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- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
we call entrepreneurial beacons. We argue that the actions or outcomes of salient organizations attract and motivate entrepreneurs, thus increasing the rate of foundings. To test this logic, we examine the impact of the Yale University... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can We Train for Trust?
The model requires a high level of trust. "In spite of the economics, organizations apparently are doing a poor job of building positive employee experiences, whether through trust or other means." We can put some numbers on this. In a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
worked out. It may have contributed to the thinking behind the “dot-com bubble,” which was characterized by a wave of IPOs for organizations built around the information economy, ballooning stock options, and new attitudes toward company value (with profit not required... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
she even deserved. But in failing to see how their decision would play out in the future, they created a situation in which Leslie felt undervalued, phony, and embarrassed. More generally, people will sometimes reject your offer because... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America
“The industry is hard,” she says. “You need tons of money to get started. Almost all restaurants go broke after the first year. And very few people get beyond one or two locations.” Azuero was intrigued, yet it wasn’t until the pair met... View Details
- 2008
- Simulation
DEC v. Riverside
By: David A. Lax, James K. Sebenius, Lawrence Susskind and Thomas Weeks
Riverside Lumber is a pulp manufacturer in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Riverside regularly dumps effluent into a nearby river. The Division of Environmental Conservation (DEC) claims that the effluent is toxic and jeopardizes the local salmon catch.... View Details
- Profile
Phillip Jones
‘professional family.’ It’s a much more collaborative environment than I expected; everyone will make time for you, whether you’re talking about cases or looking for a job.” The strength of the Armed Forces... View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
environment is one in which we have a lot of potential to do that. We still don’t know what the long-run, successful business models and infrastructure solutions are going to look like. We don’t know if they’re the things we have right... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
faced with a situation in which a decision to move jobs overseas to reduce costs and preserve profit performance appeared to be alienating workers, customers, and even the president of the United States. Harley-Davidson had long been held... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
errors when making decisions. Fortunately, behavioral economics offers tools to help people reach better outcomes. By changing the environment in which choices are made, for example by changing the process used to select options from a... View Details
- Web
Demonstration Policy | About
during events (such as lectures, seminars, speeches, or panel discussions) or through actions such as demonstrations. As outlined in the USRR and as articulated in Harvard Business School's Community Values,... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
to make a difference in the world. There is still so much work that can be done in the business world to better support families. Be the beacon that leads that change in every environment you are in whether it is school, company, View Details
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
Many corporations have gotten good at pulling the levers of government to tilt the odds in their favor, weakening regulations or securing perks, justified or not, to further their business interests.... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Publications Individuals' Decision to Co-Donate or Donate Alone: An Archival Study of Married Whole Body Donors in Hawaii Authors: Michel Anteby, Filiz Garip, Paul V. Martorana, and Scott Lozanoff Publication: PLoS ONE 7, no. 8: e42673... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
at Harvard Business School. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Board, member governments, View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
really is less about managing content and more about managing or framing context, creating an environment in which these people can negotiate the best solution for the organization. Q: What is your advice... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
to a rubber band that snaps back toward a somewhat constant middle ground even after pandemic-level disruptions. Here’s the argument as it applies to remote work or “work from anywhere”: Remote work, already common, was first required by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Nov 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values
sustainability have to do with luxury? But if you think about it, what this case shows is that luxury and sustainability share similar values. Luxury is all about being the best, having the very best. Products that cause misery or... View Details
- 21 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 21, 2007
Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsFinding the Right Job for Your Product Harvard Business School Note 607-028 Asserts that the typical ways that companies have learned to segment their markets, by product category, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace