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- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
businesses or other enterprises during the period studied in book. Did this project influence or feed the book? Do you think these “on the ground” perspectives match up with what the scholars observe in the book? Jones: With the formidable View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
establishments would go under. “We see that lower-rated restaurants generally go out of business at higher rates, so they already tend to be living closer to the edge,” says Michael Luca, an assistant... View Details
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
found the whole thing perplexing. “We show that people are prone to sharing more information in the very context in which it's more dangerous to share.” "I didn't understand why people were putting all this information out there," says John, now an View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
A worker seeks fulfillment in a new job involving expanded skills and responsibilities. The dilemma: Without prior experience in the field, how can she prove her capability to a potential employer? The challenge is even more daunting for contract workers making their... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
obviously, in which the short-term uncertainty is profound. Our study traditionally has been a medium- to long-term focus. That is, looking at the determinants of high levels of living standards and sustained economic growth over a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
company to pull out of the exchanges. The largest health insurer in the US, UnitedHealth Group, never really embraced the exchanges in the first place and has also suspended the sale of many of its plans on the exchanges for 2017. Obamacare needs View Details
- 14 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Connection between 1930s Weather and Today's Labor Unions
members lived in just seven states: California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and New Jersey. Yet these states accounted for only one-third of paid employment nationally. And those same states have held the highest... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
aspirations because Mandela encouraged them. This excerpt originally appeared on www.hbr.org on December 5, 2013. Read the full article. Gautam Mukunda, Assistant Professor of Business Administration: It is impossible for any words to do... View Details
- 14 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
public service, because it makes this data, most of which exist in archival databases of the EPA, much more readily accessible," says Michael Toffel, an expert on industry self-regulation and an assistant professor in the Technology... View Details
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
margins. Yet in the new case study "Mercadona," HBS assistant professor Zeynep Ton and research assistant Simon Harrow describe a Spanish supermarket chain that has done all this while achieving... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
the dimensions of human behavior, decision making, and judgments in carrying out the work of the modern corporation. A most fortuitous event in starting the project was the engagement of our research assistant who has a theater academic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
stop to unemployment benefits slashed the incomes of the vast majority of those who were cut off and crimped overall spending in local economies, says Raymond Kluender, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
In the family of investment products, a U.S. savings bond might be cast as boring old Uncle Ned, snoozing away in the corner after dinner. There's nothing wrong with that—but HBS professor Peter Tufano envisions a more meaningful role for savings bonds in the financial... View Details
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
denial has become so high. We are living in a less forgiving world than we once did." We asked Tedlow to discuss how denial can cripple a company, and what can be done about it. Martha Lagace: What is the meaning of denial as you... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
adopting the latest high-quality technology in vehicles and factories is often put forth as a solution. But HBS assistant professor Daniel Snow, who studies the application of new technology, offers a caveat. Snow, who has worked with... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
stroke, multiple sclerosis, or other ailments. More than 80 percent of stroke survivors live with residual gait impairments, and helping patients in clinics involves manual, labor-intensive work. The lab is not only developing equipment... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
than a meter. "The students wanted to get out right away," recalls Mukunda, an assistant professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. "But I said, no! (Luckily I have a loud voice.) And I told... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
how to implement them. Furthermore, many so-called advancements haven't lived up to expectations: Frustration, delays, and even outright failures tempt many executives to avoid dealing with IT altogether. But those who turn away are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
endorsement opportunities from Electronic Arts, 2K Games, and Xbox Live to add to his portfolio. Allows for a rich discussion about how superstar athletes and other celebrities can create and capture value from their brands as well as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
Positive values are a fixture on corporate mission statements these days. But when leaders fail to live up to the values they've articulated, it's a recipe for employee cynicism, according to Sandra Cha and Amy Edmondson. Cha, an View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace