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- 02 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?
the so-called learning organization. Learning organizations try many things and keep what works. This process requires intensive testing of ideas as well as reliance on the data produced by the tests, rather than depending on untested... View Details
- 27 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Social Norms Versus Social Responsibility: Punishing Transgressions Under Conflicting Obligations
- Research Summary
Dissertation - Social Structure and Mechanisms of Collective Production:Evidence from Wikipedia
Andreea's dissertation research examines social networks in the setting of collective production, defined as collective action oriented towards production of collective goods - goods available for consumption by all members of a group whenever they... View Details
- June 2021
- Technical Note
SPAC Space
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2020, over half of all initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States were special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), blank-check companies that typically had two years to find a business to take public, usually through a reverse merger. Together, 248... View Details
Keywords: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Going Public; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Strategy
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "SPAC Space." Harvard Business School Technical Note 721-456, June 2021.
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
might have produced the same results as the McKinsey study. He commented that improved performance is not about gender diversity, but rather about cognitive diversity--"differences in the way that we see and categorize the world, the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
trading process: MovieStocks are delisted roughly four weeks after their corresponding movies are released in U.S. theaters. Although the simulation does not revolve around real money (Hollywood dollars are worthless outside HSX), it is interesting that collectively,... View Details
- Web
Electricity - Business & Environment
Ecometano/MDCPAR Stephen Renter & Raviraj Jain HBS MBA 2013 (L) Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Fusion Systems Pictured here with Raviraj Jain, HBS MBA 2013 (R) “Access to energy is a fundamental human right, and we must produce... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
"Radial Age" advertising campaign in 1968. 2 The August 1968 Consumer Reports awarded its top two spots to radials and documented the new technology's longer life, increased safety, handling and economy relative to even top-of-the-line bias tires.3 While... View Details
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
productively, and as a result can often produce good work at what appears to be the last minute. They are focused on their own personal development. They want an accelerated path to success, often exaggerate the impact of their own... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Wombi Rose
How does a person go from naval engineering to producing high-end greeting cards? For Wombi Rose, MBA 2015, the journey took an important turn in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. "There is no better way to get to know your classmates than... View Details
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
stock went up 10 percent in the first hour after the market closed and the earnings were announced." This is a product of a philosophy that employees are critical, because they basically run the business. Working in teams in the company's stores, they buy some of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
the table,” she says. “Renewable natural gas from sources such as landfills and animal manure, and green hydrogen produced with renewable energy, are alternatives worth pursuing.” Judson says “access for all” is the most important feature... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
process. Poor listening produces flawed analysis as well as personal friction. If participants routinely interrupt one another or pile on rebuttals before digesting the preceding comment, affective conflict is likely to materialize.... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
vegetables. It’s absolutely gorgeous, best to be eaten by the Congo River.” Silver screen: “For me, movies are everything. A movie is a time machine that allows you to be in the past, present, and future. I hope at some point in my life, I’ll have the opportunity to... View Details
- 21 Nov 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values
chemicals and water that you use to produce the items, but also the waste. People throw away 90 percent of what they are going to buy in the next two years. So it’s just amazing. In the US and in the UK, people throw away about 30 kilos... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
when other approaches would produce better results for customers, employees, and shareholders and foster better long-term performance of the company. “I’ve been a leader during three recessions, and I’ve never heard a management team talk... View Details
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What Black Executives Really Want
what organizations are actually doing. Many people have good intentions and many companies have DEI programs but those are not translating into real impact. Other studies bear this out. Most consulting firms and other research organizations have View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
(iStockphoto/Sundry Photography) Most people agree that US immigration policy is a mess. At times, it is hard to even know what it is. Immigration policy differences divide us as a nation and produce a great deal of misinformation. They... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism
in markets, they argue, some are not. Take accounting standards, for example. While it's essential from a standpoint of complete knowledge to have everyone calculating their financials in a comparable and consistent manner, there is no profit motive for a private... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding