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- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
designing a “similar survey to be administered to every group of stakeholder outside of the company organization, to get the feedback on ‘how it feels’ doing business with the company.” Lavinia Rasca said “the answer was given by Andrew... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
helpful, such as the best route to take to work to avoid traffic. Newer technologies such as the Internet, social networks, and specialized hardware may come to the rescue by providing easy ways of surveying customers, testing product... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
surveys and course data All FAQs Launching Tech Ventures FAQs Could you tell me a little more about the AI Course Assistant chat bot? + – You can think of the beta version of the Launching Tech Ventures AI Course Assistant chat bot in two... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
role, that often frustrates entry into their work role, leaving them more vulnerable to the strain of commuting, less satisfied with their jobs, and more likely to quit. In one survey of employees at a UK media firm, the research team... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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HBS - The year in Review
size of discussion groups for better engagement, finding new ways for participants to network and socialize virtually, and increasing virtual access to case protagonists. Post-program surveys revealed very strong satisfaction scores.... View Details
- 18 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!
sizes, and more water and mid-calorie options.” Cities look for public support If cities want to win public approval for labels, this research suggests it might behoove them to publicize information about their effectiveness. A related online View Details
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
business vocabulary and understanding the underlying concepts has really helped me to contribute more productively to conversations and decisions. Nicholas Grecco Educator and Healthcare Administrator Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
soliciting and using their knowledge and expertise, you’re not truly including them in the actual work of your team. In our survey of women executives, one consistent characteristic of non-inclusive managers, both male and female, was an... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
organizations worldwide found significant differences in economic performance between those with at least 30 percent women in senior leadership versus those with no female representation. In gender diverse organizations, surveyed... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
of globalization as an irresistible force leveling everything that stands in its way, including national differences, that makes my message important. Based on surveys that I have done, many managers do believe this view, and suffer from... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
metrics to help determine how agile the company is, how agile it should be, whether it is moving in the right direction at the right speed, and which constraints are impeding progress. Surveys of internal and external stakeholders to... View Details
- 05 Jul 2021
- What Do You Think?
Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?
in 2019 that nearly 90 percent of 401 organizations it surveyed employed a chief experience officer, a chief customer officer, or an equivalent. To achieve their goals, CXOs often have to bring together elements of an organization that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
out a quick survey post-meeting where folks vote on final options for ways forward or share ratings of prioritization. Separating discussion and deliberation from actual decision making—as described here—has been found to promote better... View Details
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a particular subject area or further develop their career. Corina Cristea Lavoie Corporate Services Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys... View Details
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Services, promotions, surveys and special events that might appeal to your interests using the applicable communication method, or by emailing us as set forth below. Please note that, regardless of your request, we may still use and share... View Details
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Dissertation: Is the Ideal Worker Still Real? Sources and Consequences of Men's Professional Identities
My dissertation examines the implications of men's changing lives for their work identities and for gender inequality in organizations. Current theories of workplace gender inequality hinge upon the widely-shared cultural image of an "ideal worker,"... View Details
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By: Karim R. Lakhani
Can America Invent Its Way Back?
BusinessWeek, by Michael Mandel, 12 Sept. 2008
Today, researchers are focusing on ways to make those... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
without a bookstore,” she says. “It’s every bit a part of a community as a bank or a grocery store or a hardware store.” As she surveyed her new business in early 2016, however, Brody knew the East Hampton icon couldn’t remain trapped in... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details
- 06 Feb 2014
- HBS Seminar