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- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
minutes—during the pandemic’s early weeks. Employees also participated in more meetings, though for less time than they did before COVID-19 sent many workers home. “There is a general sense that we never stop being in front of Zoom or... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. Unfortunately, there is little evidence about the validity of these ratings. We examine how well two of the most widely used ratings—those of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship
team for Startup Bootcamp , use the Rock Summer Fellowship to work on your own venture or work for an early stage startup, and join the Rock Venture Partners program. How do I find other people interested in entrepreneurship? Each class... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
corporate leaders about the purpose of and means for change. In effect these two approaches to organizational change represent theories in use by senior executives and the consultants and academics who advise them. By "theory in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- Research Summary
Emotional Experience, Expression, and Regulation
Once considered irrational, emotions often exert a more profound influence on decision-making and workplace outcomes than logic or reason. Professor Brooks studies emotional experience, emotional expression, and how individuals can regulate their emotions... View Details
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
post. For example, euro area governments during the period 1999–2007 assiduously and inaccurately avoided forecasting deficit levels that would exceed the 3% Stability and Growth Pact threshold; meanwhile, private sector forecasters were not subject to this crude bias.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Acquisition (4) Knowledge Dissemination (5) Knowledge Management (40) Knowledge Sharing (14) Knowledge Use and Leverage (11) Knowledge (68) Labor and Management Relations (3) Labor (136) Law Enforcement (2) Lawfulness (1) Laws and... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
tell us what desirability is. If you’re more desirable, the theory is, you should be getting more attention via these messages,” McFowland says. Extremely attractive users might receive 100 messages, whereas middling users might land 50,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 05 May 2022
- HBS Case
College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need
hiring credentials and softening their degree requirements, Groysberg says. “How to find and hire talented workers needs to be rethought by corporate leaders,” says Groysberg, who co-wrote the note with HBS case writers Sarah Mehta, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman.... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- March–April 2021
- Article
Network-biased Technical Change: How Information Management Tools Overcome Some Biases but Exacerbate Others.
By: Gerald C. Kane and Lynn Wu
Organizations have long sought to improve employee performance by managing knowledge more effectively. In this paper, we test whether the adoption of digital tools for expertise search and access within an organization, often referred to as a support to an... View Details
Keywords: Digital Tools; Social Media; Social Networks; Transactive Memory Systems; Augmented Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Technology Adoption; Knowledge Management; Performance Improvement; Power and Influence; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kane, Gerald C., and Lynn Wu. "Network-biased Technical Change: How Information Management Tools Overcome Some Biases but Exacerbate Others." Organization Science 32, no. 2 (March–April 2021): 273–292.
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
in organizations, such as the World Management Survey, the Executive Time Use Study, and the first large scale management survey in hospitals, MOPS-H, conducted in partnership with the View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
that waking fresh and clearheaded makes us better able to see decisions in a clearer light. “It’s somewhat like moving information from short-term to long-term storage” That’s certainly what Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant professor in the... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
and 8 million employees out of work—three times the job losses seen by any other industry. While some restaurants began reopening in May and June, most featured only takeout, delivery, or outdoor dining options due to local restrictions.... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
doctoral student at the University of Chicago. The ‘state’ of the price gap matters Economists generally use two main data models to detect inflation and predict the pace at which retailers raise prices: View Details
- 14 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades
“Kinect” they were able to determine which researchers were quickest to use the new motion-capture knowledge embodied in the Kinect. Generalists created more impact When they compared the two sets, they found that the top 25 percent most... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS
how I should spend my time as an MBA student. A recurring piece of advice was “get to know your classmates beyond the classroom.” HBS does a great job at encouraging deep conversations among students – including through MyTakes, Evolve... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
Bulletin: When they have a grace period, how do people use that time and capital differently? Rigol: Giving people more time up front allows them to better match the cash flows... View Details
- 12 Apr 2013
- HBS Seminar
Gary Frazier, USC Marshall School of Business
- 05 Oct 2023
- News
On the Move: Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003)
played in the marching band. The group was invited to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in New York and had a private, after-hours tour of the store. “They showed us everything—the Christmas decorations, I just loved it. So... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade