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- 01 Aug 2022
- What Do You Think?
Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
research has concentrated on the influence that a CEO’s background can have on his or her attitude toward uncertainty and willingness to take risks, with subsequent outcomes for the organizations studied. But there hasn’t been much... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 24 Apr 2023
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks
industry compared to other sectors. “The level of uncertainty is so high for cannabis entrepreneurs. The challenges are quite unique. ” Though entrepreneurial success stories abound in the nascent market of cannabis products, the sector... View Details
- 01 Sep 2021
- Op-Ed
How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback
is a well-documented phenomenon. Women are less likely to receive specific feedback tied to work outcomes, while men are more likely to get the advice they need to move to the next level of seniority in their organization. When giving... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
equipment and maintenance are comparable to natural gas furnaces, the ongoing cost of propane can be 2-3x that of natural gas, making it much more costly on a TCO basis. Lastly, heating oil furnaces are present in only about 8% of U.S. homes and are highly View Details
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
characteristics at both the senior management and director levels affect corporate philanthropic contributions. We also find that organizational structure constrains the philanthropic influence of board members but not of senior managers,... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
not take a great deal of capital nor technological expertise to launch an entrepreneurial venture in many beauty products—although for such a venture to have any hope of success, high levels of imagination and creativity have always been... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
and Louis Wells on foreign investment in emerging markets - helped pave today’s global research path. Supported by eight Global Research Centers that facilitate our contact with global companies and the collection of international data, key investigations View Details
- Web
Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Development in Inner Cities Economic Development in Rural Areas Cluster Studies International Cluster Competitiveness Profiles Cluster Studies Cluster Studies Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized... View Details
- 21 Sep 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shifted power dynamics not only within today’s historically tight job market, where workers have an unprecedented level of choice and control, but also within households, organizations, and society as a... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Blog
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
applications present opportunities for job creation by broadening the scope and scale of a company's product portfolio. Conversely, internal-facing applications are more likely to affect knowledge workers' jobs. "AUTOMATING THESE TASKS WILL ENABLE KNOWLEDGE WORKERS TO... View Details
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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment
or adapting to climate change at the local, state, federal, and international levels Transform the sources of energy we rely on, how and where we grow food , the modes of transportation we use, the infrastructure of cities , and the... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
outcomes to controls similar in terms of industry, size, age, and prior growth. Relative to controls, employment at target establishments declines 3% over two years post buyout and 6% over five years. The job losses are concentrated among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
Quantifying performance and measuring results are no longer the sole domain of for-profit enterprises. Today, many nonprofit organizations also find themselves on the hot seat—not with stockholders but with donors who expect similar View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
blackboard. She has set up the seating to mimic what she saw a month earlier at the HBS workshop: two concentric horseshoes shaped by white tables and blue chairs. Without prompting, the 11th-grade students—dressed in khaki shorts or... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
instruction of world champions Orono Wor Petchpun and Saenghirun Lookbanyai. (Classes run every day from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and also include jiu-jitsu, boxing, wrestling, conditioning, and mixed martial arts, among others.) Evolve’s instructor roster features the... View Details
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal
there are lots of parties to these contracts, e.g., in the case of British landlord-tenant law, the clause is in national legislation. So the correct people have to notice that it's a bad clause, and they may be concentrating on other,... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
more conceptual exercises, managing employees with very different ability levels and life situations, and being responsible for the business and others. Some of this has stayed with me throughout my career. Even now, I manage by getting... View Details