Value Of Data - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Becoming an Ethical Negotiator

"principled" approach to negotiation and has special appeal to people who want to avoid conflict. By contrast, You Can Negotiate Anything is the handbook for hard-bargainers. In spite of their obvious differences, however, the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

Investments, for instance, have actively moved into online trading operations. But it is also true that many of the Internet-based firms have come to value what the traditional firms offer. At Schwab, for... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

12 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors

principle is "buyer beware." The dynamics of the financial markets are the attempt of the bank to sell to suspicious investors. In bubbles, the professionals in the Financial View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

of scope for managerial diversion, having the state enforce its claim can be a wonderful thing for shareholders. Similarly, tax avoidance in the United States is only valued fully for firms that are... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

her or his sense of purpose. Leaders are most effective—both with themselves and with those they lead—when their personal values align with the work they are doing and connect to something that is larger... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

But technology has changed all that. “These always-on technologies mean that we’re always in constant interaction with others. We wanted to see if that is a good thing.” They spent a year compiling data from 600 small groups, running... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

30 Dec 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

much speculation lately about the trend of well-heeled investors making bets on the future of print media. Yet Esty says the power of this case rests more in its richness as a... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

government agency to require disclosure of performance metrics of insurers and providers and to regulate their probity and solvency. People cannot shop in the absence of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

matter the most in your industry, and look at them not just as difficulties to be overcome but also as potential sources of value creation. Which Countries Are The Most Business Friendly? Handicapping the... View Details

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

even if, ultimately, the project doesn't work out for whatever reason. Recognizing the value of creativity in that way sends a powerful message of support — and helps people... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

The health insurance system in the United States is broken, and business is paying the price. Employers' insurance premiums reached an estimated $450 billion in 2000, and then shot up again, at three times the rate of inflation, in 2001.... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

large-size organization that has become wedded to the economies and convenience of the Internet? For example, assuming that email even exists five years from now, will we be able to use it for business purposes? Will large View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

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

Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School. “There are many benefits to the individual and the company from embracing work-from-anywhere,” Choudhury says. “But there are also challenges—and one of those is that when people are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

If a dike or dam has sprung a number of leaks, there are many possible ways to respond. The initial impulse is to assiduously plug one hole after another, hoping that the situation will right itself. Another approach—and often a more... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

beliefs. This group was told the actual data on reciprocation rates from the previous rounds, then asked the same sequence of questions, including what percentage would prove trustworthy. The only real bump... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

“combined leadership explained a remarkably high proportion of the success or failure of each team.” Just four leadership variables–quarterback, coach, general manager, and owner–explained 68.2 percent View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

06 Oct 2003
What Do You Think?

Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?

profitability. There are at least two antidotes to this scenario. One involves serial acquisitions. But research has suggested that most acquisitions destroy value. This helps explain why the stock of acquiring firms is often discounted... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Feb 2011
What Do You Think?

Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

acquisition value destruction, and NAFTA. I'm especially proud of several topics from early on: Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization? (December, 2000), Whither the Information Economy? (September,... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

In his words, "As long as shareholder value maximization is the sole focus of Boards in a capitalistic context, objectivity in judgment is at risk: putting shareholders above all stakeholders is not a... View Details