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16 Nov 2021
News

Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

collaborate on these efforts. “It is already evident that Terrill has been on a very thoughtful listening tour and has invested energy to understand the context around the Racial Equity Plan and the important body of work he has been... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

27 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

Yin Abstract—We study how sell-side analysts produce information in a context where the central government can influence financial intermediaries. Leveraging seven economic periods between 2005 and 2015 when the Chinese government had... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

her latest book. An authority on business history as well as branding, consumer behavior, and business strategy, Koehn cut her historical teeth on understanding and interpreting the economic and social contexts for businesses. In Brand... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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

presented in the context of fine art. They were works, The New York Times explained, “of a high standard of artistic merit, judged by professional photographic standards, as well as a respectable level of proved commercial value.” 23 The... View Details

28 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business

and this is one piece of the puzzle,” Luca says. “Our hope is to add nuance and a little more context for other economists and policymakers researching and making decisions about the minimum wage.” Case in point: the San Francisco Bay... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

01 Jun 2022
News

Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

things differently. Stacey and I say that our differences are our superpower, and I think that idea has never been more important. We met during Leadership Atlanta, which was a unique experience because we got to know each other in the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 May 2020
News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

to help each other grow personally and professionally. Under normal circumstances, the support that HBS alumni find in Forum has been invaluable to navigating life and career ups and downs. But in the context of a global pandemic,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

it results in an environment of “productive tension,” says Battilana. “The obvious solution to a conflict might be to integrate everything in an attempt to make the problem disappear,” she explains. “But what we found in this context is... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt--‘Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World’

supports the opposite conclusion. As long as the world is not changing much, the competition is not too fierce, and the strategic challenges are limited, you can survive with this reality. Performance measures may look very good. But: A world that is not very... View Details

Keywords: Re: John P. Kotter

28 Nov 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

humility." This all suggests that the ideal pay for performance approach should take into account such things as short- and long-term performance, specific individual motivators, effort as well as results, and the context in which... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

evolving context of industries shapes leaders in turn. This co-evolutionary process of leadership and industry development is told through the story of the American airline industry across the 20th century. Entrepreneurs, who explored a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

a me-centric view of life, then what seems rational to me as an individual may appear irrational in the context of social norms." Michael Linz asked to what extent a response to the question relies on how we frame the problem? As Jim... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off

think there is an implicit negotiation going on between what management wants and expects, and what employees want and expect," observed Beer in his talk to HBS faculty. This implicit negotiation is "embedded" in the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

users can add context or explain why a post might be misleading. Such features, she believes, may constructively serve to amplify the reputational costs of sharing misinformation. “Our results suggest that sharing information that gets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

28 Oct 2024
Blog Post

It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

ecosystem—I now really understand the cultural context of the course and am very excited to build it further with Professor Gandhi. It’s going to be an amazing experience for the students.” This article was originally published on the HBS... View Details

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2.8 MBA Community Values Annual Report (2023) | MBA

intervention, or if they simply want to consult with an impartial person who can help put a situation in context and determine next steps, the Ombuds are available as confidential, compassionate resources. On average during an academic... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Reimagining China and India

pipeline of perhaps 200 to 300 more that are likely to emerge in the next five to ten years. Is entrepreneurship distinctively different in India and China? The fundamentals of entrepreneurship are strong in both countries, and that’s what’s propelling both forward.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management; Retail Trade

01 Apr 1996
News

"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs

students and staff. "Any opportunity for our MBA Program staff to get to know students in an educational setting that is different from the administrative context they usually have is a real plus," notes Schlesinger. Perhaps the biggest... View Details

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

of inventory policies, including optimal inventory policies, that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. The perceptions framework is based on forecasting with Auto-regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) time series models within the View Details