kids - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

Kids Tom Nicholas and David ChenHarvard Business School Case 811-042 In October 1945, Henry Ford II received a telegram in his office at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan written by Charles "Tex" Thornton, a U.S. Air... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

so that the kids grow up to be responsible about their lives and don't become, not only a drain financially for us, but a pain in our hearts and an embarrassment socially? Those are universal concerns. One part of the work I do is getting... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Becoming an Ethical Negotiator

negotiator might answer this question differently for him- or herself? A: Think about a simple case that was reported a few years ago. The owner of a sports memorabilia shop had to leave for a few hours so he asked an inexperienced friend to cover for him. While the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

come together for sustained, intensive discussion of the problems we're passionate about," said Robin Ely, following the meeting. "I felt like a kid in a candy store: no matter where I turned, I saw brilliant, thoughtful people... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

08 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace

avoid listing the very best schools as their first choice. After all, only kids with priority at that school were likely to get into that school anyway. But not everyone was savvy. Some 19 percent of applicants did list over-demanded... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

17 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

for Leaders: Protect and Pivot Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

wide variety of subjects. The exam includes more than 80 hours of written testing as well as a series of oral tests. Most students spend two years preparing in dedicated exam-training institutions that are highly selective. Some whiz kids... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

house under her name in a partnership with the luxury conglomerate Kering as a 50/50 joint venture in 2001. A lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney does not use any leather or fur in her collections, which include women's ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, lingerie,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Beverly Daniel Tatum’s Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race. Wilkerson is an award-winning journalist. Tatum, a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

way, I believe we're kidding ourselves. Is it likely that somebody who isn't a financial expert can show up six times a year and really understand Citigroup? Q: In an attempt to head off the next financial crisis, should Congress... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

research. The first reaction is very cynical, kind of "You've got to be kidding me, why would you even care about this? Religion is divisive, why would you do that?" My answer to that is, "If you have any kind of personal... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

education. There are still schools in America where teachers have to buy supplies for the children and where children share books. People have to be willing to see that public education is a valuable investment for the future. It doesn't take very long for young View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Understanding Users of Social Networks

Only difference: Piskorski has spent years studying users of online social networks (SN) and has developed surprising findings about the needs that they fulfill, how men and women use these services differently, and how Twitter—the newest View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Publishing

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

as one of those, Bill. Thanks for joining me. Bill: It's great to be here, Brian. Thanks for asking. Brian: I found this case to be very, very interesting. I think many of our listeners have probably referred to those rankings at some point either for themselves or for... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

projects with social impact—from cleaning up a river to saving animals—and allowed other users to vote on which projects Pepsi should fund. Or consider DonorsChoose.org, which allows donors to contribute funds directly to low income classrooms, buying books for View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

Similarly, the fitness studios I frequented often adjusted the class schedules twice a year—almost like two “semesters.” Likewise, the enrichment activities my kids decided to participate in reset each fall. Even the Broadway plays and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

help their families cope. “Even rituals that may seem annoying or kids complain about and ask why they have to do them are centering for families,” Norton says. “People need the familiar things that bond them even more during this... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

buy for our kids are safe. But the company does not require manufacturers of toys, carriers, high chairs or other children's products to demonstrate the products are safe before they wind up on a Wal-Mart shelf. The retailer does,... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

11 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

programs or urban life, opened a highly successful gym for inner-city kids at risk; he refused to be daunted by his lack of expertise and decided to simply "go for it." As these and other examples from the authors' research... View Details