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  • 18 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Cost of Leaning In

was possible for a worker to negotiate a better deal than what the computer suggested, it was also possible to negotiate a worse deal. Choice vs. Forced The researchers ran two versions of the study. In the Forced treatment, workers were... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Nov 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

for more than 600 new call center employees in 2019. They tested two different versions of the program. "Some people just won’t admit they need help." The first version created a “broad-mentoring” program in... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 02 Nov 2023
  • Blog Post

Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience

your experience at Peek? One significant insight I gained is that HBS nurtures leadership by promoting diversity. You are continuously challenged to grow into the best version of yourself as a leader by consistently being exposed to... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • 05 Jul 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

distribution channel on overall inventory levels and costs. One thing that may have helped generate the HBS offer was an experiment I performed using my own crude version of what would become known as the “beer game.” In my approach, my... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
  • 28 Jan 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

and South Asia specialists in Beijing. I discovered that the versions of events that I had been told were different from the versions of events that they, the Chinese, had been told. I found that very... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Nov 2022
  • Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

their own versions of it. Rethinking the discovery problem The rise of the internet democratized the publishing and distribution of information and entertainment. In the process, it created an enormous discovery problem. Those with an... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
  • Web

Software Tools - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster Software Tools 16ms A variety of applications and libraries are supported on the cluster by default . Additional software, including older versions of software, can selectively be "turned on" in a user's environment via... View Details
  • January 2015 (Revised April 2015)
  • Case

Zeal: Launching Personalized and Social Learning

By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
Set in 2014, this case follows John Danner and his team at Zeal as they consider their product development strategy. In February 2013, serial entrepreneurs John Danner and Sanjay Noronha co-found Zeal, an education technology start up providing a web-based, mobile... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Education Technology; MVP; Product Development; Product Market Fit; Monetization Strategy; SaaS Business Models; Education; Personalized Learning
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  • February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Catherine Zhang
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual challenges facing all professional service firms (picking and retaining talent and building a desired client... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Legal Services Industry; China
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  • October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
  • Background Note

Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview

Addresses challenges facing managers, presidents, and owners in generating and sustaining superior performance, especially as a company broadens its mix of goods and services, increases the volume of its sales, and enlarges the size of its workforce. The critical... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Talent and Talent Management
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  • 15 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News

avoiding information as an “excuse” that helps them to feel better about selfish decisions, Exley says. "Subtle changes to how you make information available can have a substantial impact." In Exley and Kessler’s new version of the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 12 Jun 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

Keywords: by Anette Mikes
  • 28 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 28

  Publications October 2014 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications By: Collis, David J. Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies that compete internationally or... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
  • Supplement

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)

By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
The A1 and A2 versions of the “Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)” split the original A case into two parts. The A1 case ends as activists Sardar Biglari and Phil Cooley prepare to meet with CEO Don Smith at Friendly's headquarters in September 2006. The... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • Web

C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

for a revised version of the School’s Business Policy course. Designed to give students the strategic perspective they would need as general managers, Business Policy became a jewel in the HBS curriculum and a source of many pioneering... View Details
  • Web

Logging In - Research Computing Services

version of the software (e.g., VPN with two-factor), it can be found here . Collaborators and guest users can download the VPN Pulse Secure software (with two-factor) here for PC or Mac . Please ensure that the VPN software Pulse Secure... View Details
  • 30 May 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

commercially available version of GPT-3 to elicit thousands of simulated customer responses and found that AI can produce demand patterns that resemble those of human studies. “Utilizing this tool, which is in some ways a consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

20th century. Born as Joseph Marie François Spoturno on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, which was also the birthplace of Napoleon, he was a complete outsider to the traditional Parisian perfume industry. He went on to transform it. Assuming an adapted View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Web

Git and GitHub - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Git & Github 23ms What version control systems are available to you? There are many different version control systems available, but one of the most widely used is Git , which is the program... View Details