Step Processes - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Starting a job can feel like stepping onto a movie set without a script. Everyone knows the plot; the challenge is figuring out the role. Managers often know what they want from top performers but rarely explain it. That perspective... View Details

26 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

built international political and military coalitions, and negotiated a U.N. Security Council Resolution authorizing "all necessary means" to eject Iraq from Kuwait. Only after these steps were taken did the Bush administration... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

07 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

page the ghost of that policy looks over the shoulder of the analyst, frames his assumptions, guides his pen." Overall, says Schumpeter, "the capitalist process is essentially a process of change... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

investment have increased vastly over the last decade, making many people richer. But the problem is that the process has not really been global enough. In fact, some two billion people today live in countries that are actually becoming... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

03 Sep 2020
Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

services of unknown quality. The lack of transparency protects providers and insurers from needing to compete on the price and quality of their services. Lack of competition, in turn, inflates the cost and probably also diminishes the quality of health care. Some View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health

07 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

sites might be beautiful, intuitive, mobile-optimized, and written with simple, straightforward language. And just like TurboTax is upfront that the process might seem like a slog but, don’t worry, we’ll get through it together, one View Details

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

with its Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions. This would create an encrypted messaging platform that would emphasize small groups over public content. While that may seem like a step towards privacy it may have the opposite... View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

Wagaroo, rather than to the previous owner. In return, Wagaroo uses the fee to help other dogs find homes and to support organizational operating costs. NEXT STEPS The Wagaroo team has expansion plans. For people who simply desire a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

compelled to focus on protective legal processes and box-checking exercises rather than on formulating company strategy, identifying risks, and evaluating executive performance. The increasing time commitment required of board members,... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

complicated challenge. Early experience suggested that computer-aided case analysis could enhance classroom discussion and bring real-life business issues into sharper focus. Faculty engaged in a continual process of experimentation in... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

pursue an MBA, the answer was, "No, absolutely not. She would advance just as quickly staying with us." A number of recruiters said that what they value most is the screening process top schools use to pick students, and a few... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

The entire process -- from ad to purchase -- might take less than five minutes. In addition to streamlining the flow of information and transactions, Web technology can also help advertisers meet two of the industry's biggest challenges:... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

Although clusters are most prevalent in advanced economies, you say that they're one of the essential steps for countries moving in that direction. How are clusters nurtured in emerging nations? A: Many developing countries have... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

01 Dec 2006
News

Forestalling Terror

to take hold. Do you think these changes are a step in the right direction? It depends on how the DNI role plays out. I see three possible outcomes — two bad and one good. One possibility is that we give in to the temptation to centralize... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waleed Iskandar; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Dec 2020
Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

of psychological safety can be seen at Pixar, where candor is essential to the creative process and has helped the organization create hugely successful films and become a leader in the entertainment industry. Psychological safety is also... View Details

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

individuals' cognitive limitations in explaining unethical behavior, we focus on the socio-psychological processes that function as triggers of moral neglect, moral justification and immoral action, and their impact on moral behavior. In... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

motivated by the positive reputational effects of making what is morally the right choice, and the potential negative effects of turning a blind eye. Practical steps employers can take to shield high-risk employees include: extending the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 9, 2015

is even more important as markets and buying processes change, and key levers for linking strategy and selling behaviors. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49188 June 2015 ThinkSales It Doesn't Matter If... View Details