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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
viewpoints so that I can understand the "why" behind their thoughts. This has made me a better leader, as I am able to bridge the gap in cases where common ground would seem uncommon. Take a Chance Michael Kubin (MBA 1973) Listen to...
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- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
collection will be of great interest to scholars of entrepreneurship, international business and business history. Psychology and Experimental Economics: A Gap in Abstraction Authors:Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton Periodical:Current...
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Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
5 Things on My Mind in the Second Year of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
engineering quite yet. I chose Harvard’s MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program because of its interdisciplinary approach to bridge the gap between engineering and business. I saw that the program consisted of not only engineering and...
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- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
a century (beginning in 1970) in which “intensive” productivity growth outpaces “extensive” growth in output, thereby limiting new job opportunities and further widening the gap between the haves and have nots? What should we make of...
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by James Heskett
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
problems in today's workplace. She commented that, "Salary transparency within peer groups is the most expeditious way to bring an end to the gender wage gap that exists in every country in the world (it) will certainly be the...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
reporting, and rewarding end and effect—economic growth—than the means and causes of economic growth? Is there too long a lag time between the two to interest managers (and in some cases even policymakers)? Is there too great a physical and psychological View Details
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by James Heskett
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
identities. "If you have fifteen brands in the men's department, it's not really a brand, it's a name," he said. Barnett said about 16 percent of Barneys merchandise is private-label, with those items often filling in the gaps...
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- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
In his book, Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor David Garvin argues that Nike left open a critical gap between encouraging innovative thinking and...
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by Laurie Joan Aron
- 25 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
manager gets the negative emotion wrong, talking about it is still better than ignoring the emotion completely. The team points to research showing an expectations gap between managers and employees. While managers view emotional support...
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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
other and the world writ large.” FINANCE AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path Addressing The Financial Security Gap A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
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Deborah Blagg
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
foundation which starts way earlier than college scholarships can solve alone. It starts with improved public school systems that close the literacy gap between communities of color and their white counterparts,” she explains. “So, unless...
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- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Donaldson’s move to Yale in 1975 to help his alma mater launch a management school that would bridge the gap between the public and private sectors. “I had seen tremendous conflict between corporate America and Washington,” he observes....
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- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
“second HQ” in India to exemplify our core proposition. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54978 The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores By: Coffman, Katherine B.,...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
wave" of new material on leadership at this time, one that threatens to overwhelm the manager who tries to absorb and, heaven forbid, apply it all? Is it a natural result of a downturn in the economy, uncertainties in the environment, or a perceived leadership...
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by James Heskett
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
the organizations they studied responded to their post-reform competitive environments in roughly four stages: Stage I: Turnaround and Catch-up. Recognizing that their efficiency and quality levels were far below those of world-class competitors, the firms initiated...
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by Nancy O. Perry
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
traditional counterparts (typically a ~20% premium). However, with advancements in production technologies, the cost gap is steadily narrowing. Additionally, their availability might be limited in certain regions, but as demand grows,...
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- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
economy. China is already grabbing from the US the largest home market" advantage, allowing them to subsidize pricing globally. I guarantee that Tencent, Alibaba and others will fill the gap left by a misguided break up. Editor’s...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
wisdom in areas such as economics and management truly threatened? Is it too early to tell? To what extent should the findings of neuroscientists and behavioral economists be incorporated into the business school curriculum? How do we avoid creating a generation View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
and negotiation of the system. Other HP units ran into similar difficulties. As he and Cannon wrote in their paper, "The most striking finding from these pay-for-performance experiments is the size of the gap between managers'...
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by Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
9 Lessons from the Class of 2019
Maha hopes to ultimately run for political office in Pakistan. View Video 3. A Lesson in Creating Innovative Products to Serve Far-Reaching Needs Wil Ely noticed a gap in technology platforms for skilled workers in the U.S. By using My...
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