Sleep - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

sleep and waking up routines. However, there were several factors Nanda had to grapple with before she could commit to final manufacturing design and development. Did she conduct sufficient market research to verify the desire for the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

mentor to many entrepreneurs, describes how he responded to a manager who wanted to fire a salesperson. The customer loved the guy, but he wasn't working out internally. "Here's the desired result — to remove this person but with a positive result. First, View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Year’s resolution. To turn a fitness aspiration into a habit, experts often recommend that people adopt rigid exercise routines and rituals, scheduling workouts or sleeping in running clothes, for example. But new research suggests that... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

08 Jan 2007
What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

made in the subconscious after some amount of preparation. That is, study the problem, sleep on it, and decide without further analysis. It's the type of decision making described by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Blink. According to this... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

that occurs when group members reflect seems integral to the creative process." Sometimes, literally sleeping on an idea —perhaps dreaming about it — is enough to provide the necessary perspective and get a group moving from... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

Ultimately, some extra patience might be required. “You’ll have to set expectations and train people, especially managers, that they cannot expect answers instantaneously,” he says. “You’ll have to be patient and wait for the person who is View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

to lose much sleep over the question. For example, Shadrick Shaili commented “China’s motive is to make the best out of any economy they have an opportunity to trade or deal with so that the benefits manifest in its people at home ... In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

that enable consumers to self-monitor exercise levels, sleep patterns, and blood pressure have sold briskly. Despite Google Health’s failed effort to facilitate patients’ collecting their medical records electronically in one place, there... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

and consumers will embrace this new mode of payment. Either way, even if Apple stumbles with its mobile wallet, the company will likely survive the reputation hit. "Any failure Apple experiences here will be more than offset by the legions of fans that like their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

behavior and election outcomes. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55006 Harvard Business School 518-108 Casper Sleep Inc. (B): Growth Strategy No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

PublicationsThe Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs Author:Cynthia A. Montgomery Publication:New York: HarperCollins, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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