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- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Listen to “Yes”
organizational culture and identify its barriers to decision making? A: Indecision can cripple an organization, and it comes in several different forms. Lou Gerstner coined the phrase "culture of no" to describe the situation he... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
for another ... we have no choice but to let things be as they will, no matter how ludicrous and painful, until the understanding becomes knowledge." Tom Dolembo put it this way: "Nudge this back? Never ... As dumb as we are, we the people have learned that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
mastery" goals probably lead to better effects than strict "performance" goals. Good people with the best of intentions can focus so much on a stretch goal that they fail to recognize how it leads to unethical behavior and/or excessive... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 10 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Why the MBA is Still Relevant
HBS, and is critical knowledge for anyone interested in seeking to make a difference in the world. Some of the most important leadership lessons I gained during my time at HBS came from the Leadership and Organizational View Details
- 02 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?
associate professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. And yet, investors take chances over and over often with great success when they hit it big with... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
distributed for several months. During this time, investors can buy or sell their "old" shares, but are unable to sell the shares they are about to receive. For example, if the stock splits 2-for-1, an investor who owns one... View Details
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
Science. The paper was authored by Stefan Dimitriadis, a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School; Matthew Lee, an assistant professor of strategy at INSEAD; Lakshmi... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Feb 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution
music to advertising to industrial products. (A course segment on organizations that tried to change and failed—like Nokia—is also included.) "We talk about why Google would buy Nest—a thermostat company—and how it is also getting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
that say? People associate more so-called male behaviors with leadership, even though there is no evidence that these qualities are exclusively male. The underlying issue is that stereotypes put people into boxes that tend to favor some... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138794313/ January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings By: Luca, Michael, and Jonathan Smith Abstract—We empirically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Steady as She Goes
buying to operations management, for nearly nine years. She finally felt like the biggest challenges were behind the company. The year 2020 was going to be stable, she recalls thinking. But by late 2019, it was clear that would not be the... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
to cooperate with the physicians in the future. Thus, moral gray zones enable both managers and workers to perform their roles. Q: Gray zones might be detrimental to organizational health, even subversive. When employees do things behind... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
It’s the Economy
Detroit from imminent bankruptcy will be futile. see article HBS professor Peter Tufano makes the case for allowing Americans to automatically buy U.S. savings bonds with their tax refunds, building family and national savings in a time... View Details
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
interplay between these two levels, we review research from two separate bodies of literature. Research in psychology and organizational behavior on candidate-employer negotiations sheds light on the effects... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
to Brown University, where he majored in organizational behavior and management. The Ivy League school was “the first place where I really felt like an adult,” he recalls. Now a member of Brown’s board of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
is no villain here. Poor public-policy choices have contributed to the problem, but so have the bad choices made by health plans, hospitals, and the employers who buy their services. Decades of "reform" have failed, and attempts... View Details
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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
seen by users. Chyei Vinluan Former Postdoctoral Fellow of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Chyei Vinluan was a former Postdoctoral Fellow of Business Administration in both the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets and View Details
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Freedom, Fear, and Feedback: Should Other Companies Follow Netflix’s Lead? | Working Knowledge
emphasize in their business meetings—e.g., starting with people, moving to the business, and leaving financials for last—reinforces a culture that prioritizes talent and customers. Leadership behaviors Cultures are sometimes described as... View Details
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Herminia Ibarra Herminia Ibarra is the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. Prior to joining INSEAD she served on the Harvard Business School... View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
content each and every month,” says Puz. This fall, the VRT series will include Michael Watkins, professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at IMD, giving a talk titled “Making the Most of Your First 90 Days,” based on his... View Details