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- 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008
and difficult to address. The time is ripe for fresh, authoritative analysis of this important yet often overlooked sector. In Revisiting Rental Housing, leading housing researchers build on decades of experience, research, and evaluation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
practices that place a great deal of weight on "attitude" and "listening skills." Trust is a cornerstone of an efficient and effective system. Bad things happen when it is undermined by unmet expectations or ethical... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
and the socially clueless. Still, people in an organization can be roughly classified using a simple matrix. Our research showed (not surprisingly) that, no matter what kind of organization we studied, everybody wanted to work with the... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
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Corporate Lobbying Strategy and Foreign MNEs
“U.S. Defense Contracts and the Lobbying Strategies of Foreign MNEs: The Liability of Foreignness and Make-or-Buy Decisions about Political Goods”
Many firms engage in lobbying with the expectation that their lobbying efforts will... View Details
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
Summing Up Does Common Sense Impede Change? Common sense is the decision-maker's friend when the decision has to be made rapidly, with a minimum of research or formal theory, with no more than moderate risk or consequences, and by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015
Publications Forthcoming National Bureau of Economic Research Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 16 By: Lerner, Josh, and Scott Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://papers.nber.org/books/lern15-1 2015... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
around actual managerial challenges. At HBS, you pursue problems that matter to real managers." The appeal of practical research also enticed HBS assistant professor Robert Huckman, who received his Ph.D. in... View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009
accountability. But partners are not paid until after their work is complete, and advertisers can extend this delay both to improve detection of improper partner practices and to punish partners who turn out to be rule-breakers. I capture... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26
whether the testimonial's efficacy increases when information is added about an affiliation the quoted individual shares with the recipient. Research Design and Methods: A total of 5,498 union members were randomly assigned to receive 1... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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project-oriented course in which advanced students from graduate schools across Harvard University work together in teams to design real-world practical tools for advancing climate change goals. Spring Course. Learn more here . MIT... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
business models and journalism, to support news organizations, and raise the capital to effect large-scale structural change in the industry, says Hansen Shapiro. Currently a senior research fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1
Rory Abstract—Prior research examines how firms compete effectively in established markets. This study investigates new markets and traces how entrepreneurial rivals in such a market search for a successful strategy. Through an in-depth,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018
practice related to AI in developing countries. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52296 December 2017 Journal of Advertising Research Rethinking the Profession Formerly Known... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
seem to want. For example, Kodak first began to sense that digital imaging might pose a threat to its core business in the mid-1990s. It invested more than $2 billion in research and development. However, it framed the challenge as,... View Details
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MBA Program at Harvard Business School - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: Harvard Business School About Faculty & Research MBA Doctoral Executive Education Alumni Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University: 1937-1970 Baker Library Home The... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
judgment. It’s the trait I like least in myself. But Francesca has taught me how to invite curiosity in, which then pushes judgment out. I have adopted her practice of starting sentences with “I wonder” and “I’m curious,” because you... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010
trade in intellectual property are fragmentary. The intangibility of the trade makes measurement difficult, but budget cuts have added to the difficulties. Modest funding increases would result in data more useful for research and policy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
case with professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the HBS Global Research Group. The medical services industry hasn't been global historically but is becoming so now, says Khanna. There are several... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Chose to Pursue an MD/MBA at Harvard
Children’s Hospital Boston on two research studies. I loved the fast-paced environment of the ED and interacting with patients. Then I went to Wesleyan University and studied history, literature, and philosophy in a program called the... View Details