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- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
aspect of business is up for re-evaluation as a result of the pandemic, from the most granular to the most overarching level. Two executives shared vivid descriptions of the early days when the reality of the pandemic set in. It was like... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
burnout. Amid the uncertainty, Harvard Business School faculty share some research-backed insights for leaders, people managers, and job seekers. Sandra Sucher: Tech layoffs—It doesn’t have to be this way Tesla earned a Wall Street... View Details
- 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008
variable labor supply, social security benefits and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young households, with the optimal share of equities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
driven retailers is that all players are reasonably satisfied with their current market share. If some players want to gain share at the cost of profitability, then loyalty systems can escalate into intense... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
located in larger cities. We argue that despite the ex-ante higher search costs associated with hiring from smaller towns, firms can benefit from such hiring. In this study, we explore the relationship between an employee’s hometown and... View Details
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
On August 31, 2016, many investors celebrated the 40th birthday of one of the world’s most successful financial instruments: the mutual index fund, created by Vanguard founder John C. Bogle. Index funds, which automatically track an index of stocks such as the S&P... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12
Grants David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 111-087 Analyst questions the value of accounting measurement of earnings per share and stock option costs for equity valuation purposes. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
between two of your friends," he says. "You get social credits with them, such that when you go and ask them for a favor later, they will do what you ask them to. And they will do it fast." American Express's OPEN Forum, a website where entrepreneurs View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
ever to win the honor, which he shares with Myron S. Scholes of Stanford University. Merton, the School's George Fisher Baker Professor of Business Administration, joins more than thirty Harvard University faculty members who have won a... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20
amateurish creations as similar in value to experts' creations and expected others to share their opinions. We show that labor leads to love only when labor results in successful completion of tasks; when participants built and then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018
role of telecommunications firms in providing content. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53774 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Effects of an Information Sharing System on Employee Creativity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
but the communities needed a lot more than loans. The loans were just the beginning. They needed the ability to just buy things that weren't available. Simple things like pots could cost twice what they would in another place. They didn't... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
future," Miller says. There is no blueprint for the right way to share information, he adds. A strong IR function is best developed in a way consistent with the firm's unique operating position. "What is really fascinating is... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
all his fault. Well, after several complaints from the customers, other staff members, I began to share with my father that I thought this manager was not doing his job. And one Friday afternoon I walked into my father's office with a... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
can cascade into large accidents. Moreover, practices that conflate competence with toughness lead workers to ignore precautionary measures and take unnecessary risks. Thus, the costs of men's masculine striving are high, and both... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006
poor financial markets, b) increases in the share of FDI or the relative productivity of the foreign firm leads to higher additional growth in financially developed economies compared to those observed in financially under-developed ones,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51040 forthcoming American Journal of Health Promotion The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial By:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril
School researchers: Disregarding advice from colleagues could invite harsh backlash that just might damage valued workplace relationships, according to the recent paper Seeker Beware: The Interpersonal Costs of Ignoring Advice, published... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
and these companies are meeting market demand, it's a good thing," he said. "The more space flights we do, the more we'll bring costs down." Some of the audience questions were less related to leadership than to the fact... View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17
for fulfilling work. In fact, multiple pieces of evidence suggest that diaspora use of oDesk increases with familiarity of the platform, rather than a scenario where diaspora connections serve to navigate uncertain environments. We further show that diaspora-based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne