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02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

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fact, this redundant communication works to get projects completed quickly, according to new research by Harvard Business School professor Tsedal B. Neeley and Northwestern University's Paul M. Leonardi and Elizabeth M. Gerber. The Most... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

each month in 2024, mean it’s time for tech leaders to ask themselves three questions about layoffs. 1. What is this layoff for? HR teams do not decide who to lay off—that’s the job of tech company leaders. They do it either badly or well. View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

01 Dec 2017
News

Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses

When MBA students returned to Soldiers Field in the fall, they had nine new second-year courses to choose from, four with an emphasis on fieldwork. For faculty, developing a course affords the opportunity to draw on research and address... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

One morning last fall, Gautam Mukunda told the MBA students in his first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior class to crawl under their desks and stay there. He wanted them to experience a sense of how it feels to work in a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

at Harvard Business School. He has published extensively on the challenges of accountability and performance management facing nonprofit organizations, including the award-winning book NGOs and Organizational Change: Discourse, Reporting,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

May 1988
Background Note

Roles and Relationships of Business and Government

By: George C. Lodge

Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Framework; Government and Politics; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; System; Japan; Europe; Mexico; United States; Brazil

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01 May 2012
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Publications Behaviorial Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty Authors: Max Bazerman and Francesca Gino Publication: Annual Review of Law and Social Science (forthcoming) Abstract Early research and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

notion that pricing can transform, as well as capture, the utility of an offer. Interdisciplinary Research Within a Modified Competing Values Model of Organizational Performance: Results from Brazil... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2009
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Entrepreneurship: Insights for an Approach to Strategic Management That Combines Agency and Institution Authors:Julie Battilana and B. Leca Publication:In Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight, edited by L.A. Costanzo and R.B.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2000
News

The Right Connections

From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

08 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?

hiring and productivity, says Jeffrey T. Polzer, the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management at Harvard Business School. His recent paper probes how organizational researchers should study... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

03 Aug 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

these leadership industry issues varied. Pradip commented: “In a competitive industry there are many who want everyone to ‘buy in’ (to) their half baked research as ‘new truth.’” He called for a “rigorous View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Dec 2011
News

At Your Service

managers would probably admit to being better at some aspects of their jobs than others, but to be clear, our research is aimed at the organizational level. And in that context, the idea of tradeoffs is... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

argues Timothy Butler, senior fellow and faculty advisor to Career and Professional Development Programs at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on career decision making. In this interview, Butler discusses his new book, The... View Details

Student-Profile

Mengjie "Magie" Cheng

this trend can be predicted in the sharing economy. As a result, she applied to a wide range of programs, including the quantitative marketing track at HBS, as well as programs in organizational behavior, information systems, and... View Details

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What to Consider as You Seek Your First Board Director Role - Blog: RGE Report

representing the wants and needs of their full consumer base. You may find yourself on a board where most, or all, of your fellow directors are of a different race or gender (or both) from you. Yet, simply being on a board doesn’t guarantee influence ; View Details

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

psychologist Diana Baumrind on parenting styles. Her research highlights four parenting "prototypes" oriented along two dimensions: the level of direction parents demonstrate to their children and the levels of warmth and... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

newest issue of the renowned British research journal, the oldest scholarly journal in the world dating back to the 1600s. This latest issue was organized around the theme of how architecture impacts collective behavior. As its title... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

19 Oct 2012
News

Past and Present

matter what class he took in school or position he held in a company. “I have always tried to assess what kinds of interesting experiences were available to me at any one time,” he observes. Learning for learning’s sake is a theme in his life. Poor marks in View Details

Keywords: genealogy; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

the pandemic has taught us important lessons. Financially and operationally, the pandemic strengthened HBS as an institution. We developed and integrated new technology into the classroom, expanded our research initiatives, and created... View Details

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