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- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
agents at adjacent firms, competitive outside options abounded,” the study notes. The exit begins Once pay reductions were announced, “highly productive” workers, or those who took in 20 to 25 percent more revenue per View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
thousands of pages of safety regulations. For those with poor safety practices, OSHA inspections can result in penalties and bad press that risk impugning the company's reputation. Both of these accounts suggest that for managers, the fewer OSHA inspections the better.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
tend to focus on “ghost towns” on the one hand or urbanization as China’s silver bullet to growth and reform on the other. In this paper, we detail what China calls its “New Urbanization Policy.” While these plans aim to formalize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 20 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say
world-class. It’s easy to feel torn and pulled in many different directions while deciding how to spend your time. Coming in with clarity will help you focus in the midst of so many options and keep you on the path to your goals. Martin... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
sought out meaningful conversations with trusted others, relying on regular calls to their parents or turning to a colleague who, as one manager said, is “the kind of person you go see when you need to talk something through, so you go to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Ranjay Gulati talks to Tynan about her learning journey, and how she managed the risks of entrepreneurship while aiming to make a lasting impact. Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls John Chen was hired to... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
received theory; and/or (3) reinforce the findings of more systematic investigations, giving greater confidence in their validity. Learning from such accounts calls for a "Bayesian" mindset, in which a given case study, of the... View Details
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
state-sanctioned intellectual property (IP) rights are ineffective or costly to enforce, modularity can be used to hide information and thus protect IP. We investigate the impact of modularity on IP protection by formally modeling the threat of expropriation by agents.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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J.P. Morgan's new sustainable investing growth fund, focused on startups with Climate Tech. The simultaneous exposure to daily calls with founders and formal investment committee meetings painted a holistic picture of the entrepreneurial... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Lingo 101
cold calls a student to open up the case. Students never know which day or class they will be cold-called in! This has become such a cornerstone of the HBS experience that there is now a Cold Call Podcast.... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
Business School Case 910-032 Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats it poses to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
| Faculty Research In 2013, guitar manufacturer Taylor Guitars’ co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug were considering several exit options including selling to a competitor or to a private equity firm. The co-founders decided, instead,... View Details
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
information gap was probably the most important reason I wrote the book. In my last company, I was the CFO and as CFO, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to explain options and the option pricing... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
directions, browsing the restaurant’s website, and calling the restaurant—by 18%, 9%, and 13%, respectively, and raises the number of reviews by 5%, suggesting that advertising also affects the number of restaurant-goers. All advertising... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
Two dramatically different approaches to organizational change are being employed in the world today, according to our observations, research, and experience. We call these Theory E and Theory O of change. Like all managerial action,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 30 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do
would be covered by someone else. AN OVERHEAD-FREE OPTION PAYS OFF IN THE REAL WORLD Continuing to pursue the efficacy of a dedicated overhead benefactor, Keenan and her colleagues took their research to the real world, conducting a field... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2018
- Book
How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster
initial best option for extracting the miners. At that point, no expert considered rescue of the 33 men a reasonable possibility. Nonetheless, within 70 days all of them would be alive and reunited with their families. This outcome was... View Details