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- 13 Feb 2019
- News
We’re All Going to Get Hacked
If you don’t fix it, you’re going to lose the trust. If you couldn’t go into a restaurant and trust the fact that the food had been prepared right. And that’s because there’s laws and regulations that come in there. We see restaurants... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
spread the high fixed costs of development and commercialization over their high sales volumes.” Those larger companies also may have benefitted from brand reputation, which could see customers flock to trusted names in a time of... View Details
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
and TripAdvisor contain hundreds of millions of consumer reviews; online marketplaces also rely on reputation systems to facilitate trust between strangers. Economists help companies design reputation systems, “focusing on understanding... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
with leaders as they really are, forgive the inevitable transgression but file it away for future reference Pfeffer attributes the abysmal levels of trust in which employees hold their organizations’ leaders (levels of trust, he fails to... View Details
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
react to the hiring decision, and was it worth the risk? Would male employees or local partners be reluctant to work with a woman? Would local customers refuse to trust the decisions of a woman? "You're basically facing a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Lisa Cousins
of autonomy and I really value knowing that they trust me to do the right thing and learn from my successes and mistakes, but are also there for me when I need them. Of course it’s not only about leaders, but also having a great team.... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
trust and credibility than a giant agribusiness company coming in and saying we want to help you.” Financing. That could come from the anchor corporation as part of its CSR budget, as well as from impact investors who seek social benefits... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
self-image is based on perfection, it’s hard to trust yourself enough to swing for the fences on something new. One of the surprises from this research was the extent to which the high need to achieve is as strong a force as an addiction.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
importance of respect and personal affection for one's business colleagues. In 1986, his trust in his own business partner was violated in an incident involving the sale of SABO stock without his knowledge or approval. Mindful of the key... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
projections," he observes. "But in the final analysis, none of that can happen if you don't have the right people. As an officer, I had to know how to get things done through others by selecting them properly, trusting them, allowing them... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
a chief litigation counsel at Bessemer Trust in New York City, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School. With his legal and other expertise, he also does pro bono work for the Sports Legacy Institute. “I continue to watch... View Details
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
department, Offensend says. “Eighty-five percent of veterans are male, a third of women veterans have experienced military sexual trauma and so, guess what, they’re not inclined to trust a male-oriented, male-dominated organization. So... View Details
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
he was doing, but he tried. He wrote all these books about how to grow coffee. People laughed at them and at him. After a few years, he left and moved back to Mexico City. He was a failure. But coffee stayed. And coffee succeeded." Institutions Of View Details
- 07 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 7
self-interests of others contributes to suboptimal outcomes. Yet sometimes, an excess of cynicism appears to lead us to overthink the actions of others and make negative attributions about their motivations without sufficient cause. In the process, we may miss... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
Casals, 129-150. Papers d'Economia Industrial. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya, 2010 Abstract The chapter provides an overview of the recent literature discussing the pros and cons of cluster policy. Read the paper: http://web.gencat.cat/ People Often View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
They are also focused on short-term performance of the stock market, both in good and bad times, and therefore, perhaps over-reacting to the current events. We need to rebuild trust in management and the institutions that help to make the... View Details
- Profile
Georges F. Doriot
five-year plan as a corporate strategy. “He was an extraordinary individual with a quiet charisma that made him the trusted adviser of a wide group of businessmen and other leaders,” wrote Robert McCabe, MBA 1958, who became a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
five-year stint managing the multibillion dollar United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds, Cohen was tapped by National Trust for Historic Preservation head Michael Ainslie (MBA ’68) to be the nonprofit’s senior... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
incentive. However, with a recruiter that is trusted and valued, who has successfully worked with the firm for a significant period of time, the hiring firms can leverage their insight of candidates to increase hiring success. Recruiters,... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
trust and liquidity when launching new marketplaces as well as challenges encountered as marketplaces mature (e.g., congestion and disintermediation). Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818096-PDF-ENG Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman