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- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
don't know enough about the human brain to make hiring judgments based on monitoring activity within certain parts of the brain, or about the people who plan to use neuromanagement or about their motives I caution you to be careful what you wish for." Others... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
A New Approach to Contact Tracing
explores privacy issues in the case and writes of alternatives to TraceTogether that don’t provide governments access to any individualized contact information. “What the TraceTogether team says in the case is, ‘Look, we understand the... View Details
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
method at HBS illustrated that your situations really aren’t hopeless,” he says. “It was that attitude of ‘If this doesn’t work, let’s try something else, because there’s more than one way to get from here to there.’ That was a new way of looking at situations for me,... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
standard, even when an alternative standard would be more beneficial to the organization, not to mention to women employees with an interest in career advancement. Understanding the process that brought about such a significant change in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
Aware of it? Yes. We have a history of being respectful of our customers’ evolving preferences. We are presently rolling out a wonderful new bistro steak salad and a new steak sandwich. Also look for Panera to develop some lower carb breads, consistent with the... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
except in special circumstances. What alternative do you propose? A: Tagging is such a central implication of the standard model that, as tax scholars, we really must be able to explain its general rejection in real-world tax systems. If... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
million people living there in the region where they want to build a park. And so McKinsey went in, I led the team-- we went in to look at alternative ways to build economic-- sort of alternative economic... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
the entity and even then questions about who they report to, how they are appraised/evaluated, what powers and decision rights they have and how trust and functionality can be cultivated with such a reporting line sounds challenging." A wide range of View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
short-term financial success will substantially outpace that of companies employing more traditional techniques, says Campbell, there are several other long-term benefits that show the advantages of their alternative approach. First, in a... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
advising that rewarding hackers was probably an economic alternative, “... all Apple has to do is be better than the next best alternative at a price that’s economically justified in the buyer’s ... mind.” Dolembo commented that “...... View Details
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
might even be impeded by, an international agreement. As he put it, because "scale advantage is reversed" in the alternative energy field, change "will be driven from the bottom, not the top." In other words, will... View Details
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
to extreme, alternative in a choice set. The term extremeness avoidance has been used to describe the reason underlying this phenomenon. In this research, we argue that extremeness avoidance behavior depends on assortment type, with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional
by panelist Andy Slavitt (HBS MBA '93), Founder, President and CEO of Healthallies.com, is an exchange that links patients with local health care providers who offer preferred rates. Services include everything from traditional medical procedures to View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
solution to one woman's problem. Afterward, panelist Deborah Kolb discussed some possible alternatives with the group. In the "dilemma," Jane is a partner in a mid-sized accounting firm. She believes, as do others in the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog
will expose students to Japan as a nurturing ground for both developing as well as enhancing the uptake of innovative products, services, and business strategies. This course will appeal to students who wish to acquire an understanding of View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
capitalizations are afraid that a return to the wasteful state-owned enterprises of the past is imminent. In this essay we propose two alternative views. First, we stress the resilience of state-owned enterprises, which have been around... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Understanding these biases can help managers develop alternative scheduling regimes that reduce bias in quality assessments in domains such as food safety, process quality, occupational safety, working conditions, and regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
political will to push for alternative energy sources. Yet even in the midst of gridlock in Washington, economic anxiety around the world, and government liquidity crises in Europe, technology marched on, seemingly impervious to global... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
broken down with the signing deadline less than 24 hours away (if Dice-K is not signed by the deadline, he must return to Japan for a year). How high should the Red Sox be willing to go with their offer? What are the alternatives if they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
visually depict outcome and cost data simultaneously. It provides clinicians, managers, patients, regulators, and policy makers with a readily understandable snapshot of the value being delivered for a specific medical condition and allows them to compare that value... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel