Group Effectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2022
Blog Post

Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

grow as a person and a leader. I wanted to develop a new skill set and garner new insights to make me a more effective and diversified instructor for the cadets I will teach at USMA. What do you think helped you stand out during the... View Details

24 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 24

field experiment in which we send encouraging text messages to students. Our initial results show that these simple text messages reduce the proportion of students that stop attending by 36% and lead to a 7% increase in average attendance relative to the control group.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that life used... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

Yeomans, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University; Julia Minson, Harvard Kennedy School; and Francesca Gino, Harvard Business School. It was published in September’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “Follow-up questions are an easy and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Jul 2008
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Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

leadership styles." And H. C. Garner stated, "If you can't be led, you certainly can't effectively lead." And Bruce Duncil commented, "Leaders can only be defined by and through their following... Kellerman's noting a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

demonstrated that Unilever could make a hostile acquisition, while the acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's two years later showed that Unilever could move quickly and decisively if it wished. Effective procedures were put in place to absorb... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

effectiveness and research on knowledge in organizations. They offer complementary insights: the former stream focuses on group dynamics and measures team inputs, processes, emergent states, and outcomes,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Raffaella Sadun : Awarded the Premio Fondazione de Sanctis for excellence in economics research in 2022. 2021 Rebecca M. Henderson : Winner of the 2021 Responsible Research in Management Award from the Fellows Group of the Academy of... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

your leadership skills to drive organizational success and effectively implement transformative change. 7 weeks 6-8 hours per week 7 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS... View Details

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

Pricing, product customization, and service customization cannot be entrusted to either group alone. The impact on economics, the whole account base, and corporate strategy require an integrated approach. At the small account end, the... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

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The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

the T.R.A.P. Lab? Turner: I consider it both a think tank and a time saver for people doing rigorous research on race and technology. It's an environment where social scientists working on these matters don’t have to defend why this stuff is important, which saves us a... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

Abstract—The Food and Drug Administration approves new medical devices after in-depth reviews of safety and effectiveness data. Some have advocated for shorter review times to encourage innovation. We evaluated whether regulatory review... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Diversity on Boards - Alumni

Careers Diversity on Boards Careers Diversity on Boards The HBS Board Diversity Network connects HBS alumni from underrepresented groups with corporate board opportunities by: Creating channels for companies to find diverse HBS alumni... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

participation and encourages questions and debate. But what she saw during the on-campus workshop was something different. Moss and his team have spent a great deal of time considering exactly what it is about the case method that makes it a different and View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Better by the Bundle?

Sales can soar when companies bundle products together into one cheaper package—Happy Meal, anyone? Yet a buyer's affinity for such deals comes with a big caveat, according to new research: These groupings are often successful only if the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

those outside the industry. “We’re not saying expertise is bad,” Shu hastens to add. “We just aren’t finding any evidence that industry expertise is required for the collective group to effectively assess... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

2010
Working Paper

Performance Tradeoffs in Team Knowledge Sourcing

By: Bradley R. Staats, Melissa Valentine and Amy C. Edmondson

This research examines how teams organize knowledge sourcing (obtaining access to others' knowledge or expertise) and investigates the performance trade-offs involved in two approaches to knowledge sourcing in teams. One approach a team can take is to specialize, such... View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity; Quality; Groups and Teams; Information Technology Industry; India

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05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

fund.” The group surveyed 13 fund managers about 28 funds, and conducted qualitative interviews with six anchor investors. The paper was written by Shawn Cole, the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard Business School; Rob Zochowski,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

21 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

research. “So, what drove those run-ups? To me, that's the kind of question that is relevant for any investor.” And its answer is relevant to policymakers as they face an unexpected side effect of the trillions of dollars of economic... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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