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- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
personal rapid transport, or PRT for short, has been percolating since the mid-1950s and is finally gaining ground, according to HBS professor Benjamin G. Edelman. Business and communities small and large are increasingly aware of PRT as... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
online videos by simply turning away, opening another browser window, or chatting with someone. "It's not at all hard to avoid an ad online even if you can't technically skip it," he says. “It's not at all hard to avoid an ad online even... View Details
- 10 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated
exploring ways to leverage social media to have a positive social impact. You Might Also Like: Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable Addressing Racial Discrimination on Airbnb When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story
Boston. Produced in collaboration with Danielle Kost and Dina Gerdeman of HBS Working Knowledge. Inspired by the case "Larry Miller" by Francesca... View Details
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
on-the-ground managers navigate their changing roles as leaders. Three of the essays that address compelling leadership issues were written by prominent HBS faculty members: Linda A. Hill, Christopher A.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
about how they are perceived by people in power.” "Barrier breaking comes with a lot of extra work and fatigue." While there are no easy solutions to systemic sexism and racism, View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 09 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place
what works in one location may not work somewhere else.” "The decision to expand is sometimes driven by the wrong reasons," says Associate Professor Juan Alcácer, who... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
as “anxious achievers.” To paraphrase Aarons-Mele, anxious achievers are those who deal with anxiety often associated with feelings of inadequacy by working harder to achieve more. Like other major academic... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
important to get off the ground,” says Bernstein. For job seekers, the VC connection might encourage them to apply to companies they’ve never heard of—even with the knowledge that most startups fail. “It is worth noting that being backed... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
Whether it’s booking a hotel, renting a movie, or buying a car, many of us consult multiple reviews before deciding. It’s called aggregating opinions, and we do it without even thinking about it. Crowdsourcing works so well, in fact, says... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
will require a new institution that can harness the capabilities of global corporations and, helped by loans from development agencies, directly attack the root causes of poverty. The need for corporate involvement in the fight against... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
"High, upstream knowledge should not be owned by one company," notes Gary Pisano. "You don't want patents to preempt innovation, you want them to stimulate innovation, and the way to stimulate... View Details
- 15 Sep 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists’ Participation in Commercial Science
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
Whether you sell widgets, designer fashions, or life-saving drugs, mastering the art and science of better analytics can set you ahead of your competitors, according to HBS professor Ananth Raman and Wharton professor Marshall Fisher.... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
Summing Up Low-skilled immigrants: burden or opportunity? Immigration is apparently a topic that stirs passions globally, judging from the responses to this month's column. As Nauman Lodhi pointed out, "Tough times give rise more than ever to tough thoughts... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
owed $130,000 in sales commissions for the work he had done prior to being fired from the firm a few months earlier. The executive, on the other hand, claimed the employee was owed nothing—in fact, he insisted the employee had been... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
when he said that George Gilder correctly defines knowledge and entrepreneurship as the true driving forces of capitalism. "Airbnb and like companies are accelerating capitalism, not replacing it." As Hugh Quick put it,... View Details
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
their actions. They must learn to see their decisions and actions as working hypotheses that they can only validate by collecting feedback on their impact as expeditiously as possible. Leaders will be... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
work in market design are interested in how the rules by which markets are organized influence the behavior of participants. So, when I noticed, back in the early days of eBay, that a lot of auctions... View Details