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- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements
preset communication protocols to convene the crisis-response team and warn staff. Leaders should be able to pull combinations of pre-set response "modules" off the shelf. — Michael Watkins 4. A designated chain of command. One... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- Article
Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 2
By: Michael C. Jensen and Ralph A. Walkling
Keywords: Finance
Jensen, Michael C., and Ralph A. Walkling. "Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 2." Journal of Applied Finance 20, no. 2 (2010).
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
Professor Michael Luca set to find out exactly by how much, and identify winners and losers in the process. "I have always been interested in how companies form their reputations, not only restaurants and hotels but also schools and... View Details
- 1 Apr 2013
- Interview
Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with Charlie Rose
"There is an historic opportunity right now for business and government to work together [to restore U.S. competitiveness]." Professor Porter discusses the eight federal policy priorities that business leaders and policymakers, liberals and conservatives agree will... View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Policy; Global Strategy; Business and Government Relations; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with Charlie Rose." Charlie Rose (Television program), April 1, 2013.
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
assessments of you will take on additional importance. Your relationship with your new boss will be built through a series of conversations.— Michael Watkins Establishing How You Will Work Together It's essential to figure out how you and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- Article
Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1
By: Michael C. Jensen and Ralph A. Walkling
Keywords: Finance
Jensen, Michael C., and Ralph A. Walkling. "Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1." Journal of Applied Finance 20, no. 2 (2010).
- 26 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest
control that particular day. Several explanations compete: human error, weather, all the dangers inherent in human beings pitting themselves against the world's most forbidding peak. A single cause of the 1996 tragedy may never be known, says HBS professor View Details
Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit, found that keeping unsavory information to ourselves may not always be in our best interest. In fact, sometimes people think better of others who reveal ugly truths over those who keep mum. To come to this conclusion, John and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Article
Competitiveness in a Globalised World: Michael Porter on the Microeconomic Foundations of the Competitiveness of Nations, Regions, and Firms
By: Michael E. Porter, Brian Snowdon and George Stonehouse
In this paper, we provide the text of an interview with Professor Michael Porter discussing his research and ideas relating to the microeconomic foundations of global competitiveness. The discussion provides a microeconomic perspective on some of the key issues... View Details
Keywords: Economics
Porter, Michael E., Brian Snowdon, and George Stonehouse. "Competitiveness in a Globalised World: Michael Porter on the Microeconomic Foundations of the Competitiveness of Nations, Regions, and Firms." Journal of International Business Studies 37, no. 2 (March 2006): 163–175.
- February 2017
- Comment
Comments on "Parenting Strategies for Multibusiness Companies" by Michael Goold (June 1996)
By: David J. Collis
Review of earlier publication on corporate strategy that includes lessons and current research agenda. View Details
Collis, David J. Comments on "Parenting Strategies for Multibusiness Companies" by Michael Goold (June 1996). Long Range Planning 50, no. 1 (February 2017): 22–23.
- 09 Apr 2024
- Book
Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning
gather with your spouse and kids to enjoy pizza and a movie on Friday nights. These routines are actually rituals—and though we may not think much about them, they can play a meaningful role in our personal and professional lives, says Harvard Business School Professor... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
that no one had ever seen and that no one understood what it did was brilliant” Those are the questions David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano address in their new book, Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove,... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
consumer believes." Along with Michael Norton, professor of marketing, Avery explores those extremes in a recent HBS teaching note, Learning from Extreme Consumers. The researchers developed the concept as part of the Field Immersion... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
way? A group of researchers recently considered that idea in a new study, concluding that variety is a crucial ingredient. “We wanted to examine what would be the optimal mix of people to talk to over any time period,” says Harvard Business School Professor View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers
described exactly the same way.” Garcia-Rada is lead author on a new working paper about the study, co-written with Leslie John, the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and Michael Norton, the Harold M. Brierley... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
lead more democratically? It can make all the difference between employees who feel they have to defend themselves from management and employees who feel that they and their leaders are on the same team. Michael Beer is the Cahners-Rabb... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
propositions apply in negotiation, as well, according to Michael Wheeler's new book, The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. As the title suggests, he sees negotiation as an art rather than an exact science.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
choices, those efforts should be enough to change your behavior. If you know the consequences but still get fat, you must want to be overweight. “Losing $100 is more painful than gaining $100 is pleasurable” Of course not, say Leslie John and View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
In hardball bargaining, is the other side really making its "absolute final offer" or only bluffing? In a collaborative situation, do you understand everyone's true interests? Are valued customers and colleagues satisfied with their relationship with you, or... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
the Washington Post headlined, If Howard Schultz runs for president, Starbucks will be on the ballot, too. Schultz’s political ambitions mark a growing wave of business leaders speaking out on social issues—termed “CEO activism” by View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding