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  • 19 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

on industry-level targeting to analyze quality FDI based on the subjective preferences expressed by the receiving countries themselves. Finally, we use a two-stage least squares methodology to control for measurement error and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

Using both field and laboratory data, we find that grocery spending decreases with religiosity. Specifically, we document that people who live in more religious U.S. counties spend less money on groceries and make fewer unplanned purchases. We also demonstrate this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

changed the world. In this book, Doerr identifies the measurable OKRs we need to reduce emissions across the board and to arrive by 2050 at net zero—the point where we are no longer adding to the heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere.... View Details
  • 12 Nov 2024
  • HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

societal problems. Identify the metrics that are a measure of success and compensate on those,” says Gompers. Keep an open mind when building a team. “For someone like me, we need to pull in people with... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment
  • 01 Mar 2016
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Given success of this magnitude, why aren’t for-profit managed charter schools like Sabis in high demand? The authors rebut the charge that for-profits running charter schools are in it for the money, not the kids, and they explore the... View Details
  • 15 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector neoclassical growth model, while, at the disaggregate level, has implications for the path of observable measures of technology adoption. We estimate our model using data on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2007
  • First Look

First Look: August 28, 2007

superior innovation performance. Yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop or deploy this ability. This article describes the results of a study to understand the strategies and practices used by firms that achieve greater View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

delegation, but there is less empirical evidence, especially across countries. This has limited the ability to understand the phenomenon of decentralization. To address the empirical lacuna we have developed a research program to measure... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

the critical insights, frameworks and tools needed. Graduates will be well-positioned for roles that demand a deep understanding of leading and scaling social enterprises and designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable... View Details
  • 14 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: February 14

creating psychological safety, and overcoming defensive interpersonal dynamics that inhibit the sharing of ideas. Further, they can use practical management strategies to help organizations realize the benefits inherent in both success... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 3, 2015

neither of them were successful in getting their dissertation articles published. We also asked them to reflect on the twists and turns of academic publishing, and we asked Max Bazerman to integrate these reflections. Together, we hope to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

To The Rescue

also funds programs that bring clean drinking water, medicine, and literacy programs to rural Indian villages. He runs the nonprofit EMRI like he does any of his other myriad enterprises, by driving the staff hard and carefully measuring... View Details
Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Telecommunications; Information
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

James McNerney Jr.

that experience? I lived in Asia for a time when I worked at GE, and I continue to be impressed by the growth there, particularly in India and China. I think it’s good for the people who govern our country to see more of that so they can begin to realize that being... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Air Transportation; Transportation
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) after a successful six-month collaboration or continue with Adnexus' planned IPO. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609015 Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

department (sales)—had a significant impact on star analysts' ability to maintain their stardom. Our dataset is also one of the few that has been able to measure the performance of knowledge workers for a large sample across a large... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 04 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

one part of the big picture when it comes to monitoring customer health." Linking such feedback to relationship performance completes the customer management process loop. This requires tracking profitability at the customer level—a potentially difficult task,... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
  • 16 May 2018
  • News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

FitSkin, Inc., a smart device that is creating “the Google for skincare” with tools that help users measure skin conditions. According to Senem Yaman (MBA 2013), the Northeastern US/New York HBS Alumni New Venture Competition Chair, cash... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 30 May 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (New York: HarperCollings Publishers, 1994) John Doerr, Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs (New York:... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 16 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage; it involves sharing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

or sell. Payatas and the orderly, verdant Harvard Business School campus—nearly equals, as it happens, in terms of the acreage they occupy—are separated by a gulf far greater than any measure of miles or statistics. Yet as HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons