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- 19 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?
about how an algorithm works—but following its advice based on trusting the people who designed and tested it—can lead to better decision-making and financial results for businesses, say researchers affiliated with the Laboratory for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
or quarterly, but if the chemistry is strong, it can be a powerful partnership that’s well worth the money and time. My dear friend Steve Schlafman has great advice here on how to find the right fit with a potential coach. “The best... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 2014
- Working Paper
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe and Susana Garcia-Robles
Venture capital (VC) investment has long been recognized as an engine for economic growth and development. Unlike bank loans, where the entrepreneur receives money and is left alone as long as the payments arrive on the pre-arranged schedule, venture capital... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, James Tighe, and Susana Garcia-Robles. "Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-024, October 2014.
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
estimates are often wildly divergent. Organizations also need to look at their activities, and really map out how much each of these activities is costing them. How do you take available resources and achieve maximum social impact with... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
and editor. [Image: iStockphoto/nirat] What career advice would you offer to new graduates? Share your advice below in the comments section. Book Excerpt Take Ownership By... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 12 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Can Financial Advisors Thrive in Shifting Markets? Diversify, Diversify, Diversify
How can financial planners expand their businesses as their core population ages and young investors flirt with novel financial products like cryptocurrency? The most profitable path forward is to follow the very advice they often give... View Details
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Managing a Polarized Workforce: How to Foster Debate and Promote Trust
By: Julia A. Minson and Francesca Gino
One of the toughest challenges leaders face is managing diverse perspectives—and given heightened tensions over politics and movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, that’s more difficult today than ever before. At the same time, productive disagreement and... View Details
Keywords: Polarization; Employees; Perspective; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Culture; Trust
Minson, Julia A., and Francesca Gino. "Managing a Polarized Workforce: How to Foster Debate and Promote Trust." Harvard Business Review 100, no. 2 (March–April 2022): 63–71.
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
products 'on the shelf.' In 2000, they create Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD) which will be responsible for the wholesaling of all of these products. The case ends by asking the students to (a) react to this idea and (b) formulate a plan for its implementation.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
Delegating is an art, and one of Swan's secrets is her savvy ability to delegate, according to Hill. "Taran takes risks and hires extremely talented people whom no one else saw as talented," Hill declared. "She saw what was... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
addresses interventions that firms, governments, and other parties deploy to shape household financial outcomes: education and information, peer effects and social influence, product design, advice and disclosure, choice architecture, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
“Work hard, and you’ll be successful.” How often do we tell children that the key to success is putting forth effort? That advice might seem like admirable inspiration to encourage kids to work hard as they pursue their goals. However,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
evaluation occurs throughout sourcing, valuing, structuring and negotiating. Given the potential time drain, the best angel investors are careful and strategic in their approach to evaluation. Angels take a variety of approaches to this... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
punishment.” And: “Caregivers feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.” Three rounds of surveys were conducted from 2017 to 2021, allowing the researchers to track how individuals’ responses changed over time. Restoring lost... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad
the same amount of information content on Pepsi MAX. Advertisers should pay attention to that balance, taking into account not only how soon into the ad that the brand is presented, but also how the branding aligns with the entertainment.... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
Before an announcement is circulated in internal email, you should inform your personal assistant, your direct reports, and other close colleagues face to face. It might be ideal for the formal announcement to go out at about 11 a.m. (and not on a Friday), so you can... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, teamed up with HBS doctoral candidate Ta-Wei Huang to discuss their advice for businesses and their recent research about this rapidly changing landscape. This interview has been edited for... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
appointments go wrong Let’s begin by taking a look at three examples of poor leadership at public companies and addressing what went wrong. Then, I will recommend five ways boards can ensure they appoint the right leader as CEO: General... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
and services with innovative approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation, there is another important step. Pay attention to quality and safety. It takes just one electric vehicle catching on fire, wind turbine blade falling off at an... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- January 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
ZappRx
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
In October 2015, ZappRx founder Zoe Barry is deciding between two business models for her health technology start-up. Her product, a software application that aims to expedite the prescription fulfillment process for patients with rare diseases, has attracted interest... View Details