encouragement - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

customers are encouraged to trade down to lower margin merchandise or services, or just become so confused that they won't buy. It is difficult enough to compete with others; do not compete with yourself! By and large, simple product... View Details

Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

clients and suppliers but to all AmberCo’s “points of contact” including food delivery transport, entry and exit of suppliers, and contact with clients. Supervisors on the ground ensure guidance and compliance. The CEO encourages managers... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

"button downed" and idealizes a more sophisticated, centralized approach. Both often "look down" on one another. Anything that can be done to bridge the gap is very useful. Several things can be done to encourage... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

06 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact

argue a position are crucial skills, and views HMS clinical rotations and HBS classes as being “amazing academic environments in which to develop and hone one’s ability to be an advocate for a cause, a patient, or an idea.” Although she acknowledges that each school... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

a software company that encourages households to reduce their energy consumption. From Opower's earliest days, its managers utilized experiments to amplify their environmental impact and enhance customer value. We will revisit some of... View Details

02 Mar 2012
HBS Seminar

Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

contact information. They also took advantage of newspaper ads and other public postings. Identifying members for their first side was just the beginning. The founders then had to encourage the property owners to post their listings on... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2017
Other Book

Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent

I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details

Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets

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AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014

AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography

Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details

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Press / Media

By: Karim R. Lakhani

Can America Invent Its Way Back?

BusinessWeek, by Michael Mandel, 12 Sept. 2008

Today, researchers are focusing on ways to make those... View Details

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

Research Summary

Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

8 AM – 5 PM EST, 02 Mar 2016

Career Reboot Camp in Chicago

Career Reboot Camp is coming to Chicago! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

26 Sep 2018
News

Getting Life Back in Balance

which he started in April 2016, puts his business experience to work, managing everything from roads and cemeteries to libraries and sewerage systems. Within the organization, Gower has focused on increasing workforce morale and fostering a culture in which staff are... View Details

Portrait Project

Kristen Forecki

kindness are the moments when I have discovered my own greatest strength. By simply comforting a loved one, befriending a lonely classmate, or encouraging others to believe in themselves — as my director View Details

13 Aug 2020

Joint Degree Series: Harvard Graduate Joint Degree Virtual Event

This virtual event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. Candidates with an interest in pursuing a joint degree between two of these schools are View Details

Student-Profile

Talia Gillis

developing research experience in economics alongside my work in Law. I applied to HBS because I knew the program would provide a high-level of training in economics research in an environment that that encourages applying knowledge to... View Details

19 Nov 2024

Admissions Overview and Q&A

This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event is primarily Q&A based, so we encourage... View Details

Feb 2014
Case

Southwire and 12 For Life: Scaling Up?

Southwire, a leading maker of cable based in rural Georgia, has partnered with the local school system to staff a factory with at-risk high school students. The positive impact on student outcomes has been remarkable, and the factory makes a profit for the company. Now... View Details

16 May 2024

Life at HBS Chat with the HBS Club of Sweden (Virtual Option)

Join for a unique opportunity to learn more about the HBS MBA experience and life at HBS from alumni. This special event, hosted by the HBS Club of Sweden, is available both in-person and online. During this event alumni will share their reflections on their... View Details

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