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- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
at MIT during the late 1970s. "I began to ask myself why I didn't feel more satisfied even though I'd reached these goals and experienced these milestones after graduation. I also began to read more... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One
bus driver. She'd even stopped riding on his bus and got on by accident. She'd been to a number of civil rights training programs. After she was arrested, the people in the civil rights movement sat down and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
legal services, Eden McCallum in management consulting, and Gerson Lehrman in expert services present themselves as platforms that bring together professionals and clients. As in other platform settings, scale is important because of... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 24 Jul 2019
- News
Is the U.S. on Its Way to Becoming a Cashless Society?
- 02 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to the JD/MBA Program
Bhargav: The JD/MBA community is phenomenal. There are about 40 of us total. So far, my peers in the program have been both the best role models and friends I could View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
RoboCar, the Sequel
expert on autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics, Alden has a new company, Alden DAVe Systems (with “DAVe” an acronym for Dual-mode Autonomous Vehicle), designed around the use of small vehicles in places... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- News
Big Deal: Reflections on the American and US Airways Megamerger
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
professor Regina Herzlinger received tenure, the current number of women scholars and teachers at the School has grown to 56. With that increase, women have moved into leadership roles in all areas of View Details
- 2007
- Text Book
The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools, and Insights
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Successful leaders—at any level and in any arena—are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Moral Sensibility; Leadership
Sucher, Sandra J. The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools, and Insights. Routledge, 2007.
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
whole system. In effect, each module was free to evolve along its own trajectory. By accommodating unforeseen, after-the-fact improvements, the modular approach unleashed value for the system as a whole. At... View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-080, March 2012. (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Revised August 2013.)
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
regular. I get my sweat on (don’t ask how much I got beat by tonight) and then head home to shower and wind down for the night. Tomorrow is sure to be another (crazy) fun day! This blog was originally posted... View Details
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What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 96 (December 2013): 85–103.
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
observing something they wouldn’t be seen doing, and asked him, “What are you doing, Tony?” He would reply, “Nothing,” and delight in observing the expressions on one “anxious achiever” after another. It was... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY
spells. Money Is a Creativity Motivator. The experimental research that has been done on creativity suggests that money isn’t everything. In the diary study, we asked people,... View Details
- 05 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
The HBS Investment
the experience, academics and social life came up and the rest of the panel and myself were able to address them as normal. However, one prospective student raised his hand... View Details
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
considered one of the last taboos,” says Senior Lecturer Derek van Bever. “Our students have been asking for it because they see very clearly that they will be in positions of global leadership where they... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Honoring the Code
Michael G. Mullen (AMP 109, 1991) was the 17th Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired in 2011 following a distinguished military career. He is also a 2019 recipient of View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
When COVID-19 first sent office employees home last year, many managers filled their teams’ calendars with online check-ins, drop-ins, and updates to make up for the loss of spontaneous interactions—often sinking morale and efficiency.... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
categorized by outlook. Short-termers included Cisco, Goldman Sachs, and Chevron, while the longer horizon outfits included Coca-Cola, Ford, and Nordstrom. The results have implications both for investors... View Details