occupying a bridging position between disconnected others in a network. By contrast, emerging models underscore social interactions and focus on brokering—the behavioral processes through which... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

long-work-hours culture was detrimental to both women and men, but women paid a higher price,” says the article, Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

companies is the shortage of local capital to help move projects forward. Many groups in the region that have ideas or projects in place are still in need of an influx of cash, the panelists said.... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

retailers struggle to match supply with demand. Many e-retailers are urging consumers to “buy early” this holiday season, citing concerns about postal services and shipping. Given capacity constraints View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

financial capital is important, generating human capital and social capital can be just as important, if not more so, and often gets short shrift. “We think there should be a ‘demo day’ for hiring employees or developing View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

taking in the U.S. is inconclusive. The evidence for and social welfare implications of claimed effects such as fewer IPOs or loss of foreign listings are unclear. Financial reporting quality appears to have... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

and applications. Regression testing should be done well if software is not to revert to an earlier state. The kind of testing that takes place varies according View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

with the strategy. 18. How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs Women who are star performers on Wall Street tend to fare better than men after changing jobs. Why? According to HBS professor Boris Groysberg,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

might be working with peers in pharmaceuticals or defense to accelerate the development of virtual reality capabilities. In my work, I use the ethnographic methods of anthropology to study transformation as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

pot, “we need to channel the energy through coaching to effectively use the energy.” Shann Turnbull commented that rebel talent often encounters the real problem: us. As he put it, “humans, like all other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

much faster than other poor countries with less private savings. Q: You studied Korea as one place where savings led growth. What actions contributed to the evolution of their Total Factor Productivity... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

26 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 26, 2008

decide whether the units should allocate their open beds to these two patients. The admitting physician (Martin Zollo) for the Emergency Department (ED) patient closely adhered to the hospital's protocol for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

discovered that this compulsory secrecy program was in place during the war, and after the war it transitioned to a peacetime policy that persists to this day,” Gross says.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything

deal of time trying to concoct a strategy for dealing with this unsettling cyber-priest. But there really wasn't much that they could do, so they left Gaillot and his liberal site alone. Partenia had won. In cyberspace, Partenia is... View Details

Keywords: by Debora L. Spar

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

extensive evidence that Walmart places extreme price pressures on its suppliers. This can translate, as it is claimed to have with Blitz, to a supplier realizing that adding... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

displace—producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We argue that a transition from producer innovation to open single user and open collaborative innovation is desirable in terms of social welfare... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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