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- June 2011
- Article
The BP Oil Spill as a Cultural Anomaly?: Institutional Context, Conflict, and Change
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and P. Devereaux Jennings
This article argues that the BP Oil Spill is, potentially, a “cultural anomaly” for institutional changes in environmental management and fossil fuel production. The problem as defined by the spill’s context, the potential solutions provided by the competing logics in... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J., and P. Devereaux Jennings. "The BP Oil Spill as a Cultural Anomaly? Institutional Context, Conflict, and Change." Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 2 (June 2011): 100–112. (Winner of the 2011 Journal of Management Inquiry, Breaking the Frame Best Paper Award.)
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
schools require future doctors to study cadavers for the purpose of gaining experience with actual human anatomy. This helps ensure they will know what they're doing when it comes time to treat and save the... View Details
- Web
Porter Prize Japan - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
of ICS' evening programs taught in Japanese and in October at the opening of its day-time programs taught entirely in English. Over the years, Michael Porter has donated his time for these speeches View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
week, two weeks, or more? If you don’t know, find out now and work to shorten ramp-up time and increase productivity in your sales team after the crisis. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 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 View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Seeds of Ideology: Historical Immigration and Political Preferences in the United States
By: Paola Giuliano and Marco Tabellini
We study the long run effects of immigration on American political ideology. Exploiting
cross-county variation in the presence of European immigrants between 1900
and 1930, we establish a novel result: historical European immigration is associated
with stronger... View Details
Keywords: Political Ideology; Preferences For Redistribution; Cultural Transmission; Immigration; History; Values and Beliefs; Welfare; United States
Giuliano, Paola, and Marco Tabellini. "The Seeds of Ideology: Historical Immigration and Political Preferences in the United States." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-118, May 2020. (Revised July 2024. Conditionally accepted at the Journal of the European Economic Association. Available also from VOX, UCLA Anderson Review, Weekendavisen, Cato Institute, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), World Financial Review, and Newsweek.)
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Leadership Courage: Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice By Kirk Kirlin (MBA 1979) Authors Place Press In a time when timidity and disquiet seem epidemic in both American and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 2011
- Book
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.
- Web
Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
their time to the condition delivers care. IPUs can involve affiliated staff and integration with partner services Care is ideally co-located in dedicated facilities. A hub and... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
and 8 million employees out of work—three times the job losses seen by any other industry. While some restaurants began reopening in May and June, most featured only takeout,... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Incentive Power and Knowledge Sharing Among Employees: Evidence from the Field
By: Wei Cai, Susanna Gallani and Jee-Eun Shin
There is consensus, both in the literature and in practice, about knowledge sharing within organizations being a key determinant of success. However, organizations struggle to sustain employees’ engagement in knowledge sharing. One challenge lies in the fact that,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Knowledge Sharing; Employee Driven Innovation; Innovation Appropriability; Contract Design; High-powered Incentives; Low-powered Incentives; Incentives; Pay-for-Performance; Rank-and-file; Employees; Knowledge Sharing; Innovation and Invention; Motivation and Incentives; Creativity; Performance
Cai, Wei, Susanna Gallani, and Jee-Eun Shin. "Incentive Power and Knowledge Sharing Among Employees: Evidence from the Field." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-015, August 2018. (Revised April 2020.)
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
in Congress, U.S. public opinion at the time of the bill’s passage was mixed but sharply split along party lines. Which appraisal of TCJA would prove to be right? Would TCJA's changes last, or would the American public end up rejecting... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
of Dr. Timothy Butler concerning the four archetypes of identity, community, necessity, and horizon, which are always active in our lives and must be addressed during times of... View Details
- September 2016
- Article
Do Display Ads Influence Search?: Attribution and Dynamics in Online Advertising
By: Pavel Kireyev, Koen Pauwels and Sunil Gupta
As firms increasingly rely on online media to acquire consumers, marketing managers feel comfortable justifying higher online marketing spending by referring to online metrics such as click-through rate (CTR) and cost per acquisition (CPA). However, these standard... View Details
Kireyev, Pavel, Koen Pauwels, and Sunil Gupta. "Do Display Ads Influence Search? Attribution and Dynamics in Online Advertising." International Journal of Research in Marketing 33, no. 3 (September 2016): 475–490.
- Web
Porter Prize India - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
and focuses on studying the competitiveness of nations, regions, and cities. 2016 Porter Prize India Winners of the 2016 Porter Prize India include: Times Network Yes Bank... View Details
- 26 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Video: Students Foster Disability Awareness and Access
more impact. Teresa Danso-Danquah: Healing is a lifelong journey. So I am grateful for my time here, for even like the challenges that I've had, and I look forward to being a stronger advocate when I... View Details
- 2016
- Article
Scandal and Stigma: Does Corporate Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Bystander Managers?
By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and George Serafeim
This paper explores whether a firm’s misconduct can affect the compensation of former managers who were neither at the firm at the time of misdeeds nor involved in the scandal. Results suggest that stigma may influence compensation of former managers, even in cases... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and George Serafeim. "Scandal and Stigma: Does Corporate Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Bystander Managers?" Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2016).
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
latest science, and a rising climate movement on our side, we can still reach net zero before it is too late. But as Doerr reminds us, there is no more time to waste. What Jesus Expects of Us By Scott Engle... View Details
- 09 Nov 2015
- News
Chuck (MBA 1970) and Sue Fienning
time and resources to the causes he cares about, including HBS. He is so appreciative of everything his HBS education has done for him that he has given to the School every year since graduation. Now,... View Details