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  • 26 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food

considering cellophane. It’s deliberately transparent, after all. You’re meant to consider whatever it’s wrapping instead. Yet, it turns out that cellophane has a story worth telling. A new research paper exposes the historical significance of the packaging material,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Retail; Advertising
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Jacqueline N. Lane and Iavor Bojinov
Designing management practices to better onboard organizational newcomers working remotely is a key priority for firms. We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted at a large global firm that estimates the performance effects of different types of... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Virtual Water Coolers; Social Interactions; Careers; Field Experiment; Employees; Interpersonal Communication; Internet and the Web; Performance; Personal Development and Career
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Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Jacqueline N. Lane, and Iavor Bojinov. "Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-125, May 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
  • 30 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

for process improvement. For incident-reporting systems to fulfill their promise, employees must use the system to "speak up" when they encounter a problem. Managers receive additional value when reporters speak up constructively by... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
  • 13 Apr 2007
  • Working Paper Summaries

Incorporating Price and Inventory Endogeneity in Firm-Level Sales Forecasting

Keywords: by Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur & Ananth Raman; Retail
  • 10 Jan 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Novelty Paradox & Bias for Normal Science: Evidence from Randomized Medical Grant Proposal Evaluations

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva C. Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani & Christoph Riedl; Health
  • 18 Jun 2017
  • News

Meet the Legislation Designed to Stifle Shareholders

    Levers of Organization Design

    The design of an organization—the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and responsibilities throughout the firm—has a direct impact on the performance of every employee. Yet, few leaders devote focused attention to how this design is chosen, implemented,... View Details
    • 09 Jan 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place

    where the retailer was able to outmaneuver mom-and-pop competitors. The management team again waited until they had developed enough resources before going head-to-head in suburban areas against big-box retailers like Kmart. Timing Is... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • March 2001 (Revised February 2009)
    • Case

    HDFC (A)

    By: Lynn S. Paine, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suma Raju
    The top management team at India's leading home finance company must decide how to deal with the emergence of intense competition at the end of the 1990s. Having founded the industry and dominated it for nearly 20 years, the well-respected company faces a bevy of new... View Details
    Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Management Style; Management Teams; Competition; Financial Services Industry; India
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    Paine, Lynn S., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suma Raju. "HDFC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-093, March 2001. (Revised February 2009.)

      Leonard A. Schlesinger

      Leonard A. Schlesinger is Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School where he serves as Chair of the School’s Practice based faculty and faculty Chair of the MBA Field Global Immersion program. He has served as a member of the HBS faculty from 1978 to... View Details

      • September 2005 (Revised May 2006)
      • Case

      iMergent (A)

      iMergent's core business consists of proprietary virtual storefront software aimed at small businesses and entrepreneurs. For idea-rich entrepreneurs who lack technological skills, iMergent provides an all-inclusive program that covers all needs from order processing... View Details
      Keywords: Analysis; Financial Statements
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      Bradshaw, Mark T. "iMergent (A)." Harvard Business School Case 106-030, September 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
      • 13 Oct 2011
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Building a Business in the Context of a Life

      students to clarify their personal and professional goals while looking at their strengths and weaknesses. They are asked to reflect on their experiences and then explore one or more visions for where they see their lives going, taking into View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
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      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Winner of the Harvard Business School outstanding teacher award and research awards from U.S. and international health care and accounting organizations: 2016 “60 of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare in 2016,” Becker’s Hospital Review, January 3, 2017 ; 2014 ... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Insurance; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Information Technology
      • 02 Dec 2002
      • Research & Ideas

      The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

      are the "dynamic capabilities" that contribute to its long lasting success? Iansiti and MacCormack: The essence of our argument is that the key to Microsoft's success is the way it manages its... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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      Professor Sherman's research has long focused on financial reporting, performance measurement/management, and financial literacy issues facing corporate management and Boards of Directors in global businesses. He also actively studies methods to improve productivity in... View Details
      • April 2005 (Revised June 2006)
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      Yahoo! Messenger: Network Integration

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      Describes Yahoo!'s management of the launch of version 6.0 of its Instant Messenger (IM) product, which incorporates features from 12 other Yahoo! properties, including Search, Music, Games, Photos, Personals, News, and Shopping. The integration of features from so... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Business Units; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Competitive Advantage; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Yahoo! Messenger: Network Integration." Harvard Business School Case 805-102, April 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
      • 10 Mar 2015
      • First Look

      First Look: March 10

        Publications February 2015 Academy of Management Review Reflections on the 2013 Decade Award: "Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited" Ten Years Later By: Benner, Mary, and... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 02 Nov 2006
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Organizational Response to Environmental Demands: Opening the Black Box

      Keywords: by Magali A. Delmas & Michael W. Toffel
      • May 2017
      • Case

      Fresh to Table

      By: Gautam Mukunda and Brooks C. Holtom
      After the contentious firing of an office manager, the leadership at Fresh to Table, a software-as-a-service provider for luxury hotels and restaurants, make an unpleasant discovery. While reviewing the office manager's internal electronic communications, company... View Details
      Keywords: Behavior; Resignation and Termination; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Leadership
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      Mukunda, Gautam, and Brooks C. Holtom. "Fresh to Table." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-541, May 2017.
      • October 2004 (Revised April 2005)
      • Case

      Lexar Media: The Digital Photography Company?

      Examines growth options for a start-up that has parlayed its core technology in flash memory controllers into a rapidly growing position in the emerging digital photography industry. The new CEO must decide whether LexarMedia should maintain its identity as a digital... View Details
      Keywords: Technology; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Technology Industry
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      Tripsas, Mary, and Emily Thomson. "Lexar Media: The Digital Photography Company?" Harvard Business School Case 805-062, October 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
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