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- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
Marketing: What Works? Purchase decisions are influenced differently in social networks than in the brick-and-mortar world, says Harvard Business School professor Sunil Gupta. The key: Marketers should tap into the networking aspect of sites such as Facebook.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
continued. "The entrepreneurs were so convinced that there was a market for this, however, that they sharpened their pencils and came up with new projections. The new projections were to generate $100 million in the first year, $200 million in the second year... View Details
- 12 Sep 2023
- Book
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
offices—don’t always bring happiness, Brooks and Winfrey find. “I talk to people all the time who say, basically: ‘I can manage money. I can manage a whole company. I can’t manage my feelings.” “I talk to people all the View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 24 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?
but could potentially work full time. Those “missing from work,” who have been unemployed for a long time but are still seeking employment. And those “missing from the workforce,” who aren’t currently working but could be under the right... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- Web
Marketing - Faculty & Research
the time and find comfort. Then, amid growing shortages in commodities, a vaccine arrived, businesses began to re-open, and consumers benefited from federal relief aid. This perfect storm of high demand amid stock shortages generated the... View Details
- 31 Oct 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Measures of Financial Constraints Measure Financial Constraints?
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
can be the best time to explore an unexpected path, professionally or geographically. Harvard Business School faculty share their viewpoints on the ever-changing job market, with a sharp eye on what it means for corporate careers from... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
the same time others have found significant success and are doubling down on their initial investments. What separates the successes from the failures? What lessons should the next generation of Africa-bound business leaders take note... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
weeks: Prepare the groundwork. Before you step into the job on Day One, you should already know as much about the position and the organization as possible. If you’re appointed from outside the organization, ask to extend your start date by a month, so you can visit... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 25 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams
shifts, when needed. Roughly three times the sales gains, compared to stores where men predominantly supervised female workers. In addition, stores with female-heavy management also had better rapport, more highly trained and flexible... View Details
- Web
Rock Summer Fellows - Entrepreneurship
for accelerator or prefer to work independently should apply to the RSF – Independent track. All Rock Summer Fellows, regardless of track, are required to attend the RSF Kickoff in person on April 23rd. To learn more, join us at the Rock... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
February 2018 Management Science Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women By: Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga Coffman Abstract—Sponsorship programs have been proposed as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
analysis and framework in this paper can help broaden the understanding of accounting's globalization. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1875682 The Preference for Potential Authors:Zakary L. Tormala, Jayson Jia, and Michael I.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
support in unequal environments, preferring individual over collective bargaining. Second, union organizers strategically respond to inequality in ways that may preserve membership but limit redistribution, such as shifting their campaign... View Details
- Web
Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
today’s business environment as well as some of the alternatives that have emerged from time to time. The Unit examines other countries’ business environments and their historical development. The BGIE group is deeply interested in the... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
for Commitment Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
and operations theory suggests that the longer people wait, the less satisfied they become; we demonstrate that due to what we term the labor illusion, when websites engage in operational transparency by signaling that they are exerting effort, people can actually... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
perception is that brands that sacrifice relatively more of their earnings seem more generous,” says Elizabeth Keenan, assistant professor of business administration at HBS. “There's some good will associated with that type of generosity and therefore, people are more... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
an incentive is to turn around the timing of the reward, handing it out immediately after an employee excels at a particular task, rather than dangling it beforehand. “In this way, you can use timing to your... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
editor of the New York Times best-selling book on climate solutions called Drawdown, and the strategic choices that set their fund operations apart from others. He also describes some of the fund’s portfolio companies: from sustainable... View Details