Promises - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the current economic and financial crisis, countries around the globe are looking for ways to reignite economic growth. Traditionally, export-led growth has been perceived as one of the most promising pathways to do so. The experience of... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

02 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

who take an informal approach to salary disclosure and promise to let employees know when others get raises, Cullen says. “If there’s no mandatory disclosure, and the firm says, ‘I promise to keep you... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

21 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

policy to work on a side interest, a machine learning tool to help small businesses identify promising business opportunities. “Google has useful information on foot-traffic patterns, plus satellite imagery and other data that can help... View Details

23 Jun 2023
News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

that has defined the transformational experience of an HBS MBA. "Will we continue to get the most promising young students and future leaders and attract the most remarkable faculty and staff that creates this transformational experience... View Details

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

messenger RNA (mRNA) Therapeutics. The data that Bancel saw that evening were shocking. The numbers suggested Moderna had found an entirely new way to treat diseases—one that promised to change the medical world, resulting in cures for... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

Research Summary

3D Negotiaton

By: James K. Sebenius

In articles and books, often with David Lax, I have been developing a broad approach to effective negotiation that encompasses three "dimensions." In this "3D" approach, our first dimension — "tactics"-- is the most familiar territory. Tactics are the persuasive... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

exposed by the pandemic—a challenging but promising development. “Working parenthood has changed in that it’s more visible, and for obvious, practical reasons, it’s so much harder during a pandemic,” Dowling acknowledges. “But at some... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

has greater dealmaking authority. In negotiation, a wide variety of possible constraints exist. The other side may be constrained by advice from her lawyers, by the fear of setting a dangerous precedent, by promises she has made to other... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

03 Nov 2023
News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

showing promise for real returns on investment. Jonströmer says the forum strengthened the connection between HBS and alumni in Sweden who are taking the lead on climate, and the club expects to partner with HBS to make the forum an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

2023
Article

Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study

By: Mitchell Tang, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack and Ariel Dora Stern

Background: The use of digital health measurement tools has grown substantially in recent years. However, there are concerns that the promised benefits from these products will not be shared equitably. Underserved populations, such as those with lower education and... View Details

Keywords: Demographics; Product Development; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

Citation

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24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

relevance to settings beyond what are usually considered ‘addictive’ behaviors,” the researchers write. In the incentives group, the promise of triple tickets didn’t affect behavior much, but, as Hussam notes, that may have been because... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Africa, has to decide what titles and authority to give to a daughter who is being courted to leave a promising career in Europe to come back and join the business. The choices of role range from an... July 2024 Management Science Whether... View Details

23 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

sociologist at Harvard Business School. His parents were an interracial couple who fell in love in the 1960s, when mixed marriages faced scorn and sometimes worse in many parts of the US. Even so, he said, they always believed in the View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

22 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Side Effects: The Case of Propecia

Physicians could be enticed with promises of increased business. Another advantage to the product claim route: Merck could boast greater success with patients than its chief drug competitor in the market, Rogaine. One audience member... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Pharmaceutical

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

12 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

that as a philanthropist, impact investor, board member, employee or corporate partner. Fintech: Disruptions in Credit, Payments and Real Estate Faculty: Marco Di Maggio The advent of new technologies and big data promise to... View Details

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

List, an annual compilation of promising scripts recommended by anonymous Hollywood insiders. In a new working paper, Judgement Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry, Luo and her two co-authors—Jeffrey... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

10 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

not long after I first started working at Harvard, Howard and I were walking across the campus toward the Charles River. It was the kind of early April day that, while still chilly, held the promise of frostless mornings and slowly... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson

04 Nov 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

disrupting its compensation scheme, and discourages promising internal talent that isn't considered quite ready for the job. Then the outsider fails to perform up to (probably inflated) expectations, and the staffing process starts again.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

had 50/50 experiences with startups, citing remote work, nebulous job descriptions, and lack of fulfillment as their gripes. This role promised solutions to all of those concerns. I reached out to professors, friends, and even dropped... View Details

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