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- 11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016
controlling for current performance, and that this relation is driven by the perceptions of middle management and professional staff rather than senior executives, hourly, or commissioned workers. Taken together, these results suggest that firms with employees that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Christensen's many qualities as a master teacher, pointing not only to his wisdom and experience but to his compassion and attention to every detail. Christensen also worked extensively with Harvard Medical School to introduce the discussion method into its curriculum... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
in their current circumstances; for people who are working hard and maybe even finding success in their life and work, but who struggle to find meaning or fulfillment in what they are doing; for those who are playing (perhaps very well) a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
retail industry depends extensively on store liquidation, not only as a means for investors to recover capital from failed ventures, but also to allow managers of going concerns to divest stores in efforts to enhance performance and to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
the most similar to ours’—that means the same disease and same mechanism of action—‘and we’re ready to react when they have a result.’” (Acting on your competitor’s actions isn’t always so cut-and-dried, Krieger notes. Some projects are... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
the easy way out because they lacked integrity, courage and an overarching sense of purpose. Pursuing an MBA, I believe, means critically engaging with these kinds of stories and, ultimately, figuring out for yourself what being... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
consensus in a multiparty deal makes you hostage to the most extreme or reluctant party." This surprisingly common result is why an “A” is often appended to DAD: “DADA” means Decide-Announce-Defend-Abandon. An apparently irresistible... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
and NASA. Iansiti says in the following interview that the book provides a guide for all businesses—from startups to long-standing legacy companies—for thriving in the new digital rat race. Dina Gerdeman: Explain what you mean when you... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
case, then I'm essentially using a proxy for “this person is a woman.” Then, when the algorithm uses the color of the case to decide who to hire or who to give a discount to, the algorithm may favor the group that has red cases, meaning... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
FAQs - Doctoral
participated in another Research Village program. Does this mean anyone? Yes, as long as the applicant is in good standing at a US undergraduate institution, one may apply. Is the Program limited to specific concentrations or majors?... View Details
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
to make sure applications propose truly novel ideas, and not designs or techniques previously used in other patents—known as prior art. “That means searching through hundreds of thousands of documents,” says Choudhury. The office aims to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley
how to do entrepreneurship right. In many cases, this means overcoming historical impediments and cultural barriers, as well as dealing with legal and regulatory environments that may not be entrepreneurship friendly. In Japan, for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Mele
- 25 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
When Your Passion Works Against You
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 after a 12-year absence, the company he co-founded was dispirited, rudderless, and near bankruptcy. In a staff meeting, Jobs shared his plan for revitalizing the struggling brand, touching on one necessary ingredient: passion.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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By: Roberto Verganti
Roberto’s research focuses on how to create innovations that are meaningful for people, for society, and for their creators. He explores how leaders and organizations generate radically new visions, and make those visions come real. His studies lie at the intersection... View Details
- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
mean there is change on the horizon? “We basically saw increases in e-commerce penetration among people happen in months that we expected to happen over 10 years. So I think any crisis that disrupts basic consumer behavior allows for... View Details
Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
and operational data, with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of service. “The data improvements she’s talking about could be game changers,” says Cohen, who credits Tisch with being the first sanitation commissioner to focus on data analytics as a View Details
- 16 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing
Keywords: by Romana L. Autrey & Francesco Bova