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- 05 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software
and everybody can use the same types of technology, gaining these kinds of edges and increasing your competitive advantage is pretty important,” Nagle says. Examples of other crowdsourced public goods in the digital world include... View Details
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
certainly controversial, but political pundits rarely ask a key question: Do they actually work? A new research paper reaches a surprising conclusion: These rules don't impact voter fraud or public confidence, nor do they dampen... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
while “applied” research sets out specifically to address a practical problem, with the intent of solving it. That poses a potential dilemma for scholars who want to influence business practice and achieve the requisite journal... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
Illustration by Dana Smith Illustration by Dana Smith Throughout your work at HBS and HKS, you’ve studied the changing media landscape from several angles. What are some of the major challenges to sustainability that local newspapers... View Details
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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
organizational development for ““Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration” (Fall 2019) with Jesse Shore and David Lazer. Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2020 Wyss Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students, Harvard Business... View Details
- 10 Jul 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?
"So is leadership about control, delegation, or theatre? It could be all three, or none of them. The answer lies in the projections of the potential followers." Ken Hedberg said, "You can tell who the leaders are by... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23
review research on the necessary precursors for interpersonal synchrony: the ability to detect a mind and resonate with its outputs. Further, we describe potential mechanisms for the development of synchrony between two minds. We then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
is. But such an approach is risky, too. Do you really want to position your brand on the side of telling people to work too much? Keinan, an associate professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, explores the phenomenon in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink... View Details
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
payment, how it was detected, and the way the firm responded to the bribe after it was uncovered. To test the hypothesis, Serafeim evaluated data from the forensic services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which provides global consulting services to companies... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
clean, and industrious” will reach the top when, in reality, only a fortunate few ever do. Perhaps this knowledge contributes to an unarticulated restlessness that afflicts these decent men (often Wharton, not HBS, grads). Perhaps it is... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
nominal and real interest rates in the last four decades, and how their recent trends and their potential evolution in a world characterized by structural changes in the way economies are organized and in geopolitical tail risks might... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
strategies more likely to emerge. We also find evidence that European regions differ in their strategies towards these goals, with some being able to pursue all three dimensions in parallel. Cluster initiatives widely engage in New Growth Path-related activities,... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
to study education through the lenses of your research on innovation. How did you come to approach the problem in this way, and what makes the analysis of public education similar to, and different from, other industries you have studied... View Details
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
46% 15% 14% Nonprofit 38% 31% 10% 9% 3 Impact When women are the victims of harassment at work, it impacts their emotional well-being and relationships, and it can also limit their potential for advancement at work. “My gender has... View Details
- 05 Jul 2021
- What Do You Think?
Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?
and services. That’s not to deny that there are other sources for that kind of information. They tend to reside in the lower reaches of nearly any organization, among those who don’t have the same perks as those at the top. "A popular fix... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
The researchers also monitored whether customers closed their accounts during that time. The data helped researchers compare the loyalty and profit potential of customers who received each marketing message. After all, credit cards are... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 18 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is
trillion, according to McKinsey, more than 75 percent of businesses don’t make it off the ground, Lal says. That’s because most companies don’t know how to harness the potential of IoT effectively. “We can put sensors on something and get... View Details
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
understanding what is important to the individual when he or she makes a purchasing decision." What Business Are You Really In? Levitt's influence reached well beyond the classroom. "Ted Levitt was the most influential and... View Details