Meanings Of Work And Retirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

the product of three elements that are required to interact: technology, people, and government. The interaction, which they describe in detail, "ultimately affects us all, View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

the issue of top-management compensation? Brian Hall: As you all know, stock options were intended to give executives incentives to get share prices to rise, which in theory would create value for shareholders View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

16 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

doing this.’ But then you can get really inefficient allocation of capital, and that means we solve the problem slower.” Rather than exclusionary policies View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

for these long-standing disparities.” For the past 20 years, Chandra has been examining differences in health outcomes between white and Black Americans, searching for solutions to shrink the gap. In a recent View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

accountability. But partners are not paid until after their work is complete, and advertisers can extend this delay both to improve detection of improper partner practices... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

daily progress and infuse the work with meaning for their employees. We discovered several—none of them surprising or exotic—but all View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

insurance risk maps drawn by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show lower State Street in Boston, the location of a popular hotel and a subway entry, in the 1 percent flood risk zone. This View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

she worked on Moroccan agricultural policy with a team of consultants. "I was just an intern," Ashraf says, "but as I looked around the boardroom I realized that not one of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

proteins at work in the business of life. "The book of life" that made dramatic headlines last year—and was really a first draft of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

professor Linda A. Hill. And leaders at the forefront of top companies in the future, she believes, already know that the key to competitive advantage is their own ability as leaders to nurture View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

describes in a new working paper, The Better Is the Enemy of the Good. In fact, Exley argues that based on her research, people look for any excuse to avoid giving a donation View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

isn't grounded in the data in the case, the instructor is trained to crucify her right on the spot. And so we exalt the virtues of data-driven decision making. And then many... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

11 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

revenue. HBS Professor Frances X. Frei and her colleagues Ann Evenson and Patrick T. Harker, both of The Wharton School at the University of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

organization that will execute a larger end and then endure. This connection is critical because a worthy leader wants the people whom he or she motivates to respect the organization and to serve that... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I feel like this helps me think in broader strokes, with more perspective, and helps stimulate ideas and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

scheme—would improve alignment, it means more discussions with the senior stars and maybe the creation of a committee to study the issue and come... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

anxiety: Openly discuss this situation with your team It is a natural aspect of growth and success, but it requires managing expectations. “Good news, we’re growing! But this View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

20 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2007

Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsFemale Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Harvard Business School Note 807-018 Examines the extent of and... View Details