Surveys - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Mar 2013
What Do You Think?

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

pick up that theme in arguing that time management is too important to be left solely to individuals. They cite a survey of 1,500 executives in which only 52 percent of respondents indicated that the way they spent their time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

jobs and work-life balance, and perceptions of team collaboration, efficiency, and effectiveness. What, if anything, is wrong with this picture? (In spite of differences in labor law in the US and other countries, survey data suggest... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

underpinnings of trust, as suggested by related survey data. One major determinant is whether a manager or the organization does what it says it will do, whether it lives up to "the deal" on things important to an employee,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

09 Jun 2023
Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

employees’ lived experiences within the organization. “Institutional commitment to diversity and equity is not only built into policy and action,” Eliason noted, “it is built into culture and climate.” She recommends that organizations do culture and climate View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

survey to examine the MBA experience of class at HBS. Mbanusi and classmate Tory Voight (MBA 2021) took on the baton as co-presidents when Fetter and Isaac graduated. “The energy behind the task force was exceptional, and we’re really... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

man! — Rindge Leaphart (MBA 1997) I am a partner at a small but rapidly growing executive search firm. Back in the spring of 2010 we conducted a client survey that clearly pointed out a strategic imperative (and opportunity) for us to... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

June 2024
Case

SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'

By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn

This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details

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Educators

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

trends. Survey data, data from the Small Business Administration, and anecdotal information exist, but these are blunt tools, offering a limited snapshot of supply and demand, often with years of delay. Lack of quality data means that... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

Authors:Marcelo de Paiva Abreu and Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Abstract This paper surveys the formation and development of the insurance business in Brazil. It describes its origins, from colonial times and the imperial era to recent events.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Online Personal Branding Course | HBS Online

learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Personal Branding FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to successfully complete the course, and how are grades assigned? + – Participants in Personal Branding are... View Details

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

Dubra, and Alejandro Lagomarsino Abstract—We analyze the role of people’s beliefs about the rich in the determination of public policy in the context of a randomized online survey experiment. A question we study is the desirability of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=9781111972301&N=16+4294922453&Ntk=P_Isbn13 Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Current Survey Authors:Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication:In Handbook of the Economics of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

purpose and use. Anteby relies on observations at retirees' homes, archival data, interviews, and surveys to understand how plant workers and managers make sense of this tacit practice. He argues that when patrolled, gray zones like the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jan 2018
First Look

January 30, 2018

Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation By: Weinzierl, Matthew C. Abstract—U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
First Look

October 13, 2015

contribution rates differ between employees hired before versus after the Roth introduction, which means that the amount of retirement consumption being purchased by 401(k) contributions increases after the Roth introduction. A survey... View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

underperforming?” says Kempczinski. It was a fundamental question about the company’s future: Did McDonald’s just need a revival? Or did it need a reinvention? In 2016, McDonald’s surveyed 30,000 customers in nine US markets to get to the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

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The Route of the Exhibition - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

Steichen, then director of MOMA’s Department of Photography, where he actively encouraged the investigation of photography as a mass medium of global significance. 33 Pratt also undertook an early survey to locate photographic collections... View Details

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

suggestions have a solid business basis. Jennifer Moret Financial Analyst Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs AI Essentials for Business FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to... View Details

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

reading preferences? We know you’re busy, so we'll be brief. Take our survey Whether finance is a necessary precondition for development is obviously important for developing countries. It’s equally applicable to policymakers elsewhere... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

30 Aug 2016
First Look

August 30, 2016

216-079 The Role of the Chief Financial Officer This note profiles the role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO). It presents insights based on a variety of surveys and descriptions of HBS graduates who hold or have held the CFO... View Details