by HBS Working Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

Herz, he wrote the HBS working paper "Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society" [PDF]. An abridged version of Ebrahim's testimony follows. (The entire... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

With its abundance of complex management issues in a rapidly changing environment, Latin America offers a rich landscape for in-depth academic investigation. Some of the research work currently underway by... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Nov 2022
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

preserve that collaborative culture, the founder long resisted being acquired by a larger firm. Asset management companies typically are either publicly traded or are limited partnerships, in which top performers View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

22 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems

Observing and understanding the tasks and challenges that workers face every day is important. But managers who merely put in time "walking the floor" are not doing enough; in fact, it can make employees feel worse about their situation. In their View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

02 May 2024
Video

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI’s Impact on Business and Society

20 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

development projects around the globe. The study, by Harvard Law School student Ashwin Kaja and HBS professor Eric Werker, is detailed in the working paper "Corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing up and seizing opportunity. Their discussion gives insights... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

knowledge workers confronted with a barrage of data and distractions delivered by new information technologies? A reluctance on the part of managers to relinquish "ownership" over activities and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

18 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

innovation, which is our field of specialty, proved a great way to help us do just that." Christensen, Horn, and Johnson recently teamed up via e-mail to answer a few questions from HBS Working View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

20 Oct 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Financing Risk and Bubbles of Innovation

Keywords: by Ramana Nanda & Matthew Rhodes-Kropf; Financial Services

26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

“Automating Mortality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines.” You Might Also Like: Struggling With a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change What Happens When Business Owners... View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

15 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

generation of social enterprise leaders? A: I don't think the business schools by themselves are going to solve this problem. Whether it's HBS or any other business school, ultimately I think students come... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

nonprofits more by educating them on building business frameworks and developing organizational strategy. "There are core questions that help teach organizations how to perform," he said. Working to... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

06 Oct 2023
Book

Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week

provide business leaders with what they call “the secret memo” for quick, effective organizational change. The book, which is their third together, and Morriss’s recent TED Talk, are loaded with tactical tips and concrete examples from their View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

14 Nov 2023
What Do You Think?

Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

leader: fostering change. I don’t ever recall generosity having been emphasized in any of these discussions. I’m reminded of this by the current interest in the subject of happiness led by, among others, Arthur Brooks of this faculty.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

there aren't enough American workers with the right skills or American factories with the same speed of production found in other countries. And besides, by moving work outside the United States, they... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)

thinking? HBS Working Knowledge staffer Manda Mahoney questioned Zaltman about the new book, published by Harvard Business School Publishing.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

environment,” she says. “The work that is done at HBS is serious, and people respect it. This is not just a policy position with a few facts thrown in. This is real data and real analysis.” Frustrated View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. When the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

Our daily lives are dictated by familiar routines that go something like this: Wake at 6 a.m., shower, go to work, prepare and eat dinner, tidy up the house, head to bed at 10 p.m. Then, set the alarm to repeat it all over again the next... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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