Reaching For Yield - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Nov 2009
HBS Case

Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu

He's been called "the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen" for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a deconstructed Spanish omelet served in a parfait glass. Each year, some 2 million hopeful diners vie to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

The imperial encounter with political economy was neither uniform across political, economic, cultural, and religious constellations nor static across time. The contributions collected in this volume address, with undeniable pertinence View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

yield lessons for the management of creative workers and for the implementation of competitive procurement mechanisms for innovation. Download... View Details

25 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

Source: Delpixart There’s a general consensus that Washington is “broken.” But the reason politics doesn’t seem to deliver for citizens anymore may not involve who’s in the White House, which party controls Congress, or even any inherent... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

reach profitability. The context for the case is the company's imminent need to raise an additional $25 million. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810050-PDF-ENG View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Questions By: Brooks, Alison Wood, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

in frequency and complexity as the virtual model spreads and takes root. Apple is in the extraordinarily uncomfortable position of suing one of its major suppliers, Samsung, for alleged patent infringement. And now, with Rana Plaza and... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

28 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance

by European policymakers and the unilateral, ad hoc direction promoted by U.S. financial institutions. This excerpt from the book's conclusion looks at why major financial players other than the European Commission are backing away from the idea of complete,... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

bullet for addressing the worker shortages that we've experienced over the last year and a half,” Kluender says. “It turns out that UI benefits were only a small piece of the puzzle.” A deeper examination of Earnin data may View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Energy; Utilities

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

counterintuitive driver: the fact that in the US, pharmaceutical companies subsidize the purchase of their drugs. Medicare, the government insurer for elderly or disabled people in the US, encourages patients who can’t afford their drug... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

danger of reaching that threshold But you can’t successfully leverage this kind of talent with the old style of management Compliance-oriented approaches just won’t cut it. Leaders need to invoke shared purpose to pull their rebel talent... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

notion of strategy was put away,” another said. “In the most critical times, it was just next month.” Inflation was a particular problem. Argentina’s annual inflation rate reached 438 per cent in 1976, and 3058 per cent in 1989. “I... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

in half, with no loss in pay to the workers.” David F. in Arizona reminded us that “Markets may be efficient, but they’re not always quick to reach equilibrium.” As a result, some businesses will invest in training their own employees,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

12 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?

control. Permissive parents allow for too much autonomy on the part of children. Negligent parents don’t allow for either control or autonomy—they’re simply absent or uninvolved. A fourth option is better... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Air Transportation

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

(personal and individual) biases and all becomes 'rational' again for management purposes." Ron Palmer observed that the discussion "adds weight to the ideas that we need new and better tools for... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

expectations of their trainees confirm the notion that partisan perceptions often shape behavior. At the negotiating table, clinging firmly to the idea that one's counterpart is stubborn or extreme, for example, is likely to trigger just... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

25 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8

something to do the work for them, like Siri." 8. Ripple effects—"Like tossing a pebble into a pond, change creates ripples, reaching distant spots in ever-widening circles," Kanter writes in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Computer; Consumer Products

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