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- 14 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 14
because external capital markets became more costly, but also because the efficiency of internal capital allocation increased significantly during the crisis. Our analysis provides new evidence on how the diversification discount and its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Endless Possibilities
fun way,” Iosotaluno says. “Mental health and well-being are top priorities for young people; so be authentic and forward about how you promote your own emotional intelligence and self-development. It... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment
Climate Change: Accelerating Solutions Climate Change: Accelerating Solutions A Roadmap for Leaders Key Insights There’s no time to waste when it comes to figuring out business’s role in driving global climate solutions. But it’s... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
participating—and a lot of them do—group rituals can still be effective, says Norton, the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Despite the fact that they think the thing is ridiculous, it... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Research - Global
disclosure is predictive of gender diversity performance. Exploiting a mandate in the United Kingdom that requires firms to disclose 2017 gender pay gap ("GPG") data for the first time, we find that providing voluntary gender... June 1,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS
happened, I probably would not have been where I am today. At HBS, I’ve become more aware and convinced that given our privilege, we ought to give back to those who have helped us along the way, and pay it... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Additionally, wearing a heavy backpack affected participants' behavior. Specifically, it led them to be more likely to choose healthy snacks over guilt-inducing ones and boring tasks over fun ones. It also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
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viewpoints and to protect Harvard Business School and its reputation and brand. Staff Catering Guidelines HBS does not pay for meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks) when the only recipients are HBS... View Details
- 12 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks
they arrived. However, they had the option of choosing to read them in a different order. The researchers sought to find out whether deviating from the prescribed schedule would slow down or speed up the time it took the radiologists to... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
avoidance at portfolio firms as an additional source of economic value. We document that PE-backed portfolio firms engage in significantly more nonconforming tax planning and have lower marginal tax rates than other private firms. Moreover, we document that PE-backed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
product line. Everybody can understand it,” says Harvard Business School Professor Robert J. Dolan. “Then it got incredibly complicated.” In May, Peloton reported its biggest quarterly loss since View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
short rates works through the expectations hypothesis, while forward guidance on QE works through expected future bond risk premia. If a QE operation is expected to be undone in the near term, then its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
sit up and pay attention.” People who put in the most effort often feel jaded when their work doesn’t speak for itself, Huang says. It’s important to set bitterness aside and find the right way to influence the outside perceptions that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
it on, but that’s normal because it’s got glycolic in it,” Hughes says, glancing between the camera and a mirror as she massages a moisturizer into her skin. “I don’t really quite understand how glycolic face creams work. All’s I can tell... View Details
- 10 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?
It’s been a double whammy for pandemic-weary consumers: Not only have they endured shortages of everything from toilet paper to furniture and food, they have been paying higher prices for the dwindling number of goods that remain in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
HBS alum and Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo, demographic trends and the changing role of women in the workforce mean that employers must “do the math” when it comes to care. By not accounting for costs like reduced productivity and increased... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
and even foolhardy. Some in tech suggest there’s more of a “move fast, break things” strategy to it than perhaps meets the eye. How does it look to you? Wu: We shouldn’t be surprised by the management style... View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research
and Latin America. A wide-ranging editorial introduction describes the formation and evolution of the discipline from its origins at the Harvard Business School in the late 1920s. Over the following century, the editors show that the... View Details
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Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
stakeholders to agree on a single overarching goal: improving health outcomes for patients while controlling the costs to deliver that care. Competition has failed in health care for the simple reason that it is based upon entirely wrong... View Details
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.