Social Attachment To Place - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

place to study the misery of joblessness and the value of work, but not to Reshmaan N. Hussam, assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. After... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Jul 2018
What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

that those creating powerful technology have to ensure what they build is used for good, and not for harm.” Within 48 hours, over 300 (out of about 120,000) Microsoft employees had attached their names View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

joke and saying, ‘Am I being politically correct?’ is also insulting, and someone needs to let that person know. That’s when you start to tilt the balance in the culture.” View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

on to a PhD in biology that you might go to a place that's attached to a major medical school. In fact, a higher... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

again the question framed so eloquently 70 years ago by Milton Friedman in his famous article, “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.” (Incidentally, Friedman made no reference... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

traded on an open market. Quite the contrary, U.S. law ensures that sufficient protection is in place so that this could never happen. However, the ability to legally acquire a cadaver and reimburse a... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

For-profit businesses have a common goal: create value for owners or shareholders by creating value for customers. It's a focus that must seem enviably straightforward from the perspective of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Are Creative People More Dishonest?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In "The Dark Side of Creativity: Original Thinkers Can Be More Dishonest," the authors report that inherently creative people tend to cheat more than... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

14 Nov 2019
News

Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

to date. He returned to Red Lobster as CEO in 2014, and in this episode of Skydeck, I talk to him about the challenges and opportunities he saw, how View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite

positions. One of the first things Thomas and Gabarro discovered in their research was a variation in the rules of the traditional "corporate career tournament." According to the tournament concept, Thomas explains, managers who... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

15 Sep 2015
Blog Post

On the Road: HBS in Israel

apply and attend HBS. Students from Israel are a diverse group, but there are some things they tend to have in common including excellent military service records, strong entrepreneurial sense, and a meaningful commitment View Details

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

One need only look as far as the bookshelf to see the optimism attached to China's ascension as a world economic and political power. Titles like The Dragon Awakes; The Rise of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jul 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

Fargo., objectives were put in place to broaden the bank’s relationship with its customers. This involved selling existing customers many more products, a goal based on research showing a relationship... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets

and attach a more business-oriented perspective to the challenge: from added customer value to pricing, marketing, and so on. It's always a shame View Details

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

Planning to ask a big company for a charitable donation? You may be wise to time your request around a huge sporting event—specifically, an event that takes place in the firm's... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

culture and to protect organizationally powerful groups—in our case, men and the firm’s leaders—and in so doing sustain workplace inequality. Due to the social defense, two... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The New CEO’s Wrong Message

Bearing full responsibility for a company's success or failure, but being unable to control most of what will determine it. Having more authority than anyone else in the organization, but being unable to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

contest. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54708 June 2018 Management Science Personal and Social Usage: The Origins of Active Customers and Ways to Keep Them Engaged By: Lee,... View Details