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  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

safety measures at its facilities, launched online resource centers for different populations affected by COVID-19 such as frontline workers, ramped up telemental health care, and created training programs View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
  • 04 May 2016
  • What Do You Think?

What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising
  • 09 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

workplace that has traditionally rewarded men for masculine displays of prowess and interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were absent. In this case, organizational features designed to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

Pharmaceutical regulators around the world tend to speed through drug applications in December and before major national holidays, according to new research that might raise questions about COVID-19 vaccines... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Pharmaceutical; Health
  • 09 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

evolution of the industry through the introduction of key service elements like flight attendants, in-flight meals, and loyalty programs. Each of these service elements, which are common today, was introduced as a key differentiator by a... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation
  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

supporting evidence for a unit's portfolio of improvement projects was associated with implementation success. Learn-how was positively associated with implementation success, but learn-what was not. Psychological safety was associated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2017 (Revised December 2017)
  • Case

The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and an area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps... View Details
Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Supply Chains; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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  • 05 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

agencies and automotive manufacturers that try to improve automotive safety benefit from research using cadavers. It does not help that many users seek the same "good" type of cadavers. A good... View Details
Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

A year of COVID-19 limbo has turned the notion of self-care into a mainstream pursuit. After all, with the pandemic’s end on the distant horizon, we all just need to hang in there a little longer—even CEOs. Earlier this month, we looked... View Details
Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg
  • 08 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights

cross-registration): What are the key legal risks? What are the most important elements in this contract? Lead: How do I create psychological safety for my teams so they can do their best work? What’s the best way View Details
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

correlations between their risk-based return premia, and periodic flights to quality. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/Comovement_RAPS.pdf The Effect of Reference Point Prices on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2001 (Revised April 2002)
  • Case

Ginzel et al v. Kolcraft Enterprises et al (A)

By: Michael A. Wheeler
Examines the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an infant who died after a portable crib collapsed. The manufacturer, Kolcraft, licensed the Playskool brand name from the co-defendant, Hasbro Industries. Raises difficult questions about what the two... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Product; Negotiation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

2017 CA: BVT Publishing Global Marketing Management: A Casebook By: Quelch, John A. Abstract—During the last quarter century, international business was shaken by a revolution in global competition unlike any previously experienced. As companies move through the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design

By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Globalization; Corporate Accountability; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Labor; Working Conditions; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Electronics Industry; China; Indonesia; India; Bangladesh
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  • 06 Jan 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

it "government must be able to monitor and regulate Internet activities that adversely affect people's safety and welfare." Few were convinced that technology itself would provide more than... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 23 Mar 2021
  • Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

norms and how teams will communicate, how they will work together, and how they will ensure psychological safety is established and maintained. It’s not as scary as it sounds; it’s usually a 90-minute or two-hour meeting where you are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 04 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon

In order to get its financial and management woes under control, the health care industry might want to peek at the playbooks of retail giants like Walmart, Google, and Amazon.com. This was a key... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 31 Oct 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment,... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 05 Jun 2015
  • Blog Post

The HBS Investment

what I thought it would be. I had a clear bright line in my mind of what the cost would mean to me: a safety net of insurance in the brand name, potentially a better job in three years after graduation, and... View Details
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 17, 2015

Case 615-044 Trouble at Tessei In 2005, Teruo Yabe is asked to revive Tessei, the 669-person JR-East subsidiary responsible for cleaning its Shinkansen ("bullet") trains. Operational mistakes, customer complaints, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne