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- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
Over time, however, Japan's economy strengthened. Instead of then opening the economy and unleashing competition in the marketplace, the Japanese government continued limiting and regulating competition in many industries. In Japan, there has been a desire that no... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
full time experience malemployment rates in excess of 27 percent and typically make little more than workers with no postsecondary education credentials. So why is it that people with a bachelor’s degree have enjoyed unemployment rates... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
Abstract—Though fundamental to innovation and essential to many industries and occupations, the creative act has received limited attention as an economic behavior and has historically proven difficult to study. This paper studies the... View Details
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
reversed, he says. The next scene shows the plant's general manager. Maybe we can't save the plant, he declares, but we can make them feel really stupid for deciding to close it. That's exactly what plant workers did. With nothing to... View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
Moss: One of the things that a historical perspective helps make clear is that risk management has always been an essential function of government. From the very earliest days of the American Republic, government policymakers have... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
partisanship will continue to cloud economic judgment around the 2024 election. For managers and finance professionals, these insights highlight two important aspects of operating a business today: In a polarized political environment, the ability to recognize and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
knowledge reservoirs. Therefore, they are particularly essential to dynamic capabilities and to innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49794 May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
lamenting the move away from free trade concepts, Thom Dammrich said, “Protected industries and their workers benefit in the short term, but beyond that protected industries become globally uncompetitive, shrink and lose workers.” David... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
employee monitoring makes the case that if business owners are interested in their customer-facing workers learning and making progressively better decisions over time, they're far better off taking a hands-off approach and granting more... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
7, I argued that sponsors of large technical systems (including platform systems) must manage the modular structure of the system and property rights in a way that solves four inter-related problems: provide all essential functional... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2018
- Op-Ed
4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
all-or-nothing situations. Build buy-in, recognizing that offering rational argument and inspiring passion are both essential for gaining and maintaining momentum. And develop upward lines of communication that make their way,... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
that arises from merely purchasing a product. Labor increases valuation of completed products not just for consumers who profess an interest in "do-it-yourself" projects, but even for those who express a preference for buying preassembled products. Successful... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
negotiation. Yet unlike professionals such as litigators, journalists, and doctors, who are taught how to ask questions as an essential part of their training, few executives think of questioning as a skill that can be honed—or consider... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
nations are now suffering." There was little agreement over how these barriers might be addressed. While suggesting "less and not more help from government," Doug Elliott nevertheless reminded us that many of those workers... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
are steps that major players working together in metropolitan areas can do to save their cities: When it comes to the elements of soft infrastructure such as education and healthcare, it's essential to create an environment for capital,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
standard for workers in construction, farming, and other professions that require strenuous outdoor labor. SMI built a successful national sales base from its headquarters in Massachusetts by establishing channels with large department... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
products. Invariably, this creates the need for substitutes (in the example with Frederick, repaired older cars are a substitute for new car purchases)—at least for some of the most essential products. “In an economic downturn, consumers... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Want People to Save More? Send a Text
Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device. Pomeranz wrote the paper with Felipe Kast of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Stephan Meier of Columbia University. Pomeranz explains that in Chile, many lack access to the automatic deposits and savings plans that... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
service requests to their city government. Users who viewed photos of city workers responding to their service requests were more likely to continue using the app over the ensuing 13 months, demonstrating that operational transparency led... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
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and provocative, this book is an essential resource for all teams seeking to strengthen their innovative prowess. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne