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- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
Fans of the television show Mad Men are well acquainted with the mystique of the advertising business, circa 1960s, where relationships were consummated over martinis and campaigns fashioned through the... View Details
- 28 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance
students to understand three levels of analysis: households, businesses, and the broad political economy. We begin with individuals and households. It's shocking to me how little we think about the View Details
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
much more apt these days to hear about loyalty in the context of problems—loyalty to a country or religion leading to fanatical acts of chauvinism or violence, loyalty to family or friends leading to nepotism View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
couple it with loss aversion, and you put people in a position where they're more likely to go out and exercise." StickK has incorporated another economic principle—the power of social norms—to keep people... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
collects revenue only after both the client and consumers are fully satisfied. R&D expenses could be just $1,000 for tweaking an existing flavor, but they could go as high as $300,000 for an entirely new View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
regarding the quantity of work as well as the quality of work they are able to do. If a family is in the picture, it may require a devoted and supporting spouse willing to share household responsibilities.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
to allocate their time to gaining more experience with the task-to the detriment of their learning. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47062 Making a Difference: Leader Evaluation, Selection, and Impact... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
only treatments are maintenance dialysis and kidney transplantation. The former requires visits to a treatment center for at least 12 hours a week, while a transplant—from either a living family member or a... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
"We're trying to see how this new form of organizing people is disrupting business," said Lakhani, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS and the Principal... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
Second, a family of hybrid conflict polices has evolved that feature elements of the split account system long practiced in Japan, augmented by safeguards that serve as partial substitutes for the umbrella prohibition on serving rivals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
lower-income families. Meanwhile, the resulting profits add to the wealth of the Walton family and their fellow stockholders—a net gain for higher-income families. If one considers only dA, this profit gain... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Using both field and laboratory data, we find that grocery spending decreases with religiosity. Specifically, we document that people who live in more religious U.S. counties spend less money on groceries View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
of voters in slums such as Dharavi. And with the daunting prospect of determining which residents would receive 300 square feet of free housing (limited to families in residence before January 2000), it's... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
distributed their products through company-owned salons. Estée decided to focus her efforts on premium department stores. Estée had spent most of her adult life marketing directly to consumers. But in the late 1940s she and her husband... View Details
- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
said. "Did anyone in your family go to Harvard?" "Is this Mom?" Virts asked. It was Mom. Evelyn Coulson, who lives in Maryland, had flown to Boston for the teleconference, accompanied by Virts' stepfather, Jack... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
Walt Disney’s time in Paris during the waning days of World War I helped shape him into a visionary entrepreneur who would ultimately build a beloved international brand. Dwight Eisenhower and Robert McNamara discovered the importance of... View Details
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
review sites for family doctors, pediatricians, heart surgeons, psychiatrists and others involved in health care delivery? There are seven key barriers. Some can be overcome by a cleverly designed website,... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual Underpinnings of Entrepreneurial Management
McClelland's work on the entrepreneur's alleged "need for achievement," were seminal pieces in this genre. Other traits that have been singled out and cited include a proclivity for risk seeking, an internal locus of control,... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
globalization that embraces neoliberal institutions on average increases MFIs' interest rates. Moreover, the proportions of female borrowers and of poorer borrowers negatively moderate the relationship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
Fund Relationships Bias Analyst Recommendations? Authors: Michael Firth, Chen Lin, Ping Liu, and Yuhai Xuan Publication: Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract This article investigates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne