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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
continued. "The entrepreneurs were so convinced that there was a market for this, however, that they sharpened their pencils and came up with new projections. The new projections were to generate $100 million in the first year, $200 million in the second year... View Details
- 12 Sep 2023
- Book
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
offices—don’t always bring happiness, Brooks and Winfrey find. “I talk to people all the time who say, basically: ‘I can manage money. I can manage a whole company. I can’t manage my feelings.” “I talk to people all the View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 25 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams
shifts, when needed. Roughly three times the sales gains, compared to stores where men predominantly supervised female workers. In addition, stores with female-heavy management also had better rapport, more highly trained and flexible... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
weeks: Prepare the groundwork. Before you step into the job on Day One, you should already know as much about the position and the organization as possible. If you’re appointed from outside the organization, ask to extend your start date by a month, so you can visit... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
February 2018 Management Science Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women By: Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga Coffman Abstract—Sponsorship programs have been proposed as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
interaction between co-workers, and “sequential interdependence,” which involves a series of tasks performed by different employees. POLL Do you prefer to work remotely? We're asking Working Knowledge readers to share their thoughts about... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
analysis and framework in this paper can help broaden the understanding of accounting's globalization. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1875682 The Preference for Potential Authors:Zakary L. Tormala, Jayson Jia, and Michael I.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
and operations theory suggests that the longer people wait, the less satisfied they become; we demonstrate that due to what we term the labor illusion, when websites engage in operational transparency by signaling that they are exerting effort, people can actually... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
for Commitment Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
financed them—declared such brick-and-mortar businesses were dinosaurs on their way to extinction. The success of Bluemercury proved the critics wrong. “We’ve always had a hard time being able to identify the skills and behaviors of... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
perception is that brands that sacrifice relatively more of their earnings seem more generous,” says Elizabeth Keenan, assistant professor of business administration at HBS. “There's some good will associated with that type of generosity and therefore, people are more... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
an incentive is to turn around the timing of the reward, handing it out immediately after an employee excels at a particular task, rather than dangling it beforehand. “In this way, you can use timing to your... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees
player on the sitcom 30 Rock; and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, the swashbuckling yachtsman. But then there are the introverted CEOs—calm, eremitic, and observant—who prefer flying below the radar. You've never heard of them because they... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
are being caused by rapid technological changes on the one hand and tectonic shifts in customer preferences and societal behaviour on the other. Marketing knowledge and practices have to advance at a significantly higher pace to address... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
Here’s my perspective on the tradeoffs. Putting aside for a moment industry preferences and how you feel about the products the company is building (both of which are very important!), most of the differences between a startup and mature... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
frozen pizza. "How much would you need to be paid to move from your most preferred brand to your second-most preferred brand?" The researchers came to a startling conclusion: Consumers were 30 percent less... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 04 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness
the race and gender of a new appointment to the demographics of the departing member of a group. “People are otherwise likely to choose replacements who demographically resemble their predecessors.” This preference for maintaining the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
their funds on demand even if consumption takes place later. Capitalized institutions serving overoptimistic depositors emerge in equilibrium even if depositors and bank owners have identical preferences and investment opportunities.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
and provided guidance for tough decisions—it's time to get everyone who works for you focused on the job at hand. Tracking performance goals—the third implementation imperative—requires you to set the right goals, assign accountability,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons