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- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
students went through the experimental session wearing 15-pound backpacks, while the other half wore 5-pound backpacks. The results showed that participants wearing a heavy backpack indeed experienced higher levels of guilt than the light... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
In light of the outset of the war on terrorism, how does this affect what has been called the war for talent? A book by the same name 1 has recently characterized this as an "endless journey" to address the enduring challenge to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
markets, where customers needed more customization. We found weak evidence of better financial results where salespeople had lower creative talent before the system was introduced. Our findings shed light on those conditions in which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
decide whether to let employees go. In light of Barry-Wehmiller’s people practices and strategy, what should he do? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717420-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-010... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
framework is their degree of fungibility: capabilities span a continuum ranging from highly general purpose (e.g., quality management) to highly market specific (e.g., knowing how to manufacture an airplane wing). To illustrate the potential of the framework to shed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-026 China Shenhua Energy Company A leading Chinese energy firm, active in coal mining and electric power generation, analyzes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
learning-by-doing coupled with reflection. Further, we hypothesize and find that the effect of reflection on learning is mediated by greater perceived self-efficacy. Together, our results shed light on the role of reflection as a powerful... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
systems that place these leaders in positions of power, Indispensable sheds new light on how we may be able to identify the best leaders and what lessons we can learn, from both the process and the result. Profiling a mix of historic and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
changes and justify their ventures in the wake of fundamental redirections in strategy. Ventures initially attain legitimacy and amass resources on the strength of aims that audiences find compelling; later, those early claims can complicate course corrections. To shed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
the country at Baptist churches. Kenny: I think it's also interesting because the case starts to shine a light on the person that was Dr. King, and some of his own insecurities. Can you talk a little bit more about some of the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
Using the example of Indian firms, we show that an influential finding is reversed when we take these differences into account. We further argue that the conventional wisdom about tunneling and business groups will need to be reformulated in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
Conflict Management Research (forthcoming) Abstract Routine and persistent acts of dishonesty prevail in everyday life, yet most people resist shining a critical moral light on their own behavior, thereby maintaining and oftentimes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
government involvement was an issue. Regardless of the vehicle for achieving it, there was little optimism that we would be seeing a significant incremental effort soon. As I read your responses, a question crossed my mind: In light of... View Details
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
the SBA guarantee on loans made by private banks, and also reduce fees. The impact was immediate. "It was like we turned on a light switch," she recalls, snapping her fingers. "When I left four years later, we had seen two... View Details
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
software firms, and by other leading firms in global industries in India, are only just beginning to be felt. That is, diffusion is only partial (see Exhibit 4). In ongoing work, we are hand-collecting large sample data to shed light on... View Details
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316144-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-002 Digital Lumens: Creating Value Through Software Digital Lumens, founded in 2007, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
Joshua D. Margolis of Harvard Business School and Andrew L. Molinsky of Brandeis University International Business School. Their research sheds light on best practices—typically overlooked—for the well-being of those who carry out these... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
Dora Stern Abstract—This study sheds new light on first- and early-mover advantages. Research on this classic topic often assumes that each firm participates in the entirety of the innovation process and that all firms aim to monetize... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
concerning whether patents are a creative or a destructive influence on the process of technological development. In this paper I examine the basic patent tradeoff between incentives and monopoly distortions in light of recent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
that could also benefit from formal analysis is that of incentives to contribute to OSS. While most research on this issue has been sociological in nature, the economic approach may shed light on why supposedly rational individuals are... View Details