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- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
warehousing industry in the Southwestern U.S. as "by and large dependable and hard working, and their children will probably have better jobs than they have." As Irv Williamson put it: "Why would anybody consider limiting... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
and see to have the least amount of variety in their product line. After all, if the imitators decide to stand back and observe what is most successful, wouldn't they choose to copy just a few, choice products? Conversely, it would seem that the innovative companies... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
decision making based on probabilities derived from very small samples of data. The Bayesians in some ways freed decision makers from the burden and expenses (in terms of money, but especially in terms of time) of large-sample information... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
preferences, the theory goes, can lead to miscommunication, stereotyping, polarization—and performance losses. Most empirical studies probably are more supportive of Position B, said Ely. A few support Position A, but they have largely... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
in many categories, the evidence suggests "the global standardization hypothesis has less momentum behind it than is often supposed that to be the case," according to HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat. "The Globalization of Markets" was View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
regulators or change the probability that the employee whistleblower will first report the issue internally. What risks do whistleblowers face? Dey: There are social and emotional consequences, and there are also career consequences. A... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
you wonder why leaders are choosing this route. One answer might be that the strategy Raffaella is talking about—improving management practice—is really hard. It’s probably a surer thing to take out a rival through consolidation than to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
Trustees of Reservations? Since I started only last April, much of what I'm doing now is getting to know the organization. Eventually I will probably spend about half my time fundraising, because I think I can be a persuasive advocate,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
school or relatives who had contracted the virus. Others were laid off, many for reasons we’ll probably never know. Others took advantage of the pandemic to retire early from the paid workforce. These phenomena were even more marked for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
exit in two or three years, they will probably need to hold investments for a longer period of time, he said. To invest in Europe, you need flexibility above all else, the panelists agreed. For an industry that prides itself on local,... View Details
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
"human inventory" mistakes will include only severance payments and relocation costs, not lost productivity and knowledge, or damaged customer relationships and human lives. Because they will be regarded as "planned reductions," they View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
A Bid for the Future
VEDP is to be a “super-collaborator.” Economic development is really a team sport, he says. The process was both familiar and unprecedented. “It was similar to any RFP in its elements, but the stakes were enormously different. It’s View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
“The mayor of New York City is probably the best political job in the world,” he says. “It’s got every kind of problem, and every chance of a solution.” After his third term as mayor, Bloomberg focused his efforts on giving back through... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ink
holders; they’re the media. That fourth branch of government is the one that stays in Washington for life, exerting its influence on the way that town works.” Classic Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin “Game Change and its successor, Double Down—which will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
HBS at the LARC was an excellent way to achieve that goal. I believe my prior experience as a CEO of leading local firms will probably help open up some doors, although the School's name is the most powerful door opener you can imagine!... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
beliefs as well as how a customer's beliefs affect its order quantities. We identify two dimensions of supplier performance: consistency, the probability that a supplier delivers in the current period conditional on availability in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
problem. Bottom line: By not dealing effectively with "too big to fail" and the funding issue, Dodd-Frank may actually raise the risk to the system. Luis M. Viceira, George E. Bates Professor: The key to preventing future banking panics View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
that they have with fellow children out here, because they’re all growing up watching the same content, probably in a different time zone. And so a new wave in my view is getting created in the last, I would say decade, or half a decade... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
cautions. However, a well-known and reputable investor may enhance the promise that the investment succeeds—just by attracting higher quality stakeholders. “If a company is backed by these top investors, and better talent is attracted, it improves the View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
Red-zone or “R-zone” for short. Countries fall into the “business R-zone” when: Credit extended to firms rises for three years at a rate that reaches the top 20 percent of past experience. Stock market returns reach the top third of past experience during the same... View Details