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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
experience," says Elberse, for whom the Ferguson case represents a growing body of work on creative industries that include book and magazine publishing, film, music, television, video games, the performing arts, sports, and advertising.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sea of Dreams
employees. A skilled shipfitter named Gale Tribble had been crouching and crawling in cramped spaces for 43 of his 62 years. His body was falling apart, but he could not afford to retire. Osly Heinandez, just 21 years old, knew the work... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
In the Harvard Biodesign Lab, Conor J. Walsh, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS, is working on creating soft wearable robots, lightweight equipment that is strapped to the body to help... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26
Ashraf, Oriana Bandiera, and Kelsey Jack Abstract A substantial body of research investigates the design of incentives in firms, yet less is known about incentives in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
Elephant Live Happily Ever After?" focuses on acquisitions of three social icons: Tom's of Maine acquired by Colgate, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt purchased by Danone, and Ben & Jerry's bought by Unilever. (Similar deals include L'Oreal's deal for The View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
national and international art school. While in 1978 75 percent of the student body hailed from the Baltimore area, today 80 percent come from 45 states and 38 foreign countries, with only 20 percent from Maryland. Lazarus beams when he... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
allergies. As humans began cooking, bathing, and using antibiotics, the bacteria in our bodies changed dramatically and became far less diverse. Though these changes are unsettling, the authors argue that we are also in an epoch of... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
acting on your body that you can’t feel or see. From our offices and homes to our schools and hospitals, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized influence on our performance and well-being. They affect... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50763 Finding Excuses to Decline the Ask By: Exley, Christine L., and Ragan Petrie Abstract—A growing body of empirical evidence documents a reluctance to give.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine
tremors in his bow whenever he practiced, he immediately knew that something in his body was out of sync. He was diagnosed with essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking of the arms or hands.... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50690 2016 Handbook of Media Economics User-Generated Content and Social Media By: Luca, Michael Abstract—This paper documents what economists have learned about user-generated content (UGC) and social... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 21
optimal choice of proxy may vary across research settings. Our results illustrate how researchers can use our framework to critically evaluate and compare a growing body of ERPs. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008
institutional entrepreneurship. Finally, the paper highlights future directions for research on this topic. Researchers are encouraged to use this paper to build sophisticated, targeted research designs that will add value to the growing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
compound and frantically repeating the name of their commander “Mujahed, Mujahed, Mujahed”. I didn’t see Mujahed in the vehicle, but I did see the casualty they had transported to our base for treatment. As I pulled the patient from the vehicle his View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
“You’re able to see how real people have tried the products so you get a sense of how they work for someone just like you,” says Shah. “We source the video reviews from a diverse community of real people across all skin tones, all ages, and all View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008
Digital Photography Company' Author:Mary Tripsas Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract Organizations often experience difficulty making technological transitions. Large bodies of research have examined the behavioral,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
accounting are very "sticky," suggesting there will need to be a strong set of actions and incentives to get us to truly comparable global accounting. The insights from the body of literature I just mentioned are important, but... View Details
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
with procedures that respect rights and afford subsequent accountability. Some critics fear that socially responsible corporate activity encroaches upon the role of government and usurps authority reserved for elected officials and bodies... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
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Commencement 2013 Address | About
learning by doing, because leadership is not just about mastering a body of knowledge. It is translating that knowing into doing, and internalizing and exhibiting the being of leadership. When we look back on FIELD, it can be easy to... View Details
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
a diverse body of stakeholders and incorporate their interests and ideas. However, this also introduces many new challenges. The author identifies key properties that such networking mechanisms must satisfy if they are to succeed. He... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace