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  • April 2025
  • Article

Transitioning Into Retirement: The Interplay of Self and Life Structure

By: Marcy Crary, Douglas T. (Tim) Hall, Kathy E. Kram, Teresa M. Amabile and Lotte Bailyn
This paper explores the psychological, social, and behavioral ways in which professionals end their corporate careers and reorient themselves and their lives in the transition from employment to retirement. Framed within life course theory, specifically the adult... View Details
Keywords: Retirement; Behavior; Transition; Identity
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  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

emphasized the need to plan for continual upgrading of technology, organizational capabilities, and talent. With these dueling considerations in mind, we distilled our research findings into seven guiding principles for digital... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • 11 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 11

decreases the compassion that individuals express to others in need, that this effect is mediated by dampened feelings of empathy and heightened perceptions of unprofessionalism, and that it is circumscribed to bad news that has economic implications. We discuss... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

growth, offering organizations unprecedented opportunities to develop new products and services, and even reimagine their businesses. In mid-2020, we set out to understand the challenges of leading in the digital era. Teaming with the Harvard Business School Global... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • October 2012
  • Article

The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo

By: Gabrielle S. Adams, Francis J. Flynn and Michael I. Norton
Five studies investigate whether the practice of "regifting"-a social taboo-is as offensive to givers as regifters assume. Participants who imagined regifting thought that the original givers would be more offended than givers reported feeling, to such an extent that... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Attitudes; Behavior; Research
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  • 23 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

respectively, have revolutionized the relationship between the individual and computer technology. Once the exclusive domain of academia and research facilities, computers can now be found in every area of business, government, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Japan - Global

addition, he managed a corporate governance practice group and oversaw the firm's Japan-based industry sector research team. Prior to Egon Zehnder, Nobuo worked for 15 years in the Tokyo and London offices... View Details
  • 13 Mar 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

selling season may cause the customer to pass on buying a product that she really liked, only to find out that she doesn’t like any of the subsequent products either,” Ferreira says. Beyond flash sales and fast fashion, the research has... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Fashion
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Deterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears

By: Benjamin Edelman
Online advertisers face substantial difficulty in selecting and supervising small advertising partners. Fraud can be well-hidden, and limited reputation systems reduce accountability. But partners are not paid until after their work is complete, and advertisers can... View Details
Keywords: Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Online Advertising; Profit; Corporate Accountability; Partners and Partnerships; Mathematical Methods
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  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

Doctors are afraid of getting sued. According to some accounts, 75 percent of them perform more tests and procedures than necessary to avoid potential lawsuits over medical malpractice. The phenomenon of “defensive medicine” has been examined exhaustively by View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

What Makes a Good Leader

research in leadership has helped to define the field. Five of these experts — Joseph L. Badaracco, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, John Kotter, Nitin Nohria, and David A. Thomas — agreed to help the Bulletin answer perhaps the most basic question... View Details
Keywords: Management
  • 03 Sep 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Supply Chain Screening Without Certification: The Critical Role of Stakeholder Pressure

Keywords: by Susan A. Kayser, John W. Maxwell & Michael W. Toffel
  • Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

insight, skills, and relationships that will help women of color realize their leadership potential and contribute more fully to a company's success. This program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative. Key Benefits Based on the latest View Details
  • Web

History of Excellence - Doctoral

sophistication of the practice of management, the demand for faculty researchers and educators at business schools has never been greater. Harvard Business School is recognized as a leading supplier of... View Details
  • Web

Leadership Initiative - Leadership

cutting-edge research and course development projects about leadership and leadership development, both within Harvard Business School and through collaborations with other organizations. We foster a global conversation that addresses the... View Details
  • July–August 2023
  • Article

Demand Learning and Pricing for Varying Assortments

By: Kris Ferreira and Emily Mower
Problem Definition: We consider the problem of demand learning and pricing for retailers who offer assortments of substitutable products that change frequently, e.g., due to limited inventory, perishable or time-sensitive products, or the retailer’s desire to... View Details
Keywords: Experiments; Pricing And Revenue Management; Retailing; Demand Estimation; Pricing Algorithm; Marketing; Price; Demand and Consumers; Mathematical Methods
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  • 11 Jan 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

together effectively is the key to developing world class service delivery." The results of their research not only illustrate the relationships among the elements, but also highlight various factors within each element (for example,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services
  • Web

About the Project - Managing the Future of Work

1955 Professor of Business Administration Joseph B. Fuller Professor of Management Practice Raffaella Sadun Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration Staff Manjari Raman Senior Program Director and Senior View Details
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

such behaviors led to undesirable consequences, even if they saw those behaviors as acceptable before they knew its consequences. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that a rational, analytic mindset can override the effects of one's intuitions in ethical judgments.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace