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- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
weaknesses that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
In the fall of 2009, baseball's Anaheim Angels knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the American League Division Series in a humiliating three straight games. Within a matter of weeks, Sox general manager Theo Epstein had launched one of the most expensive retooling... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
professional leaders are required (although some organizations use facilitators to get them started), and minimal staff is needed to support them. In this sense they are scalable for organizations that want to use True North Groups to... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
consultants than their traditional PR work. The CEO is pressured to find a compensation system that helps retain and motivate the firm's valued PR consultants, attract new talent, and get all professionals aligned behind the new strategy.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2
for bearing illiquidity, and that a diversified blend of asset classes and strategies provides meaningful protection against capital losses under virtually all market conditions. Despite this questioning, the investment professionals at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006 Harvard Business School Case 110-022 This case centers around a dispute between the owners and the players regarding the profitability of professional baseball teams in connection with the negotiations for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Political Correctness Authors:Robin J. Ely, Debra E. Meyerson, and Martin N. Davidson Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 9 (September 2006) Abstract Legal and cultural changes over the past 40 years ushered unprecedented numbers of women and people of color... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
point. To help them establish a commercialization strategy, the Hövding board had prevailed upon the founders to hire a professional CEO. But surrendering management control was an emotional process for Haupt and Alstin, while the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
variations across patent technology clusters. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/Kerr_Kominers_Clusters_121115.pdf An Outside-Inside Evolution in Gender and Professional Work Authors:Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Kathleen McGinn,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
more profitable lending, their power is muted by both deferred compensation and the limited liability typically enjoyed by credit officers. Second, we present direct evidence that incentive contracts distort judgment and beliefs, even among trained View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Ferguson, the most successful manager in British football history, is preparing for the 2012-2013 season-his record-setting 26th as manager of one of the world's most decorated professional football clubs and one of sport's biggest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture By: Padavic, Irene, R. Ely, and Erin M. Reid Abstract—It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
brain science, personalized care and policy and prevention, provide expert training to health care professionals and scientists, develop health promotion and prevention programs, and advocate on public policy issues at all levels of... View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
control over brands is explicitly ceded to the public for marketing purposes. As I write this, the Binghamton, New York minor league professional baseball team is thought to be on its way to being named the Stud Muffins in a poll of fans.... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
that total income fell into the range covered by the new rule). Long working hours take their toll on family lives of both men and women, according to a study of professionals of both sexes. Women who try to balance work and family are... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
advertisers. Nor are they the World Cup—the quadrennial single-sport, multi-week championship of professional soccer that commands vast attention in much of the world, but limited interest in the United States. Rather, the Olympics both... View Details
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
to learn, Swan allowed, is that of building professional networks and relationships with mentors. Entrepreneurs, even those carving a path within a large organization as she was, tend to spend so much time fighting for their project to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
development project at BBA might progress in the following way: A customer requests a meaty flavor for a soy product, and the sample must be delivered within a week. BBA marketing professionals and flavorists jump into action, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
adviser and angel investor. This article originally appeared on her blog, Being FA and Other Ponderings. You Might Also Like: Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance? All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
test,” which would reveal the longer-term health of the country’s largest banks. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 919-013 Fishbowl Fishbowl is a social media app that allows View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman