Code Of Conduct - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

Why are women so dramatically underrepresented in formal leadership positions, and what can be done about it? That's the basic question contemplated in a book of essays called, The Difference "Difference" Makes, edited by Debra... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

Fast Answer

Identifiers in Business Information Databases

style="font-size:11pt">GV Key – GV Keys are unique to Standard and Poor’s databases (Compustat and Capital IQ). This code represents a company. The GVKey is a 6-digit code and can... View Details

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

water dispensers,” says Hussam, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School whose research lies at the intersection of development, behavioral, and health economics. “Which means that when these initiatives don’t work, nobody can... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2023
What Do You Think?

How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

Account of a Research Program Conducted by the Western Electric Company, Hawthorne Works, Chicago (Harvard University Press, 1939) Edgar Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership(Jossey-Bass, 1985) Your... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Jan 2011
HBS Case

Terror at the Taj

of them, unfortunately, gave their lives to save guests." A dozen employees died. Most Difficult Case Deshpandé, a native of Bombay (now Mumbai), says it took a full week to View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accommodations

01 Apr 2020
Blog Post

The Product Design Sprint - 5 Things I Learned in Launch Lab 1

interacted with the product and learn about how they received it. After these interviews, it was clear that the optimal product was a blend of the two solutions. 3. Find a problem first, then start solving it. When View Details

13 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

research, Cole is studying the link between a firm's compensation programs and the personalities of its employees. "We're conducting a project to see how the incentive schemes you choose affect the type... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

Web

Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

Invitation to a global professional network, including the HBS Online Connext conference, HBS faculty events, and HBS Online Community Yes No *Considered more impactful than other online programs (From a 2023 survey of participants across... View Details

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

and data science. We even have a political-science-major-turned-software-engineer who learned to code at Dev Bootcamp. 2. There’s a wide range of industry experience I also expected everyone to come from a... View Details

Research Summary

My research draws upon social and cultural theories to address three important topics in marketing: branding strategy, organizing to deliver creative content, and cultural consumer behavior:

1)Branding Strategy: How are iconic brands built?

I have... View Details

10 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS

was mostly on the bench. I took advantage of this time to take coding classes and read textbooks about data analytics, and before long had a strong technical skillset which was invaluable to the team. During... View Details

21 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

and Coding Clubs, Bracaglia keeps in close proximity to the critical design and engineering aspects of his ambitions. But it’s the school’s general management focus that he believes will prove most useful.... View Details

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

are so many salespeople so terrible at managing? It’s because even after they put on their manager hats, they continue to suffer from the “super salesperson syndrome,” unable to disconnect from the thrill of selling. They hover over their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Portrait Project

Zoe Otedola

“Do it for them,” I whispered, sitting down to take the GMAT. Knowing only 4% of black test takers score over 700, tears pierced the corners of my eyes. Exhaustion creeped up my spine. I reminded myself I... View Details

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

School, who is one of the study’s authors. “If you are connecting with people who are strong ties, that’s not as useful, but if you are connecting with people who are extremely weak ties, that’s also not as useful. Moderately weak ties... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 May 2012
Research & Ideas

OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?

measures. When he and colleague David I. Levine heard of a program at California OSHA to conduct randomized inspections of workplaces, they realized they had the perfect... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

conduct an analysis to determine how companies were responding to the crisis. Were they retaining their staff and providing essential workers with extra pay, or were they cutting expenses through layoffs and furloughs? "It gave us a rare... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

Web

Aldrich Hall | About

support research at the HBS “Fatigue Laboratory,” which conducted research that tested the productivity of industrial workers in locales ranging from the basement of Morgan... View Details

28 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Remote Workers Spend More on Housing. Do They Deserve Higher Pay?

To executives expecting to save on office space when some employees continue working remotely post-pandemic: Not so fast. Makeshift desks and kitchen tables have sufficed for many people working from home to avoid COVID-19. However, permanently remote workers tend to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

17 Jan 2023
Book

Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them

certainly, but not all. Some companies are still very “check the box.” It's why employees are cynical about compliance programs. They see reviewing the code of conduct and... View Details