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or, in some instances, more accurate than mammography available in India. The team was elated that they had developed an effective, low-cost, easier-to-use, non-invasive, and less painful solution for patients. As Manjunath considered the... View Details
- 09 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages
consider even more changes in the conventional way of doing business, from creating more self-service stores to rethinking truck sizes and pack sizes so that trucks become less onerous to drive and unload.... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 02 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women
executives. Members of the group negotiated in groups of two: 43 percent of the pairs included a woman and a man, 43 percent were only men, and 14 percent were only women. The research team randomly assigned some participants—both women... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
desirable part of an employee’s day, our theory and results point to the benefits of viewing it as a useful time period to engage in goal-directed prospection. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50419 Diversity and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
Startup Marketplace for Used Furniture The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
a position within the nonprofit space and specifically for an organization that had mission and purpose in their DNA. I was fortunate to find a position in the marketing department for HBS’s Career Professional Development team. I spent more than a decade on the View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
may work well when team sizes are small and there are limited personality conflicts." Ashutosh Tiwari, while questioning whether self-management could "prove its effectiveness in the long... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
environmental performance. We hypothesize that key organizational characteristics reflecting visibility, such as size and environmental impact, shape this type of symbolic compliance and that these relationships are moderated by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
five-year investment period. Right now, some of those mega-funds raised in the boom times are feeling bloated, and limited partners have been stepping in and asking to cut the size of funds and release them from legal commitments. Because... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
"Large companies look for the perfect solution [and] analyze everything to a T, as opposed to putting something in production, getting it going, and analyzing off of that." “He found a gap that was the size of the Grand... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
take on any additional work. (The nationwide average in FranklinCovey's xQ survey was 50 percent.) What's more, over the course of the next six months, the size of Andrus's already overtaxed staff would shrink from 48 to 35—but corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 26 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)
without ads) across 33 video features, sizing up facial expressions, the sounds of their voices, rapidness of speech, and eloquence. Cosmetics retailer Sephora sponsored the "haul" video created by YouTube influencer Morgan Turner. Almost... View Details
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Research Design - Impact Investments
impact investing, our team has drawn upon several established resources, including: the Community Development Venture Capital Association (CDVCA), ImpactAssets, ImpactBase, and Preqin’s alternative assets database. We have further used... View Details
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
preselected assortment. Q: The company did a serious amount of homework before entering the United States, including sending 50 British executives to live with California families. But it seems the advance team didn't learn all that it... View Details
- 16 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
policies. Because of the vast sample size of flights used in this paper, he believes the findings are generalizable for all business leaders. The power of Zoom Choudhury was surprised that direct flights weren’t particularly helpful when... View Details
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Online Management Course | HBS Online
at the highest quality Spearhead learning initiatives that enable your organization to improve and innovate Manage and lead change in organizations of varying sizes Who Will Benefit Newly Appointed Managers Seasoned Managers Aspiring... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
consider some different incentives, Gallani says. The manufacturer in the study rewarded employees for their ideas with fairly small monetary awards. Increasing the size of the award—whether it’s more money or some other benefit—could... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Ferguson's Formula By: Elberse, Anita, and Sir Alex Ferguson Abstract—When Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: it hadn't won a league title in nearly 20 years... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
that you can’t reopen—then that’s a positive move forward for the organization, not a negative one. We often punish frontline teams when things don’t go right, and that’s the wrong instinct. JF: You mentioned in the book SpaceX’s... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
community influences on organizations; sheds new light on the temporal dynamics of both endogenous and exogenous punctuating events; and provides more nuanced understanding of corporate-community relations. When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel