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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
short-term view, versus 15 words or phrases such as "long term" and "years" that would suggest a longer time horizon approach. The researchers then compared their list of companies on both ends View Details
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
large corporations, such as Apple and Google, are careful to retain their underdog roots in their brand biographies." A forthcoming article coauthored by Keinan for the Journal of Consumer Research,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults
wind up just as happy in adulthood as the children of moms who stayed home. Harvard Business School Professor Kathleen McGinn hopes the findings bring a big sigh of relief for guilt-ridden mothers who either... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding
empowerment. But for hardware companies also in the tech sector, it is possible that there’s going to be a lot less of that,” Zhang suggests. Climbing the career ladder The trend toward collaboration may make work more enjoyable and... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 29 Jan 2015
- Op-Ed
The Fall of Greece
Furthermore, even if the debt is reduced now, unless you create a competitive economy you will end up with a lot of debt tomorrow. Such inter-temporal transfers of wealth have... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 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
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
product claim strategy, risking the question of side effects in favor of attempting to convince men that they had a problem and Propecia was the answer. Wosinska said that even before marketing began, the... View Details
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman
as the appointment that you have with the CEO." Striking a balance between work and personal life was one of the five traits of leadership success that McGovern emphasized... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
in Berlin in 1884 and 1885 to divvy up the continent. They agreed “to regulate the conditions most favourable to the development of trade and civilization ... [and] to watch over the preservation of the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business administration in the Organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
summary, a burning platform, yes; a changed organization equipped to meet the needs of the future, not even close. Of all the risks associated with crises, this last one is obviously the biggest. Instead... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
- March 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
HelloSelf: Foundation
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based “BrainTech” company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply to help its members “Be your Best Self.” The company provided its registered members with access to a clinical... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Startup Marketing; Startups; Start-ups; BrainTech; Marketing Research; Strategic Decision Making; Strategy Development; Strategy Dynamics; Neuroscience; Cognition; Cognitive Psychology; Health & Wellness; Health Care; Health Care Reform; Health Care Outcomes; Self-awareness; Mental Health; Wellbeing; Wellness; Funding; Equity Financing; Raising Capital; Synergies; Team Building; National Health Insurance; Artificial Intelligence; MVP; Business Startups; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Management; Well-being; Marketing Channels; Decision Making; Strategy; Technology; United Kingdom; London
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 719-492, March 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
latent or explicit. It involves branding these products and services, communicating their benefits to intermediaries and end consumers, and distributing them. All of these activities involve value creation.... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
of such interviews can be used to design more comprehensive surveys. And properly designed surveys, when subjected to careful statistical analyses, can yield further insights into unconscious consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 18 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers
good corporate citizen at the end of the day, not only do they make it a nicer place to work, but they also help the profitability of the firm compared to those who are at the... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
getting short-term change out of a fear of consequences, only perpetuates long-term fear, which decreases innovation, collaboration, and growth ” On the other hand, Paul argued that, “The ever growing body... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
you're not happy," Stevenson quipped. Significance to others can be guided by a sense of fairness, generosity and caring, but do fairness, generosity and caring help you in your achievements? Should... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
number of improvisers as well. In order to make this work, the players adhere to a set of shared codes—almost like language—consisting of, among other things, key, tempo, groove, rhythm, song form,... View Details
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
regardless of the GDP. But if the nation's total output in future years is not sufficiently large, then all those stocks and bonds are going to end up being worth a lot less than expected. Total output is... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
the better off you are. More generally, being as careful as you can be with resources, and flexible in terms of the types of arrangements that you are willing to enter into,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert