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- 03 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Eliciting Taxpayer Preferences Increases Tax Compliance
- 25 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Fostering Organizational Learning: The Impact of Work Design on Workarounds, Errors, and Speaking Up About Internal Supply Chain Problems
Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker
- 2015
- Working Paper
Financial Patent Quality: Finance Patents After State Street
By: Josh Lerner, Andrew Speen, Mark Baker and Ann Leamon
In the past two decades, patents of inventions related to financial services ("finance patents"), as well as litigation around these patents, have surged. One of the repeated concerns voiced by academics and practitioners alike has been about the quality of these... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Andrew Speen, Mark Baker, and Ann Leamon. "Financial Patent Quality: Finance Patents After State Street." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-068, December 2015.
- November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan
In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details
Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
Grossman, Allen, J. Puckett, and Nithya Vaduganathan. "A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee." Harvard Business School Case 314-064, November 2013. (Revised February 2016.)
- 26 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest
into action. As Cyrus the Great once said, leaders must balance the need for "diversity in counsel, unity in command." To accomplish this, leaders must insure that each participant has a fair and equal opportunity to voice their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
join the growing group of international corporations, including Renault, Volvo, Boeing, ExxonMobil, and Microsoft, that were pulling out of Russia to punish the country and pressure its leaders. Schneider weighed the good Nestlé could do by adding its View Details
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
the voice of the presenter.” One way to think about it, Ghosh says, is that TikTok “views you as this complex being. Even when something has worked with you, it will favor that, but it will not exclusively give you that. Because it knows... View Details
- 04 Jan 2017
- What Do You Think?
How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?
Meetings are longer, more frequent, and involve more people. Everyone seems to want a voice in a decision. And when the leader finally decides, it is only at the end of a long time delay to accommodate rules, “due process,” imposed by... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 23 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China
Keywords: by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
attract your audience, be deliberate about how you showcase your products on different channels, and make sure the people who represent your company will be seen as authentic, trusted voices of the image you want to present.” About the... View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
beyond—about the importance of listening to voices urging caution, even if doing so might cool corporate profits. An early tech star reveals bias in AI In May 2022, Neeley and HBS research associate Stefani Ruper shined a spotlight on the... View Details
- 15 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Shaky Business: How Handshakes Win Negotiations
party voicing preferences for price, colors, and models. They found that when negotiators shook hands beforehand, they came to a more cooperative agreement—both sides getting more of what they wanted. “Together, they came up with better... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leaderand How to Be One
believe were, "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." If your instincts are telling you "Tread warily," then some of the advice in this book is relevant. If the little voice inside is saying, "Look,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2022
- Book
Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work
organization’s behavior align with its stated mission? Increase diversity. More voices and more perspectives reduce the complicity of those in the majority who may be perpetuating inequity. “You need to ask yourself, if this person is... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
that people did not speak up about things they deemed important. Most of those were not 'bad news' things; to our surprise we found that people were reluctant to voice what they perceived to be good ideas, unless they were extraordinarily... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 20 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think
work presentation or exams, may help you focus on concrete details of the future situation that you might otherwise overlook. In her book Giving Voice to Values, Mary Gentile offers a framework to help managers prepare for difficult... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Conformance and Experiential Quality on Healthcare Cost and Clinical Performance
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
things. After those first days, the moment had passed and other voices were crowding out his company’s messages. Leading in crisis is the real test for leaders. Zuckerberg failed his big test and will struggle to recover. Johnson has... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
purpose were also suggested. Shann Turnbull, for example, would look for the presence of “’polycentric governance’ (that) requires adding the voices of stakeholder boards to create a basis for negotiating win-win solutions without... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett