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- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
enacting those stereotypes," says Ely. For example, previous studies show that men in dangerous jobs, such as coal mining, often act infallible to impress their coworkers and bosses. Problem is, the infallible mindset can lead to... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
and rural landlessness. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53164 in press Psychological Science Polluted Morality: Air Pollution Predicts Criminal Activity and Unethical Behavior By: Lu, J., J.J. Lee, F. Gino, and A.D. Galinsky... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Case 407-050 Gianna Angelopoulous-Daskalaki led the bidding organization that secured the 2004 Olympics for Athens and then later the preparations for those Games. Tracks her leadership style and how she and her team won the bid. After substantial planning View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
already being practiced by some far-sighted US providers, reversing the typical flow of innovation in the world. Reverse innovation has worked in other industries. We need it now in health care. Not Fade Away: Staying Happy When You’re... View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
goes, ‘Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its students.’ So, if time is of the essence, how to best think and frame the problems we need to solve with our teams to survive this crisis? What is sequence of those... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
think that could end up blowing a hole in revenues in ways we don't fully understand. The third big risk is probably that these pieces of legislation are very hard to pass. This could be a once in a 30-year opportunity. As a result,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
percentage in B2B firms. The problem for researchers in this area, according to Chung, is that companies are reluctant to tinker with their compensation plan, so it's difficult to come up with subjects to study. So previous research was... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
are privy to deeper business details. This does not mean you should end these friendships, but you should set clear boundaries and be transparent about them to the rest of your organization—especially if one of these individuals now... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
something we really need to reexamine because so many of the problems that we’ve seen in this crisis can be traced back to the application of mathematical models in an inappropriate way to financial risk management. Do you expect that... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
publicly known. Losing streaks are characterized by denial and cover-ups, withholding of information, and finger-pointing rather than accountability. Finding the data and putting facts on the table for all to confront ends closed cronyism... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Cummings saw the potential of the city dwindling. The change was partially economic—the city’s credit rating, which had improved by the end of the 1990s, slipped again in the 2000s—and partially personal: Cumming’s children had graduated... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
the upper hand in this area. The following table compares the strengths and weaknesses of each model: P2p Strengths Weaknesses It's free Under constant attack by industry players Variety of content Downloading time varies No restrictions on content (no DRM) Congestion... View Details
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Does Your Startup Set Employees Up to Fail? | Working Knowledge
plan, or firing someone, ask yourself if you are either partially or completely complicit in creating the problem (this works in our personal lives too!). A 30-60-90-day plan can help mitigate this type of situation for a new hire, but... View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
general, existing law is adequate. The main problem lies in the failure by boards to follow procedures that would hold managements accountable for company performance. This could be improved by focusing on three areas. The first is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Alumni Books
anyone in business and sales. The book ends with a series of analytical exercises to illuminate basic principles on which readers can base business plans. The Power Curve: Smart Investing Using Dividends, Options, and the Magic of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
the ambient atmosphere. The density of those molecules is much lower, so it’s a much more difficult energy-mass problem. And energy-mass challenges turn into cost problems in the end. So it’s really about asking, Can we capture these... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
restructuring before they are hit with a financial crisis. When is a preemptive restructuring appropriate? A: If a company waits too long to address problems with its business, the resulting restructuring may be very painful. This may... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States By Alliah L. Agostini (MBA 2009); Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud becker&mayer! Kids On June 19, 1865—more than two years after... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
with some of firms’ highest-achieving employees often ended with questions about how to manage the demands of parenting and work. Much of the information she found was long on platitudes and short on practical, actionable advice—so she... View Details