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16 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

when ordering for delivery in the near future than when ordering for delivery in the more distant future. Q: Did you find similarities in other areas where consumers are making choices? A: Our research team has completed 2 other projects... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

by foreign banks than do borrowers from developed markets, followed by a fast credit contraction of a similar magnitude upon reversal of the cycle. See Falk’s other research here and Victoria’s other research here . More Info Weak Credit... View Details

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

The transformation took several years. The results speak for themselves. Over the next several years, close to 75 of some of the largest firms in the world signed on with JLL for similar services. None of this would have been possible... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

identity and reputation from unjust attacks. And the firm as a whole needs a similar defensive capacity for its dealings with hostile competitive firms, community groups, or governmental agencies. The defending and learning drives can... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

21 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Building a Better World: The Harvard Builders Club

the retreat, as well as many people who approached us wishing to participate in a similar event, we decided to announce our summer Builders Gala event in NYC. The Builders Gala is the annual summit and the main event of the Builders... View Details

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

also offer other forms of evidence of past success in similar relationships, such as media or trade reports. 3. Make dependence a factor The more dependent you are on someone, the more willing you'll be to trust her. This phenomenon plays... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

more money in their pockets. Other factors that contribute to income disparity are more based in societal issues or on how companies go about their business. For example, large companies may pay more for a similar job than a smaller firm;... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

they could crowdsource in collective intelligence from the world of, in this case, it was a person who was an expert in computer vision and artificial intelligence to transform how a conservation organization works. We’ve seen very View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Aug 1998
News

Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

similar to Aldrich. "One of our goals is to have symmetry in the new quad we're creating with this building," explains Angela Quinn Crispi (MBA '90), HBS assistant dean and chief planning officer. "Not only will the Spangler Center be... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

to complete a module of the course and fully answering questions posed therein, including satisfactory performance on the quizzes at the end of each module (earning an average score of 50% or greater). This helps ensure your cohort proceeds through the course at a... View Details

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

effect.” Social good—and its unintended consequence The authors set out to test two ideas. Do jobs aiming for social good that require a college degree pay less than similar traditional jobs? And, if so, does that result in narrowing... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

were more likely to include items related to management practices. Eight months later, founders were surveyed to provide results from changes that had occurred at their companies. Hands-on wins in practice Founders who received advice from hands-on founders were more... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

good days were spent signing legal and financial documents. Their passing has given me a new sense of purpose — to ensure that other families avoid a similar experience. I’m starting a company that helps families prepare for aging so that... View Details

May 2010
Article

Is Delaware's Antitakeover Statute Unconstitutional? Evidence from 1988-2008

By: Guhan Subramanian, Steven Herscovici and Brian Barbetta

Delaware's antitakeover statute, codified at Section 203 of the Delaware corporate code, is by far the most important antitakeover statute in the United States. When it was first enacted in 1988, three bidders challenged its constitutionality under the Commerce Clause... View Details

Keywords: Courts and Trials; Opportunities; Bids and Bidding; Laws and Statutes; Decisions; Change; Acquisition; United States

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18 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?

compensation packages look so similar to each other? “Many of them stated that the design of the CEO compensation package was heavily reliant on the proposals produced by the compensation consultant” That’s the main question Susanna... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consulting

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

spontaneous meeting had benefited them professionally. The third and fourth conditions were similar to the first two, but participants were focused on personal gain instead. Afterward, all the participants were asked to complete a series... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: Re-Evaluating the Exploration vs. Exploitation Dichotomy Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas Engineering Serendipity: The Role of Cognitive Similarity in Knowledge Sharing... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace

18 Mar 2016
Blog Post

What is an IFC?

sector and this was a chance to dive deep into challenges and opportunities facing the governments of Lima and Buenos Aires (with implications for cities across the world as well). The experience was similar to FIELD 2 in the RC year in... View Details

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

the line, are not directly replicable in software as there is no line to stop. "What we hope to do," Upton says, "is to distill the relevant aspects of lean manufacturing so that managers can see how these tools were applied successfully in a service... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

01 Dec 2023
News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

partner brings along a stack of new policies—and the team at Surround can use their blog and video content to support precisely what those customers want. That can create a virtuous cycle that helps them land another, similar partner.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

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