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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
2010 terms, as a share of national income) were scheduled to revert to Colombian ownership in that year. The money to buy them for the new canal effort, then, would have gone to Bogotá instead of the shareholders in the moribund French... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- What Do You Think?
As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?
governor would follow through on his intentions to sign it into law. The bill had taken on the moniker “Don’t Say Gay.” There had been “Say Gay” protests across Florida and the US by groups supportive of LGBTQ+ rights. Hundreds of Disney “cast members”—Disney’s term... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
International Airport in the summer of 2010. The need for capacity expansion was driven by significant challenges faced during the previous winter combined with substantial scheduled growth for the upcoming winter. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
pandemic is likely to change how companies do business. Here’s what they said: Michael Beer: Organizations will develop trust-based cultures with employees The coronavirus challenge demands an organization-wide, honest conversation that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
as irrational. We will also describe the dangers of doing so and explain how to avoid making such mistakes. Mistake 1: They Are Not Irrational; They Are Uninformed An executive (who is one of Deepak's students) was recently involved in a dispute with an ex-employee.... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 18 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
cheated. (The researchers conducted a similar study in which participants had the opportunity to cheat at Boggle, and garnered similar results.) Lessons for business leaders So how can business leaders lesson the likelihood that their View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
“critical workers,” employees who were essential to manage the production facility. Activities and schedules were organized so that two critical workers never interacted with each other under any... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
Preserving times in the work schedule for virtual lunches, coffee breaks, or happy hours with team members are crucial to establish during the relaunch. Other relaunch tips and techniques Schedule regular... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
are unique because: They battle against what DeLong called a natural gravitational pull toward alienation within organizational life. "In other words, if you ignore your employees over time, they will start to feel left out and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
top-down, generic approaches to communicating their plans with their employees. Although mass emails and newsletters are not problematic in and of themselves, they are no substitute for the kind of communication this moment calls for—namely, conversations. In fact,... View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
schedule would do the trick, with the bulk of the payment due when procurement budgets are replenished. The frustrated supplier also may be overlooking a fundamental set-up barrier. While top management from both firms might speak of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
haircuts?), are scheduled to debut in 2013. Johnson expects the transformation to be complete by 2015. "All department stores either rise or fall on their ability to execute a strategy," Lal says. "These are great ideas, but the ability... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
says. Adds Størmer, "There are probably business benefits in relying on radical simplicity to free and empower employees in a similar way." Our e-mail Q&A follows. Martha Lagace: Miles Davis defied the critics who thought he... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
“Leaving Intuit Discussion.” That ended the uncertainty of who was and was not being laid off. Financial support was fair, with layoffs timed to enable employee vesting schedules for company stock and annual... View Details
- 09 Aug 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before
Source: rawpixel Hit a wall trying to increase your productivity? Recent research by Harvard Business School professors might help. The following articles address some basic questions: Should we deal with easy tasks first? Do employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
Year’s resolution. To turn a fitness aspiration into a habit, experts often recommend that people adopt rigid exercise routines and rituals, scheduling workouts or sleeping in running clothes, for example. But new research suggests that... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Bekkers. Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date Knowing how to keep a conversation going can improve your career as well as your social life, according to research by Alison Wood Brooks and colleagues. Why Productivity Suffers When View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
disclosed by a social rating agency, we find empirical evidence that supports our hypotheses. We present implications for theory and public policy. Download paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsCompensating Family View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
While much of Luca’s work focuses on the tech sector, he sees opportunities for valuable tests in a variety of business settings. Here are just a couple of the many questions that experiments can help answer: How do employees value... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
and unequal, there is little direct evidence on the magnitude and sources of these frictions. We conduct a field experiment with 752 employees at a multibillion-dollar corporation to address these questions. We provide evidence of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman