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political structures of the states that seek to support and nourish this system. For the full listing, click here . Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors (Spring 2025) Lynn Paine Throughout the course, we will explore differing conceptions of “good governance”... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

mean you are “dating more than one person at a time,” but you’ll be far clearer about fit through this series of conversations. NOTE: Finding a half-dozen candidates may not be easy. Tap into your network, ask prospective investors,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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

26 Sep 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Dangerous Expectations: Breaking Rules to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance

Keywords: by Celia Moore, S. Wiley Wakeman & Francesca Gino

January–February 2023
Article

Forecasting COVID-19 and Analyzing the Effect of Government Interventions

By: Michael Lingzhi Li, Hamza Tazi Bouardi, Omar Skali Lami, Thomas Trikalinos, Nikolaos Trichakis and Dimitris Bertsimas

We developed DELPHI, a novel epidemiological model for predicting detected cases and deaths in the prevaccination era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The model allows for underdetection of infections and effects of government interventions. We have applied DELPHI across more... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Epidemics; Analytics and Data Science; Health Pandemics; AI and Machine Learning; Forecasting and Prediction

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2020
Working Paper

Should Firms Move Talent from the Geographic Periphery to Hubs? A Strategic Human Capital Perspective

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Victoria Sevcenko and Tarun Khanna

A longstanding literature holds that firms should hire and move talent from the geographic periphery to hubs as a means to create value from human capital. They do so, however, at the risk of losing the worker to rivals located in the same geographic hub,... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Selection and Staffing; Employment; Residency; Technology Industry; India

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Together with Prof. Daniel F. Spulber (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University), I edit the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), the leading academic journal on the economics of strategy. JEMS is based at Harvard Business... View Details

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

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

average annual paycheck of $5.8 million while the average employee earned $42,000, and determined the ratio of CEO compensation to mean employee compensation. He also figured out what he calls the “economic pay ratio” you might expect to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 May 2022
HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

that technology companies should provide a backdoor into suspects’ phones. “Sophisticated criminals will come to count on these means of evading detection. It’s the equivalent of a closet that can’t be opened,” said James Comey, director... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

To be successful, companies must build trust with their employees and consumers. But how can companies do so in these turbulent times when they are being pulled in many directions all at once? First, businesses must realize that trust is fragile and must be... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

02 Apr 2020
What Do You Think?

What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

into the fabric of normal, ongoing organization financial management (it) buys time to figure out what is happening and what it means to the organization.” Jacob Navon suggested, “Perhaps corporate thinking going forward will shift to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

other places." During the decision-making process, George explains, this means asking probing questions and insisting that managers present each situation in objective terms, rather than with a positive spin. "You must... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails

into a giant field experiment against their will. "It doesn’t mean you have to be in the office every week. The guiding principle is that the team decides what the co-location schedule will be." The results of the BRAC experiment follow... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

16 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing

Keywords: by Romana L. Autrey & Francesco Bova

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey

higher education about how they struggle with maintaining spirituality in the real world, and how they continue to persevere was eye-opening. There aren’t many times in our lives when we can have these important conversations or where these leaders are asked about... View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

research studies by Harvard Business School faculty explore this brave new world of "oversharing" — asking what it means to organizations and to reputation when we decide to buck the trend and keep personal information, well,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

came from a sample of customers.” While the recent emergence of ChatGPT has reignited fears that machines may replace humans in the workplace, the results of this study don’t necessarily mean that AI is going to gut marketing departments,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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

01 Sep 2023
News

3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

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