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  • 16 Feb 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Naivete and Cynicism in Negotiations and Other Competitive Contexts

Keywords: by Chia-Jung Tsay, Lisa L. Shu & Max H. Bazerman
  • Research Summary

The Role of Institutions in Overcoming Imperfect Monitoring in Relational Contracting (with Carmit Segal)

In a world in which firms can be hit by transitory adverse shocks it may be too costly for any single worker to verify the true state of the world. In this case, it may not be possible for firms to lower wages in response to adverse shocks and still have the workers... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2023
  • Book

You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance

other times, you can take on a more high-stress role. Careers can be fluid, just like life. “It’s not a linear progression,” Wallace says. “I recently went through a chapter of my life when I had my first child and then my second shortly... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • March 2006
  • Module Note

Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 4: Sensing Opportunity

By: Alan D. MacCormack
Describes the fourth module of the 30-session Harvard Business School elective course Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Problems and Challenges; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Projects; Opportunities; Risk and Uncertainty; Perspective; Value Creation; Networks; Alignment
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

'Just Letting You Know…': Underestimating Others' Desire for Constructive Feedback

By: Nicole Abi-Esber, Jennifer Abel, Juliana Schroeder and Francesca Gino
People often avoid giving feedback to others even when it would help fix a problem immediately. Indeed, in a pilot field study (N=155), only 2.6% of individuals provided feedback to survey administrators that the administrators had food or marker on their faces.... View Details
Keywords: Feedback; Helping; Prosocial Behavior; Relationships; Social Psychology; Theory; Perception
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  • 30 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

formidable research and teaching talents on bringing business-focused solutions and perspectives to address these problems. Some examples: In Zambia, Nava Ashraf and several colleagues conducted field studies to determine if charging for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

leaders must bring to bear a new perspective on how growth efforts are situated in their companies, how they measure and reward executing the present and building the future, and how they align behaviors to their specific growth... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 09 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

identify problem areas?’” Paine says. “Pay attention to your leader’s personal behavior.” 3. Do we know what our employees saying? With company culture now considered the board’s domain, it’s important for directors to take in a variety... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage
  • 06 Oct 2023
  • Book

Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week

“This simple point, to go and have conversations with the people who have a stake in your problem, sounds obvious, but it's been shocking in our experience working with organizations that are taking big swings how infrequently people do... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • Article

Managing a Polarized Workforce: How to Foster Debate and Promote Trust

By: Julia A. Minson and Francesca Gino
One of the toughest challenges leaders face is managing diverse perspectives—and given heightened tensions over politics and movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, that’s more difficult today than ever before. At the same time, productive disagreement and... View Details
Keywords: Polarization; Employees; Perspective; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Culture; Trust
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  • 15 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

create a culture in which all employees can reach their full potential. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54503 Spring 2018 Journal of Economic Perspectives Space, the Final Economic Frontier By: Weinzierl,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 28 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

Build the Life You Want with Oprah Winfrey DJ DiDonna: Life is short, so consider a sabbatical The pandemic was a forced sabbatical from routine life for most people. The silver lining of such an abrupt departure from our normal ways of living was a rare opportunity... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 15 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy

from an academic perspective and an applied perspective,” Whillans says. “From an academic perspective, we show that large sample sizes are needed to detect the emotional rewards of spending on others. From an applied perspective, as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 05 Jul 2023
  • HBS Case

What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment

hand. Ironically, a leader’s past success can often become their greatest liability. Ryan Raffaelli, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, says leaders often fall into one of three “action orientations” that govern how they View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 13 Jan 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Intermediaries for the IP Market

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & David Yoffie
  • 28 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

and to calculate metrics to compare their levels of modularity. Our research takes advantage of a natural experiment in this industry, where products exist that fulfill the same function, but that have been developed using very different... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

begin a task, pivoting your perspective of where you are and what you can do as your environment changes. Artificial intelligence can’t do that yet—and the machines may have a long way to go before they can truly replicate this... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 09 Jan 2024
  • In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

will companies and their employees adjust to the new world of AI? Harvard Business School faculty members take a look at emerging AI trends and offer some advice for businesses on how to make the most of this new technology in 2024.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology
  • March 2006
  • Background Note

Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Course Overview Note

By: Alan D. MacCormack
The Harvard Business School Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes multiple levels of analysis--from creating and executing... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Management; Projects; Opportunities; Perspective; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk and Uncertainty; Problems and Challenges; Managerial Roles
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