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- 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25
indicating that learning is unlikely to account for the observed shifts in recommendations. We discuss implications for both future research and practice. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507874... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608123 Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank Harvard Business School Case 709-401 In August 2005, the leadership of Turkey's Dogus Group considered opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness
At an event at Harvard Business School that was three parts analysis and one part rally, participants tried to chart a new path forward for the sluggish US economy—a move that may require a new definition of "competitiveness." Highlighting the panel View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
subjective value, persuasion, and attention. We discuss how an understanding of these mechanisms can be used to better elucidate various elements of consumer psychology. We show how recent findings have produced a deeper understanding of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
There are two findings that we find most interesting. First, it is striking that participants failed to punish the speaker when he dodged the question asked. For example, the speaker paid no price for answering a question about the illegal drug use problem in the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
favor posted prices; our estimates suggest the latter is more important for explaining the shift away from auctions. We provide supporting evidence from a survey of eBay sellers and discuss why sellers might use a mix of auctions and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
might be taken in admissions to sort out the "bad apples," the primary responsibility of business schools is to provide a place where ethics and values can be discussed by all, rather than just those clearing some admissions... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
partnership with another social enterprise course on business leadership taught by Professor Dutch Leonard), and that might broaden the appeal. The second course, B-Bop, deals exactly with the kind of issues we have been View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
twenty-first century technologies on business decisions. The 8th edition discusses today's challenges from the point of view of the executives who are grappling with them. This text is comprised of an extensive collection of Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
alums. "We set up the forums as opportunities for candid discussion among peers," says Paine. The principal question asked of each participant was this: "If we stipulate that the system of market capitalism has been the source of... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
majority of votes cast to be elected; mandates the creation of a board risk committee; and forces companies to split the CEO and board chairman positions. "The leadership at some of the nation's most renowned companies took too many... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
rules, and agreements to the governance process. Discusses the roles of three structures in family business governance: the top management team, the family employee council, and the board of directors. Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
Dora, Brian M. Alexander, and Amitabh Chandra Abstract—Previously, we have discussed the importance of economic incentives in shaping markets for precision medicines. Here we consider incentives for biomarker development, including... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
value (has) enabled years of laissez faire democracy.” And of course, the Business Roundtable reinforced the climate for this discussion last year with its “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” If our research on interorganization... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
Summing Up What Isn't Off Limits When it Comes to Transparency? The discussion of this month's column on corporate transparency to employees made it clear that we have reached a point at which disclosure of pay information in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 18
about it. We discuss the implications of these results for collaborations in the social realm. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-028.pdf License to Cheat: Voluntary Regulation and Ethical Behavior Authors:Francesca... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
also emphasizes the importance of establishing an atmosphere conducive to organizational learning — a task he entrusts primarily to corporate leaders, who, he says, need to be tolerant of dissent and ready to hear new views. Learning View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
actually hinder the most important part of problem-solving: actually solving the problem. Research by Ethan Bernstein and colleagues. The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs (34,436) David Yoffie and Michael Cusumano find common View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
for the post-colonial world and challenge Soviet leadership in the international communist movement in mid-1960s. When the wave of post-war decolonization crested in Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s, inaugurating dozens of new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
shareholder value be the same today if it had not made consumers aware of nylon, Lycra, and Stainmaster and linked these innovations to the Dupont name? Definitely not. Do you think brand-building is essential for B2B companies? Have you seen other characteristics of... View Details