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- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
would have been thwarted and ABB would not exist. Manage Information Careful sequencing can help manage sensitive information. For a building developer worried about being squeezed on price if her intentions become public, the property... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
never have a perfect image of his or her thoughts and feelings. In light of the strategic incentives to mask intentions in negotiation, the picture can be especially cloudy. Whatever impressions we form at the bargaining table should... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
I’ve also tapped into resources both at the Graduate School of Education and the Law School. At Harvard, you can frontload thinking on your identity, your purpose—that’s a critical component of being able to make the most of your experience. It’s great to be View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
success. In particular, it is debated whether American Honda operated according to a deliberate or emergent strategy, i.e., whether or not strategic decisions made in the States conformed to the intentions of upper management. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
guide is an easy-to-follow, self-paced, introspective journey of intentional living that will bring you to a place of peace and perspective. This thought-provoking playbook features compelling questions and creative projects that help you... View Details
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
flow from the moment. If something was troubling me, I would try different ways of exploring it, et cetera, in my own mind before the meetings. But at the meetings, the intent is at those meetings to learn. You have to be open to what the... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
who have practiced on the Charles for four years." The company announced a strong board of directors and an all-star advisory board of business leaders, educators, and two former governors. It signed a letter of intent with Coca-Cola... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
where he worked on rebuilding subway tunnels at the World Trade Center disaster site. Intent on adding business management skills to his tech-nical tool kit, he applied to HBS. To his dismay, midway through his first year, the Army called... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
Norton Abstract—We identify and document a novel construct—pettiness, or intentional attentiveness to trivial details—and examine its (negative) implications in interpersonal relationships and social exchange. Seven studies show that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
Abstract— Research on learning has primarily focused on the role of doing (experience) in fostering progress over time. Drawing on literature in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, we propose that one of the critical components of learning is reflection, or the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
introduced in 2011, Snapshot had low rates of adoption through 2012, but Progressive was redoubling its efforts in 2013 to educate consumers about the product's benefits, which included potential savings of as much as 30% for some drivers. Progressive was also View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
influence what will eventually happen in the boardroom. However, many open questions remain about the factors that enable even people with good intentions to commit unethical acts. What are the tools organizations and their managers can... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
postpone the vote with the intention of reintroducing the proposal at some point in the future, or cancel the proposal for good? And what should they do with Mason, which management viewed as an "empty voter" in this matter?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
careful about adding too many obligations to people’s already-full plates, even if their intention is to relieve stress through social interactions. And, if you’re on the receiving end of these invitations and can tactfully decline, do... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
leakage would result in increased global emissions, undermining the intent of emissions regulation. It is also widely believed that carbon tariffs—carbon taxes imposed on goods imported from an unregulated region to a region subject to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
that are then correlated with—and probably causal to—success in careers and success broadly defined, economically; feeling like you’re being intentional about what you’re pursuing and that you’re pursuing meaningful work, over time. And... View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
intention of the course is to leave the participants actually being leaders and being able to exercise leadership effectively and for the course to contribute to creating a new science of leadership. The course is founded on an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
years, and then something good happening. They came about through intention and openness to opportunity and willingness to act in that hardship and for that opportunity at the right time. An example of this is my father's hearing. So my... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
governments rely on honest reporting. Proof of honest intent is typically provided through signature at the end of the document, e.g., tax returns or insurance policy forms. Still, people sometimes cheat to advance their financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
women." Leaders need to set bold goals and provide the resources for people to reach those goals. It doesn't help to have legislation with a very grand sounding name like No Child Left Behind and not give it enough funding so that schools can actually live up to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne