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- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
Effects of Sex Selection on Intrahousehold Outcomes in India By: Hussam, Reshmaan Abstract—Sex ratios at birth have risen steadily over the last three decades across much of the developing world. Many attribute this rise to improved... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
between the structure of a development organization and the architecture of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products are often said to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations from which they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
of both. In their new book, HBS associate professor Adam Brandenburger and Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management develop a five-part business strategy based on this concept. Drawing from the science of game theory, the... View Details
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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog
(ii) designing incentive systems, broadly defined, that motivate both individual performance and organizational behavior. Students will learn to apply these concepts to enhance their own productivity while also developing skills to... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
foray into building the Learning Network, one of four engagement platforms that represent an important component of the new Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3). “We want to create a two-way street between our alumni and the School,” says Lakhani, who... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Matt Thurmond
class, you see a specific business situation; you have to apply a multitude of theories and ideas to come to a decision, an action. For me, it means creating a habit of informed decision-making. And it View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
INK: Out of Exile
later, after I developed a real practice, did writing become what it is for me now, which is essential. What’s ahead for you? The way we casually misuse language is something that I want to change. I think the biggest way that people lie... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
sense to be diversified than it used to in the past, since, at the end of the day, all markets are moving together,” says Luis Viceira, George E. Bates Professor and Senior Associate Dean for International Development at Harvard Business... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
development of theory regarding strategic planning coupled with the proliferation of courses on the subject, are we sending the right signals to managers in training? Or should we just admit that formal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
What is Field Foundations?
Academic Services here at HBS. Can you tell us more about FIELD Foundations? FIELD Foundations is a required curriculum course which focuses on building leadership skills, primarily working in teams and enhancing self-awareness. The course provides students with the... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
of countries has its own fascination. That's why we prefer to think about a cross section of countries and understand what is similar and different. We focus on many different emerging markets to develop a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- January 2021
- Case
The FIRE Savings Calculator
By: Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton
This case follows Carol Muñoz, a member of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) lifestyle movement. At the age of 45, Carol is considering retiring and living off the $1 million she has accumulated. Using Monte Carlo simulation, Carol forecasts the... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract The existing theory of modularity explains how modular designs create value. We extend this theory to address value appropriation. A product or process design that is modular with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Public School Districts Author:Stacey Childress Abstract This working paper offers concrete examples of improved productivity and efficiencies at the district level, drawing from the author's experience working with districts and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
proved that each generation perceives its actions as rational but to (the) next it may appear irrational. This is the path to growth and development of civilization." Frances Pratt said, "What is normal and rational is framed by... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
since the end of World War II, agency theory also served to delegitimate managerial authority itself. This was a striking development to have occurred in university business schools, which owed their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
mechanism, progressively raises the standard of life of the masses.” As James Tobin, one of Schumpeter’s best Harvard students and himself a Nobel laureate, later wrote, “I have always thought that Schumpeter’s ambition was to develop a... View Details
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
wrote in 1990, Executive's Guide to Motivating People: How Freudian Theory Can Turn Good Executives into Better Leaders. The book is an introduction to psychoanalytic theory and aims to help the executive... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
neighborhoods with better initial appearances experience, on average, larger positive improvements—an observation that is consistent with “tipping” theories of urban change. Third, neighborhood improvement correlates positively with... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
Library (NYPL) and the education initiative accelerator America Achieves, and he currently serves as president and CEO of Education Development Center (EDC), a nonprofit based in Waltham, Mass., that for more than 60 years has View Details