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12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

Should business play a role in supporting public institutions, and perhaps addressing the world's social challenges? When Harvard Professor Rebecca Henderson asked her colleagues View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

activism and unwillingness to compromise, however, makes him a divisive character among business leaders who share his principles but question the ultimate effectiveness of his approach. Is it in their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

activities differ as well, as creating and marketing a wine brand typically diverges from the approach used to develop a beer label. Finally, sales force synergies appear minimal, as a single sales force... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage

08 Oct 2010
What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

effect the information will support and raise current levels." Guy Higgins commented, "Recall that CEO compensation began to balloon only when the CEOs could see each other's comp packages View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

down. In this e-mail Q&A, Merton discusses the non-financial executive as risk manager, value-added versus passive risks, and the effective use of credit-default swaps. Ann Cullen: What are the dangers of managers delegating View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

09 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unconscious Executive

amount of information. Studying the unconscious mind offers exciting new avenues for research, including creativity, decision making, and sleep. Research by Bos and his... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

venture capital for people with real guts," quips Esty. "Most of the projects are start-ups, yet they cost something on the order of $5 billion, not $5 million." And all too often, he adds,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

large-scale changes to business practices and legal reform. “Through the 1930s, she remained the only woman pictured in the all-male leadership council of the Fair Trade Committee,” Sawyer says. “She traveled throughout the states,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

good.’” To learn more, see Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Lovers, Loved Ones, and Lotteries. And if you have resolved not to obsess over resolutions this year, behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

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