Balance and Stability - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

satisfying when the individuals were grappling with all four satisfactions almost constantly. Stevenson said it wasn't a balancing act, because the four satisfactions provide contradictory emotions and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2009
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How to Market in a Downturn

By: John A. Quelch and Katherine Jocz

This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Because no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Spending; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Segmentation

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05 Jul 2006
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How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

and Street expectations I'll take the manager with his nose deep in a book any day." Akram Boutros, along with many others, argued for balance in our assessment of the importance of EI, pointing out... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

After earning a doctorate, Ashley Whillans received two tempting job offers: one in her hometown, where she could remain close to family and friends and work reasonable hours for the local government, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Oct 2001
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Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

job that fulfills only one or two drives, no matter how lavishly, would not be a substitute for a job that provides a balanced opportunity to fulfill all four drives. This simple design rule is the fundamental View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

December 2009 (Revised September 2014)
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TD Canada Trust

By: Dennis Campbell and Brent Kazan

The case illustrates the role of performance measurement and analytics in translating TD-Canada Trust's service model of "comfortable banking" into operational terms. In 2000, in a banking market where consumers and regulators were typically hostile to mergers and... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Commercial Banking; Profit; Balanced Scorecard; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Banking Industry; Canada

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Project, have made tremendous strides in predicting financial market crashes, panics, and crises. Participants left this session... View Details

03 Oct 2005
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The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

states adopted a new series of weight restrictions and levying fees. Truck trailers passing through multiple states could be fined for excessively heavy loads. It became a balancing act for truckers to haul... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

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Research - Global

accounting case is intended to teach students how to compile an income statement, a balance sheet, and a cash flow statement. It focuses on Blank Corporation, an innovative South Korean company that bridged... View Details

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

she served for several years on the Advisory Board of Women in Animation, a non-profit organization striving to improve the representation and career opportunities for women in the animation industry. Currently she serves as a corporate... View Details

29 Mar 2022
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5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

minute, and then builds up creating an asset on the balance sheet,” he says. 3. Companies innovate to have a positive impact on society Leaders who leave legacies head enterprises that make creating public... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2022
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Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails

rated the productivity of workers on a seven-point scale from “unsatisfactory” to “excellent” in categories such as ability, cooperation, job knowledge, creativity, productivity, and quality of work. Hybrid is the right View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

23 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School

large venues, universities, and corporations. Today, Armored Things has over 30 employees. Her second year of business school, especially the second semester, was tough since she was balancing starting a... View Details

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

offer. Financial Accounting $1,850 Next 8-week session starts June 18th Enroll Now In this accounting fundamentals course, discover what's behind the numbers in financial statements, such as balance sheets View Details

07 Jul 2021
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Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust

smarts—“competence alone is never enough” to ensure trust, Sucher says. The other three elements need to be considered. Motive: Customers are intent on understanding a company’s motive: why they do what they do, and whose interests they... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

Working PapersWhen Does Domestic Saving Matter for Economic Growth? Authors:Philippe Aghion, Diego Comin, Peter Howitt, and Isabel Tecu Abstract Can a country grow faster by saving more? We address this question both theoretically View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Design Driven Innovation

By: Roberto Verganti

Firms, managers and scholars have often balanced between two approaches to innovation: user centered (where incremental innovation is pulled by the market) and technology push (where innovation comes from breakthrough development in technologies). However there is a... View Details

The Founder's Dilemmas

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in... View Details

15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

stagnated, and the Rousseff administration struggled to find the best balance between reducing inflation, maintaining a flexible exchange rate, and improving the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Pay by July 31 $1,850 Certificate Financial Accounting Professor V.G. Narayanan In this accounting fundamentals course, discover what's behind the numbers in financial statements, such as balance sheets View Details

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