encouragement - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

accounting for both personal and social activity, and encourage customers to interact with each other postadoption. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54735 January–February 2018 Organization Science Gender... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

outcomes has been remarkable, and the factory makes a profit for the company. Now leaders of the effort wonder how they can encourage other businesses to launch similar win-win partnerships with educators. Purchase this case: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6582.html http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-053.pdf Published: January 4, 2011 Paper Released: November 2010 It's a challenge that all good managers face: How do you strike the right balance between encouraging... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

sales. Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder Learning what your co-worker earns can make you less productive, but knowing your manager's paycheck can motivate you to work harder. The Surprising Benefits of OversharingIn a social media culture that View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets

interesting (and perhaps not surprising) that even companies that are not listed in the U.S. but have operations in the U.S. follow the U.S. disclosure-and-transparency model. Q: Were you able to arrive at a conclusion regarding whether it is transparency that View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

particular, supportive incumbent industrial structures for input and output markets are strongly linked to higher establishment entry rates. We also find substantial evidence for the Chinitz effect where small local incumbent suppliers View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2007
What Do You Think?

Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?

Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

new executive who valued her ability to engage and develop new ideas, and together they pushed efforts that encouraged participation and grassroots idea development to further quality improvement. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27

focused factory hospitals, one academic and the other a private, for-profit firm. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 413-121 Ensina! In 2011, a group of passionate social entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro, with the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

identity. In addition, authentic self-expression mediated these relationships. We call for a new direction in socialization theory examining how both organizations and employees benefit by encouraging authentic self-expression. Download... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

activity, a trend that shows little tendency of alleviating. This book looks at the experiences of governments in encouraging entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across many decades and continents. Certainly, the dollars spent each year... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

features or discovered bugs. Feed its direct and indirect network effects. Support as much as possible the independent software vendor community so that the quantity and quality of complements is substantially above that of Linux. View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

quality issue. Do we need a kind of corporate “Jidoka rule” that calls a “stop,” examines behavior, preserves “voice,” encourages respect, and leads to learning between elements of the organization with different interests and goals? What... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

18 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

missing the consequences and longer-term effects.” UNEQUAL PAY FALLOUT Partnerships remain key to the way the professional service and investment sectors are run. Previous research has shown that the partnership structure has many advantages, including View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

business executives who attended the symposium to discuss how to address inequality issues and encourage greater diversity in the workplace. Held on the Harvard Business School campus on March 31 and April 1, the symposium was... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Horrible Boss Workarounds

well-meaning companies attempt to encourage collaboration by assembling groups of employees with shared traits rather than shared goals. "I've seen a lot of people try to form networks in companies: Let's get all the women together,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 10, 2008

federal government program that encourages companies to voluntarily self-police and self-disclose regulatory violations, we examine how participation affects the behaviors of regulators and regulated facilities. We find that on average,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

away, might encourage more people to use it. The early, surprising answer: yes. Whereas free is sometimes equated with no value, people who pay even a little bit for Clorin are more likely to use it and use more of it, according to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

problems that hold back the rest of their economy. The problem is, isolated zones for processing foreign inputs and exporting all these outputs are the antithesis of cluster development. Emerging nations must create programs and incentives that View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

CEO of the Enterprise Foundation, a nationwide housing and community development nonprofit organization. Harvey explains that exorbitant housing costs encourage young, professional workers to look elsewhere for jobs, threatening the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

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