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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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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

provides further context for understanding the economic and social dimensions of the Bubble. Lehman Brothers 1850-2008 The history of Lehman Brothers, stretching over a century and a half, reflects the role of investment banking in the... 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

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

than the average U.S. board. Stock returns around M&A announcements and board attendance are also higher in founder-director firms compared to non-founder firms. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1663905 Error's Lessons: The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

real and sustainable; to decide how low a company must bid in order to win a competitive contract from a rival; to identify opportunities for internal cost reduction; to estimate, in the context of an acquisition, how much the costs of an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This

builds employee loyalty and bolsters company reputation, but requires effective tools to carry out. Beshears’s research sheds important light on the presumed efficacy of social norms marketing in the investment context and is applicable... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Beshears; Financial Services

01 Apr 1998
News

Short Takes

decision-making climates that are externally oriented." The lesson for managers, the authors say, is that instead of adapting their management practices to local norms, multinational firms should strive to create the kind of organizational View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey

24 May 2018
Blog Post

Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris

arrogance." That's why interviews require careful preparation. On the one hand, current directors want to see evidence that candidates have done their homework: have they examined the financials, read the publicly available reports, studied the industry 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

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

the culture of the organization." Waldrup puts it more strongly: "Providing more information without creating an atmosphere that allows people to use their judgement will only cause failure." Still others pointed out that information technology is most... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Art of Business: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Felipe Ceron (MBA 2022)

decisions the executives made, gave me more context for my job, and gave direction to my questions. The knowledge HBS has provided put me in great position to learn a lot from these types of statements. Additionally, leadership courses... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

rotate them, and the sophistication of the energy generation process were all palpable in this encounter. To see an operational wind turbine early in the trip was great context for many of the subsequent visits that explored individual... View Details

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

developing economies. IFC India presents an opportunity for students to advance their knowledge of sustainability efforts, decarbonization and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The course will address and unpack the... View Details

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Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog

seeking to advance their knowledge of general management, strategy, succession, and governance issues in the context of a challenging and sometimes emotionally driven work environment. Educational Objectives Learning how to work in or run... View Details

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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

others. Module 3 synthesizes ideas from earlier in the course and embeds them in the broader context of personal effectiveness and an organization's overall strategy and operations. The module will analyze the interaction of formal... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Mercadal “We use a detailed dataset on electricity transactions to investigate the impact of market-based deregulation in the context of the United States electricity sector. We find that the increase in markups dominates despite modest... View Details

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