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- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
that it is high time our government started addressing the long-term issues America faces. It was also clear, however, that business can take collective action without waiting for government. It can invest to create more-competitive local suppliers, schools and View Details
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by Nitin Nohria
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
traditional approach, which focused primarily on skills training. To confirm causation and explore the mechanisms underlying the effects, we replicated the results in a laboratory experiment. We found that individuals working temporarily as part of a research team were...
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Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that action is taken to address the problems, and (3) communicating about actions taken. Sixty-nine randomly selected hospitals, 20 of which were randomly selected to engage in the three activities for 18...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
arrestor? Without Blitz, would Walmart have engaged in an effective communication campaign on the safe use of gas cans? My assessment is that Blitz would have been replaced by an alternative manufacturer,...
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- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
Where once "corporate giving" meant writing an annual check to a favorite charity, more recently businesses and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have joined forces to achieve their separate, but related missions. When these partnerships crossed the line from View Details
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by Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
event: gaining endorsement of the startup's technology standard, openly developing the startup's technology within the community (but not necessarily gaining endorsement), simply attending physical meetings of the community, and having...
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- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
sensitive to the solicited person’s gender, with women responding more than men. These results shed light on the factors that drive employees’ engagement in organizational tasks, beyond regular duties, and provide insights on how to...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
friends’ purchasing. Third, they looked at whether liking affects things other than purchasing (for example, whether it can persuade people to engage in healthful behaviors). And fourth, they tested whether boosting likes by paying to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
Dennis, and Maria Loumioti Abstract—We study the portability of soft information in a decentralized financial institution. Theories from a variety of literatures suggest that difficulties in capturing, storing, and communicating soft...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
company whose management engaged in a massive accounting fraud. ChuoAoyama was PwC's Japanese affiliate and one of Japan's largest audit firms. In May 2006, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) suspended ChuoAoyama for two months...
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Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615027-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 915-404 HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service HandsOn Bay Area, an organization devoted to the performance of (and development of leaders for)...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Risk Authors: Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we explore the effect of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
schedule to be productive. I wanted to discuss skills that have been critical in my own career. Communication is one—reading, writing, and speaking. Another is how you operate within your organization and deal with both those above you...
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by Deborah Blagg
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
mission is to "improve the lives of poor children in America's most devastated communities." While this mission inspired volunteers, donors, and even management, it didn't communicate a plan of action. How can an organization measure the...
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by Manda Salls
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
budgets. These include affirmative budgeting (full influence), consultative budgeting (moderate influence), and authoritative budgeting (low influence). When organizations communicate that employees will be involved in budgeting,...
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- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Below are the views that faculty shared with the HBS community on Earth Day. 1. Robert G. Eccles Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and author of One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy (This article, titled,...
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by Staff
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management consulting firms. Our qualitative analysis identified four...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
behavior change. This might be because you need to engage in the desired behavior many times before it sticks as habit. With COVID-19, we’re going through an extended period of heightened adherence to healthy hygiene behaviors such as...
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by Danielle Kost
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
organization in China. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207057 Japan Communications, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 805-119 In 2001, Seiji Frank Sanda is facing his worst crisis since founding Japan View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
were more convinced by persuasive appeals delivered by a Black interaction partner than by a White interaction partner. When interacting with a Black partner, Whites engaged in greater self-presentation, which in turn made them more...
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Martha Lagace