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- 15 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Shaky Business: How Handshakes Win Negotiations
professor Michael Norton, Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration. “We shake when we say hello to someone, and we shake again after a deal is done.” Centuries ago, the handshake may have originated as a way for people to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 26 Oct 2017
- HBS Seminar
Michael Jacobides, London School of Business
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements
preset communication protocols to convene the crisis-response team and warn staff. Leaders should be able to pull combinations of pre-set response "modules" off the shelf. — Michael Watkins 4. A designated chain of command. One... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 10 Oct 2018
- HBS Seminar
Michael Bordo, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
Professor Michael Luca set to find out exactly by how much, and identify winners and losers in the process. "I have always been interested in how companies form their reputations, not only restaurants... View Details
- 02 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize
of the disease, a new study of underreported casualties in several countries indicates that COVID has actually killed hundreds of thousands more people than government records document. "We were shocked by the magnitude of what we were... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991
forces to lie about who they were,” he says. “I could not reconcile that difference.” By allowing gay people to serve openly, he invited a more diverse group of Americans to serve their country. The ripple effect can be seen in a greater... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
propositions apply in negotiation, as well, according to Michael Wheeler's new book, The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. As the title suggests, he sees negotiation as an art rather than an exact science.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
assessments of you will take on additional importance. Your relationship with your new boss will be built through a series of conversations.— Michael Watkins Establishing How You Will Work Together It's essential to figure out how you and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
research studies by Harvard Business School faculty explore this brave new world of "oversharing" — asking what it means to organizations and to reputation when we decide to buck the trend and keep personal information, well,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
implantable defibrillators or transcatheter heart valves, the FDA's regulatory approval process appears to delay those approvals, which in turn adds to development costs borne by device manufacturers, according to Innovation under... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
Even while he was growing up, Michael Porter, the School's C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, knew a thing or two about the world. The son of a career Army officer, he lived in many places in this country and... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 30 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why Anger Makes a Wrongly Accused Person Look Guilty
researchers were inspired to investigate the link between anger and guilt five years ago after discussing true crime documentaries and the dynamics of the falsely accused being interviewed by police. “As behavioral scientists, we wondered... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
services. Health plans will eliminate their restrictive networks, allowing members to choose in a competitive (and regional or even national) marketplace the providers that offer the best value for their condition. Plans will help patients make the best decisions View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
competitive strategy expert Michael E. Porter, of Harvard Business School. The competitive challenges now facing the UK have been made significantly worse by years of inaction. “Our worry is that the UK remains mired in wishful thinking... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Minutes After a Virtual Meeting That Can Build Up or Tear Down Teams
they carefully manage the relationship. About four months into the study, the researchers observed a much different reaction to a similar change in code ownership by the other team they were observing, which they named Team Prism. Again,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs
it. Those emotions are deep-seated from an evolutionary standpoint. “From a survival perspective, we are risk-averse,” she says. “Just as we are interested in other people thinking well of us. Long ago, rejection by the group could, in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
customers," says Senior Lecturer Michael J. Roberts. By soliciting money through Kickstarter or similar sites, a company overcomes the catch-22 that occurs when it needs funding to make a product, but... View Details
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
then at least in the fog” "We negotiate, if not in the dark, then at least in the fog," says Michael Wheeler, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and retired MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice, who taught... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: iStockphoto/LL28] What's the best management advice you've heard? Share your insights in the comments below. Book Excerpt Five Ways To Keep Connected View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding