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- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
that people asked to resist temptation in anticipation of reward become less productive and make more mistakes in their current tasks. The research paper Temptation at Work, by Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 31 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do
Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. “But that $100 billion figure astounded us.” Amabile co-wrote a paper on the topic, The Downside of Downtime:The Prevalence and Work Pacing Consequences of Idle Time at Work,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
between departments may feel like something outside their wheelhouse. Developing innovative ideas can also be costly for workers, taking time away from standard tasks they’re rewarded for. The company “did not make a rational choice... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
From neighborhood to neighborhood—even from block to block—customers have different tastes in the products they buy and the retail experience they find most enjoyable. As a business owner operating stores across multiple markets, is it... View Details
- Web
For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
such as Sustainable Investing , Power and Influence for Positive Impact , and more. Working with MBA Students Summer Associates Students play a valuable role for organizations in tackling issues that utilize... View Details
- 10 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
3 Benefits of the Case Method
and was something I looked forward to. Most importantly, however, I am confident that the communication skills I honed in class will serve me well wherever my career takes me. Discovering a new way to explore a problem View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
such as Michael Jensen and Oliver Williamson began, in the 1970s, to develop a new theory of the firm that treated it not as a "black box" that converted inputs into outputs but rather as an institution requiring View Details
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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
copies, enlargements, or negatives of their prints. Polaroid advertising copy highlighted the wonder, ease, and instant rewards of a revolutionary system that "telescopes all the developing, fixing View Details
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
Whether it’s booking a hotel, renting a movie, or buying a car, many of us consult multiple reviews before deciding. It’s called aggregating opinions, and we do it without even thinking about it. Crowdsourcing works so well, in fact, says... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997
as “an ambassador for the field of impact investing who is capable of walking with kings and talking with crowds.” For her part, Palandjian is grateful that she took the plunge. “This has been the most View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
History and Ourselves 2008 Selected lead editor of Graham and Dodd's classic Security Analysis, 6th edition Seth Klarman wrote the book on value investing. Literally. His 1991 Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
well-being by offering time-saving services—perhaps even in place of financial rewards. The Stanford School of Medicine did just that with a pilot program that rewarded faculty members with vouchers for meal deliveries, laundry services,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Economics of Open Source
when they derive a net benefit from the work, with net benefit based on both immediate and delayed rewards. Immediate rewards include monetary compensation, as well as the opportunity to fix a bug or... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Solara Solara provides an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation. Team: Rea Savla, MBA 2024; Vishesh Mehta Play Elisa: Grand Prize Winner 2024 New... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
by 1.1 percent in towns where the local newspaper had closed up shop. (The magnitude of increase was greatest in communities that lost their one and only paper.) The nature of the violations also became more severe in the wake of the... View Details
- 03 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
Physicians Off the Beaten Path
explaining what the industry is, how funds are structured, what are the incentives, and how doctors can add value. We are very deliberate about bringing our audience along,” explains Faraz. Their effort is being View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
everything from working out at the gym to turning off the lights at home. Yet, despite the brainpower devoted to devising creative rewards and fine-tuning offerings, employees don’t always buy in. “All this... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
requires a spirit of inquiry and openness, patience, and a tolerance for ambiguity. However, most managers admire and are rewarded for... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Library Search Search Search Lehman Brothers: 1850 - 2008 Exhibition Leadership Transitions The fourth generation of Lehman family in Lehman Brothers included Philip Henry Isles, a nephew of Robert Lehman. Isles, who died in 1960, was a partner View Details
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
of us soon.” REFLECTION ON SERVICE: I’m immensely proud of the time I’ve spent in uniform and the bonds I’ve made with fellow service members during four combat deployments (here’s to you, allies). I do not think that I will ever have an... View Details