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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
off-ramp into that community." D2D (which stands for Doorways to Dreams) relies on the promise of an innovative program called individual development accounts (IDAs). "IDAs are like 401(k)s for people without access to employee savings... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
with U.K. and U.S. regulators the firm agreed to pay $450 million in fines. Within a few days of the settlement, Barclays' CEO, Robert Diamond, had resigned under pressure from British regulators. Diamond blamed a small number of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
2020 prompted reflection on how we could expand Edwards' active community engagement to provide even more support for our employees and communities, particularly as it relates to social equity and justice,"... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
employees sit through training and attest that they understand the rules, but failing to assess the effectiveness of their compliance programs, or doing so with faulty metrics. The authors explain how we reached this sorry state—and how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
then I had those that were in the kayak. These are my single employees, and they were by themselves trying to navigate. And then we had new employees that were coming in and I said that was the rowboat. They were just trying to figure out... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
victim. Therefore, they felt that layoffs were not as difficult as firing someone, where the decision involves a verdict on a person with whom you've worked, often quite closely. “No matter how dire the company's economic state or how poorly the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
Measurement, Causes, and Consequences By: Comin, Diego A., and Marti Mestieri Abstract—This chapter discusses different approaches pursued to explore three broad questions related to technology diffusion: what general patterns... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
powerful in explaining quarterly sales growth, revenue surprises, and earnings surprises, generating average excess returns at announcement of 3.4%. However, surprisingly, our post-quarter measure is related negatively to announcement... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
hired—and receive health insurance? Some would counter that such personal information is, in a sense, already available, pointing to the fact that many companies require physicals for their employees as part of the hiring process. And if... View Details
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
want to dive into some of these subjects in more depth you can. Two animating ideas guided me: What are the most interesting, engaging, and telling stories of the last 150-plus years of business? How could I relate them to readers in the... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
Readiness is key. Obviously, some belt-tightening is in order, determining how to operate leaner. This is also a time to increase communication with employees and key stakeholders, and solicit their ideas. That can keep innovation (and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
and contributed ideas and comments regardless of their role or level. Thus, not only did individuals receive feedback and guidance on their own work, but they were also able to see the work of others and understand how that work related... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
difficult tasks. Second, overestimation of ability by both men and women varies across categories. To understand these patterns, we develop a model that separates gender stereotypes from misestimation of ability related to the difficulty... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
investors provide a little funding and limited governance to an increased number of startups that they are more likely to abandon, but where initial experiments significantly inform beliefs about the future potential of the venture. This adaptation and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
West, and Christian Lebiere Publication:Special Issue on Decisions from Experience. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (forthcoming) Abstract Erev, Ert, and Roth organized three choice prediction competitions focused on three related... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Unilever, and its renewal, catapulted Coty into the position of the world's largest fragrance company. The case provides an opportunity to examine the entrepreneurial, cultural, and organizational factors which enable acquired brands and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
tipped me off that he had a connection to the LEGO company. With It, it was one of my employees who brought the idea to me in talking about the book and how iconic it was. So I have a team of people. I have a team of 10 View Details
- March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-065. In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; Alabama; United States
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516076-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-074 Employee Health No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516074-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
Tom Tierney and Jeff Bradach Photographs by Webb Chappell Related Links Read about one graduate’s work at Harlem Children’s Zone View a recent case on Youth Villages A decade ago, Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) and Tom Tierney (MBA 1980)... View Details