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- 25 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway
explains. Having determined that executives and admissions officers are equally likely to commit these logical fallacies, the researchers turned their attention towards ruling out alternative explanations, and verifying these results... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
as well as the premium models. It was a simple plan, but one that would be quite difficult to execute with Osher's limited budget and small team. But, as several of the panelists acknowledged, the small, agile nature of Dr. John's in fact... View Details
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
leading economies. But will it continue to receive the attention of policymakers once they conclude that it is not the creator of the "factory jobs" of our memory and imagination? What do you think? Original Article In the current... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
Recreational marijuana is legal in 18 states. Scant attention has been paid, however, to the profound impact that federal legalization would have on the cannabis market. Essentially, it would squeeze out the illicit cannabis market, along... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
book that for most companies, the best opportunities sit right in their industry, close to home. Second, conventional strategic thinking teaches that companies can easily get “stuck in the middle,” with no discernible competitive advantage, unless they choose one of a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
calendar to tackle your most challenging work, particularly when your energy is high, and focus on giving it your undivided attention by turning off distracting notification pings on your phone, email, and Slack channels. In a recent... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
oversight on the part of managers. Individuals voluntarily regulate themselves, refraining from behaviors that clash with the culture. Over the past few decades, many corporate leaders have sought to build strong cultures that define their organizations for... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
to accountability demands from a variety of constituents. (These papers are: "The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability" [PDF] and "The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance" [PDF]).... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
Authors:Leslie K. John, George Loewenstein, and Drazen Prelec Publication:Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Cases of clear scientific misconduct have received significant media attention recently, but less flagrant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
votes receive relatively little media attention yet may foster investor risk perceptions. This research presents a multifaceted view of activists and their tactics and suggests that this approach in examining activists and their tactics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
were becoming more demanding as their financial woes mounted. They seemed to be more aggressive in their demands for not only lower rates but more attention for less money. They also seemed much more willing to challenge everything Jeff... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
attention and especially energy around speculation and trading—this gives an entrepreneur more time to focus and actually develop their product carefully without constantly having to face the market. Gazette: In November, the global... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
result or, at best, a multiplier of their impact. Another concern is that the policy focus on exports very easily leads to insufficient attention to domestically-oriented or more traditional sectors (services, agriculture). This creates... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 20 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Marketing Mix Right
Businesses rely on solid marketing strategies to boost sales—yet the tools used to evaluate these strategies often provide misleading results, leaving managers with the inability to accurately measure how they can get the best bang for their marketing buck. “Companies... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
(discussed below), it is best to pay particular attention to how comfortable they are with their potential colleagues. In other instances, people choose jobs that are too demanding for them. Because they do not fully appreciate their... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
may work well when team sizes are small and there are limited personality conflicts." Ashutosh Tiwari, while questioning whether self-management could "prove its effectiveness in the long run," concluded that it might work... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
more effective negotiator, and motivating great work from others. Here are the Top 10 articles and Top 10 working papers that appeared in HBS Working Knowledge in 2010. Now turn your attention to 2011 and tell us in the Comment section... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
debilitating. In a series of experiments, Brooks has more fully examined the landscape of the anxious mind, looking at how it impedes performance in everything from business negotiations to karaoke singing, as well as some surprising ways we can work to View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
observe things, then question why. If you want to be an innovative person, when you see things, you have to pay attention and then wonder why. A good illustration of observing and questioning is Scott Cook (MBA 1976) and QuickBooks. By... View Details