Best Practices - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

majority/minority status, disproportionately affecting women and underrepresented minorities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-066.pdf PublicationsHandbook of Leadership Theory and Practice Authors:Nitin Nohria and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

improvement and innovation. Below are three suggestions for enabling continuous improvement in your company: Call on cross-functional teams to help solve problems In order to achieve greater efficiency, one best View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

15 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

according to the working paper Do Management System Standards Indicate Superior Performance? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard. To earn the voluntary certification, workplaces need to demonstrate that their processes adhere to the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 Jul 2019
News

Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc

shifted from centuries-old practice of handwritten ledgers to a digital spreadsheet on a personal computer. Which leads to the second lesson, which is that “a killer app doesn’t guarantee enduring success.” When Mitch Kapor left the... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987

growing institution is clearly changing education—and society—in Brazil. Haddad and his handpicked advisors also borrowed working practices from institutions around the world. “I wanted to bring the best... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2021
What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

consciously working with your superior to obtain the best possible results for you, your boss, and the company.” However, it didn’t trigger the amount of follow-on research that the subject deserved after early interest in the topic died... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

higher concentrations of Black patients, such as the South. However, over time, those geographical variances faded as more hospitals, especially those in cities with large Black communities, embraced best View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

multiple actors and causal mechanisms that are still poorly understood. In such cases, it can still be useful to try to measure what an organization is doing and whether its strategies are working to influence societal change. But there's a tradeoff in terms of the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Develop and sequence an optimal plan to manage through the transitions Challenge/require suppliers to do the same Collaborate within industries/sectors to identify and employ best practices Partner with... View Details

03 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 3

and Michael Slind show how trusted and effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational conversation. They explore the promise of conversation-powered leadership-from the time-tested View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2020
Blog Post

The Product Design Sprint - 5 Things I Learned in Launch Lab 1

customer but solves it in a way that it becomes indispensable. The best way to accomplish that goal is by really understanding the customer and experiencing what they are feeling. For our product, we conducted user interviews so that we... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

truth. It turns business decisions into elaborate exercises in gaming. It sets colleague against colleague, creating distrust and ill will. And it distorts incentives, motivating people to act in ways that run counter to the best... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

compensation plan. Substantively, the paper sheds insights on how different elements of the compensation plan enhance productivity. We find evidence that: (1) bonuses enhance productivity across all segments; (2) overachievement commissions help sustain the high... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

17 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

typical startup roles to help you determine which one might be the best fit for you, 2) profiles of startup executives across many different functions who share their stories and describe their responsibilities, and 3) a methodology to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

that you don't get to do things that people with resources get to do. But we tell all of our kids, ‘don't be afraid to try, to dream, to expand your horizons and go for the best that you can become.' It's an honor to work with them."... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

in large organizations. Participants work hard either in support of or against the policies and practices of their leaders. As Kellerman puts it, "they care enough to try to have an impact." Clearly it's in the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2022
News

The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips

taking a less transparent route by selling less product in the same package and perhaps hoping the consumer doesn’t notice. Here, HBS faculty members John Gourville and Alex MacKay discuss the ups and downs of the practice of... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

sustainable finance is, its challenges, the path forward, and its key players. Akanksha Davera Sustainable Investing Participant Gain frameworks and analytical tools you can apply to make future financial decisions that serve your clients’ or organization’s goals and... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

with a minimum recommended bandwidth of 2 Mbps download speed. Your browser performance will also affect your experience on the platform. To avoid browser-based issues and to ensure the best experience, we recommend that you update your... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

personal growth, received the privilege of leading some of the best people I could ever meet. I developed a deep appreciation for the power of the human spirit, and am certainly a better man for it. Here at HBS, I am happy that I am... View Details

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