programs - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

Company Authors:Michael Beer and Magnus Finnstrom Publication:Leadership in Action, November-December 2009 Abstract Traditional leadership development programs often fail to achieve the desired results because they don't focus on learning... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

match was abandoned. This provides an opportunity to study the effects of a match, by observing the differences in the outcomes and organization of the market when a match was operating and when it was not. After the GI match ended, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak

the Trump Administration authorized $7 billion in disaster loans for small businesses affected by COVID-19. The program helps businesses in states that have declared emergency status borrow as much as much as $2 million and repay it over... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Food & Beverage

04 Mar 2015
What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

Walmart's actions, or rather reactions, are proof it is necessary for government to act if change is to be expected. "Question the value of training programs and apprenticeships? The power of the German economy is the only example... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

Why is it that the U.S. federal government allows local communities to give tax dollars to wealthy sports team owners rather than to create better benefits for citizens? Why are organ-donor programs constrained to the point where... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

08 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 8, 2010

"bridging the valley of death" (i.e., helping young, innovative companies finance technically risky and very capital intensive development and commercialization programs). The case focuses on two DOE programs in particular, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

There's an important distinction. Very early in the program we decided that we wouldn't focus purely on nonprofits. We thought it should be about social enterprise, regardless of whether it's for-profit or nonprofit. We defined social... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

17 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry

Most advertisers have some way to have online links even in ads that aren't online. For instance, many magazine ads prominently tell you, "Here's our Web site to get more information." TV news programs always send you to their... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

displays; and videoconferencing assists on-line shoppers. Retailers need to revisit past technologies periodically to consider whether there are new opportunities to create value for customers. Lesson 9: Use Technology To Tailor Marketing View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

intended impact: Who are the intended beneficiaries? What benefits do our programs create? What do we want to maximize? How do we define success? What won't we do? What would make us obsolete? To illustrate, Bradach introduced the example... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

22 Jun 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation

Questions To Be Answered What's the best bonus program to boost sales productivity? Can companies inspire heroism in employees? Can employers promote moral behavior? Does money lead to creativity? What's The Best Bonus View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

the psychological satisfaction of creating patrimonio, something of enduring value to be passed on to the next generation. The insight that buildings represented more than simple utility helped CEMEX position a program aimed at these... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

be in a position to do that." Mills is looking at models for delivering capital to these companies, including the SBA's Small Business Investment Company program (SBIC). This program, which in most cases allows private investment... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services

07 Sep 2007
What Do You Think?

Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?

programs that "tailor learning for students" rather than just meet rigid standards, would help. Can business schools do much about what may be largely market-driven phenomena in a field that has never qualified as a profession?... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

transformed several industries over the past two years—may offer solutions for overwhelmed resettlement programs run by both nongovernmental organizations and governments, according to a study by Harvard Business School Assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

generate important and long-lasting research” Among the issues she hopes researchers will address are whether a new requirement for companies to report workplace injuries has increased compliance with safety regulations; whether voluntary workplace injury prevention... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond

Schneider, Tufano proposes a slight renovation of the program that will make it easier for asset-poor families to use savings bonds to build a nest egg for the future. Families living paycheck to paycheck rarely squirrel away funds to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

Happold developed its first formal internal training programs under the name of "Archimedes Academy." The first two programs were (1) the Job Leader Program, targeted for senior engineers and... View Details