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Smart Innovation at a Time (PublicAffairs, 2020) was selected by Strategy+Business as one of the Best Business Books on Talent and Leadership in 2020. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the business community have issued their own calls for reform in... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

export-led growth strategies are providing the right answer. This note outlines a number of these concerns, ranging from the practical to the conceptual. It argues that an underlying problem has been the misguided interpretation of export... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

05 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat

percent of its revenues to fraud annually, which translates to a projected global fraud loss of $3.7 trillion. Most of those studies, however, have focused on the practical logic behind the crimes. What sets this study apart is that it is... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

Organizations, in which he argues that observation and imitation are rarely the best ways for employees to learn on the job. “There are some realms of life where that is true, but for the most part, problems in business are more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

leaders need a new game plan. We asked Harvard Business School professors to provide practical advice for managing large-scale, long-term remote work at a time when many employees are not only distracted by the commotion in their homes,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

in the ranks that diversity and inclusion are in the best interest of the entire organization. The question posed—Why don’t more organizations understand the power of diversity and inclusion?—may have gotten ahead of the research to date.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

Related Reading: How to Demotivate Your Best Employees The Power of Ordinary Practices Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation What do you think of this research? What best... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

for developing job descriptions and scoring candidates. Rethink your product development prioritization process. Make sure sales best practices are being disseminated systematically within the go-to-market... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

27 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

practice of onboarding new employees. Although hiring is already a forgotten luxury for many firms, at least for the time being, others are still bringing aboard new people, such as those who made hiring commitments before the outbreak... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

which they have been successful at demonstrating their competence and getting rewarded for it. Yet, these are the very people who, because they have achieved success and hold positions of power, may be best positioned to lead the sorts of... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

Global, meaning they are more likely to deliver their expected GHG reductions (see FAQ for more detail). Calyx Global is a stringent carbon credit rating organization ranked as the best by Carbon Market Watch and recommended by Harvard’s... View Details

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

are being used, but this may unintentionally introduce problems or incompatibilities as modules and software evolve over time. It is good documentation and a best practice for research data management to... View Details

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

theoretical and practical implications of our research. Publisher's link: http://francescagino.com/#/motivation_research August 2013 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Doing Well by Doing Good? Community Development Venture... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

referring users to all manner of other sites, and in light of striking market concentration among search engines. Read the paper: http://www.nls.ac.in/ojs-2.2.3/index.php/IJLT/article/viewFile/92/72 Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

support they need. For example, a team member may wish to have flexibility in their work schedules when school starts and ends to get their children settled. The ability to schedule meetings around those times can enable them to do their View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Delimiters - Research Computing Services

Database Best Practices Delimiters 2ms Word of Caution on Delimiters The field delimiter is the character which splits data or text into separate fields. A field is a column within your database. As an... View Details

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

investments across various countries. Q: You mentioned that you can't predict exchange rates. But are there rules of thumb managers can practice when thinking about exchange rates and how to play them? A: I'll mention several. First, as I... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

impact, the incentive model will reward the farmers leading the cooperative on sustainable dairy production. In parallel, Arla HQ is offering technical assistance and support for farmers, sharing resources and best View Details

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