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- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
between customized and standardized approaches to care and challenges students to examine their preconceived notions of the social role of a health care delivery organization.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
riches" is instilled in people very early. But in other countries, no such role model exists. The stigma attached to failure is not just cultural; it's also reflected in bankruptcy laws. For example, in... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
her research. New Business: Teresa, tell us about the general context of your research. Teresa Amabile: With all the focus entrepreneurs and business executives place on strategy, they can lose sight of the people "in the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC, struggling against apartheid.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
336-339 Abstract Experimental economics and social psychology share an interest in a widening subset of topics, relying on similar lab-based methods to address similar questions about human behavior, yet... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
"heroes" for people to become attached to. American audiences are not going to be excited by sports like the biathlon. Second, this year the other networks countered... View Details
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
continuously inspire the passion and confidence for every employee to perform their role at the expected level or better?" (from Barry Cohen), "Will the world be a better place if I do my job... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
almost "no there, there." That is, it was a place with little social depth, identity, or culture. But over time, the region became synonymous with a culture of entrepreneurialism and developed into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home
(@HarvardHBS) in which Working Knowledge makes experts available to Instagram users to ask questions about their research. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned in your research? Choudhury: One of... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
pillars might keep key insights on organizational decision making from emerging. Finally, there is the need to incorporate major developments that have been generated post-Carnegie School, both within organization theory and in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
rules specify. KC: In disk drives, for instance, the addressing scheme, the size of the data path [the wires on which the data flow], the number of pins [connectors between the disk drive and the computer], and the signal attached View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
of the individual, and concern for social responsibility. As Siam Cement expanded beyond Thailand, however, managers felt pressured to compromise the corporate code of ethics. The company's standards... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
to be made to appreciate the intangible aspects of a good—the associations and expectations that they attached to it. Heinz knew from selling... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
trends beyond their control. And Circuit City's dark and empty big box stores, like Detroit's boarded-up houses and overgrown factories, remind us of the failings and offer a sense of finality. That's a neat and tidy narrative to View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Gautam Mukunda leads off his new book, Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter, with the results of social science research that executives may wish not to... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
political agenda. Such objective information helps to gain the trust of the people. And trust in a country’s leadership is vital because any agenda to prevent the spread of the virus—such as View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
it a week in advance rather than a day in advance of delivery. Indeed, the data showed that customers tended to order a higher percentage of healthy items (like leafy greens) and a lower percentage of unhealthy items (like candy bars) the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
they focus on the main price component and mistakenly discount smaller fees. Alternatively, consumers might assume that something is discouragingly expensive just because it has several fees attached to it.... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Facebook’s Future
friends and acquaintances and reconnect with faces from the past. First college students, then Millennials, and soon after, their parents and grandparents were drawn in by the allure of this pioneering social network that effectively... View Details
Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski