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- May 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (A)
By: Anita Elberse and Jason Bergsman
In October 2007, the British band Radiohead caused a stir when it announced it would allow customers to decide how much to pay for its new album, released exclusively as a digital download and available only from the band's own website. The pricing plan represented a...
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Keywords:
Music Entertainment;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution;
Problems and Challenges;
Online Technology;
Music Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Jason Bergsman. "Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-110, May 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- October 2006 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Clinical Change at Intermountain Healthcare
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Erika Ferlins
Provides a detailed description of the way in which several improvements and innovations in clinical care were arrived at. Describes individual insights, how these were evaluated and validated, and how they were translated into improved medical practices. The changes...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Processes;
Performance Improvement;
Practice;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Erika Ferlins. "Clinical Change at Intermountain Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 607-023, October 2006. (Revised January 2008.)
- 05 Nov 2019
- News
Best Business Books 2019: Talent & leadership
- 13 May 2019
- News
Reading the Market
- 2008
- Book
Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America—and How We Can Get More of It
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Who are the happiest Americans? Surveys show that religious people think they are happier than secularists, and secularists think they are happier than religious people. Liberals believe they are happier than conservatives, and conservatives disagree. In fact, almost...
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Brooks, Arthur C. Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America—and How We Can Get More of It. New York: Basic Books, 2008.
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
edited by Roderick M. Kramer and Todd L. Pittinsky. Oxford University Press, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Peek - MBA
there is a two-step registration process. First, prospective attendees should complete the pre-enrollment online form. Second, prospective attendees sign up for individual sessions in January. If you’ve previously attended Peek and are...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
Beliefs about Gender Differences in Social Preferences
By: Christine L Exley, Oliver P. Hauser, Molly Moore and John-Henry Pezzuto
While there is a vast (and mixed) literature on gender differences in social preferences, little is known about believed gender differences in social preferences. This paper documents robust evidence for believed gender differences in social preferences. Across a wide...
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Exley, Christine L., Oliver P. Hauser, Molly Moore, and John-Henry Pezzuto. "Beliefs about Gender Differences in Social Preferences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-079, June 2022.
- November 15, 2021
- Article
What Do Black Executives Really Want?
By: Frank Cooper III and Ranjay Gulati
Recruiting and retaining Black talent is a priority for many organizations. Most are committed to and investing in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). And yet, according to interviews and focus groups with Black executives working in a variety of blue-chip...
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Keywords:
Black Executives;
Selection and Staffing;
Retention;
Race;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management
Cooper, Frank, III, and Ranjay Gulati. "What Do Black Executives Really Want?" Harvard Business Review (website) (November 15, 2021).
- June 2017
- Article
Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk Taking?
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
Many experiments have found that participants take more investment risk if they see returns less frequently, see portfolio-level returns (rather than each individual asset’s returns), or see long-horizon (rather than one-year) historical return distributions. In...
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk Taking?" Review of Financial Studies 30, no. 6 (June 2017): 1971–2005.
- June 2013 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Pension Guarantee Funds
By: Robert C. Pozen and Patricia Bissett Higgins
The United States and the United Kingdom both had quasi-government agencies that provided back-up insurance for individuals participating in defined benefit ("DB") pension plans. This note compares and contrasts the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund ("PPF") with...
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Keywords:
Pensions;
Pension Guarantee Funds;
Pension Protection Fund;
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation;
Employee Retirement Income Security Act;
PBGC;
ERISA;
MAP-21;
Legislation;
Insurance;
Saving;
Retirement;
Labor;
Labor and Management Relations;
Employees;
Insurance Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom
Pozen, Robert C., and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Note on Pension Guarantee Funds." Harvard Business School Background Note 313-139, June 2013. (Revised August 2013.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Innovation Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Michael W. Morris
Innovative solutions to pressing global problems require effective inter-cultural communication. We propose that a barrier to the sharing of ideas pertinent to innovation in inter-cultural relationships is low affect-based trust, which arise from individuals' deficits...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge Sharing;
Trust
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Michael W. Morris. "Innovation Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-130, May 2009.
- November 2002 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
The Newsprint Industry
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Nabil I. Al-Najjar and James Pyke
Describes the 1990s consolidation on the newsprint industry. Questions whether consolidation will ever deliver on its promise. Whereas some industry observers maintain that the effects of consolidation are already visible, others argue that further consolidation is...
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Keywords:
Five Forces Framework;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Monopoly;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition;
Consolidation;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Nabil I. Al-Najjar, and James Pyke. "The Newsprint Industry." Harvard Business School Case 703-404, November 2002. (Revised March 2010.)
- 05 Oct 2014
- News
Networking can leave you down and dirty
- 17 Apr 2013
- News
How the Crowd Is Solving an 800-Year-Old Mystery
- 21 Jan 2021
- News
Issue salience and political stereotypes
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
Why Aren’t We Talking About LinkedIn?
Adjusting to Remote Work During the Coronavirus Crisis
Tsedal Neeley, a professor at Harvard Business School, says that there are simple ways leaders can help their employees stay productive, focused, and psychologically healthy as they work from home during the current global global pandemic. The right...
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First Impressions: The Science of Meeting People
A strong handshake and assertive greeting may not be the best way to make a good first impression. New research suggests that people respond more positively to someone who comes across as trustworthy rather than confident.
Social psychologist Amy... View Details- Research Summary
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I am a field researcher studying the relational nature of work. Organizations are inherently social institutions and provide myriad opportunities for relationship formation. My work begins with the simple insight that all relationships are not equal: interpersonal...
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