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- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
be helpful: 1. It is almost impossible to insult someone by asking too much. At the worst, they will be flattered to be thought of as being much wealthier than they are. 2. If you ask too low, you may leave a lot of money on the table....
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by Danielle Kost
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
push back, limiting the financial upside. If you create value, no one pushes back. About the Author Danielle Kost is the editor-in-chief of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image:...
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- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
seen before. More people are employed today, so it would be harder to start those kinds of businesses. The opportunities are different when you’re at the economic bonanza. This article was featured in the HBS Digital Initiative's The New Travel Formula edition. View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
attempt to do this at scale. I’ll be tweeting new insights as we add them to the microsite, and invite everyone interested to follow me @miketoffel on Twitter. About the Author Danielle Kost is the...
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- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
running.” “By doing so, managers and customers alike stand to learn a lot about how well the company’s offerings fit with customers’ needs and preferences, so that better decisions can be made on both sides.” About the Author Danielle...
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- 15 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021
if employees have the psychological safety to reflect on these close calls, says research by Amy C. Edmondson, Olivia Jung, and colleagues. 5. How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves Aggressive downsizing at...
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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation....
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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
Vasella Illustration by Dennis Balogh Twenty years ago a young doctor with a hankering for business experience gave up his clinical practice in Bern, Switzerland, and moved to East Hanover, New Jersey, to try his hand at drug sales with...
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- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration. About the Author Danielle Kost is a senior editor at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: vm] Related Reading These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How...
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- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
you’ll be talking amongst yourselves.” About the Author Danielle Kost is senior editor at HBS Working Knowledge. [Image: ColobusYeti] Related Reading: Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty How...
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- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
they forge relationships with user groups. Danielle Kost: How can companies engage user communities more effectively? What advantages can they provide a firm? Frank Nagle and Sonali K. Shah: User communities can differentiate a firm’s...
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Daniel Serna
Reservations demonstrated community-supported agriculture by managing a dairy herd and producing grass-fed beef. "I took an A.P. class in economics," Dan says, "to learn more about the business environment." When he...
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- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
competitors to take advantage of the market opportunity,” she says. Danielle Kost is senior editor at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Image: Jarretera Related Reading: Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall...
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- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
Monetary Fund and an economics professor at Harvard University; Brent Neiman, a professor at the University of Chicago; and Jenny Tang, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Danielle Kost...
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- 11 Jun 2020
- In Practice
Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?
afflicting most companies today should be relatively modest in organizations that build and manage their businesses around software. David B. Yoffie is the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration. About the Author View Details
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- 14 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?
Technology, on the working paper Internal Deadlines, Drug Approvals, and Safety Programs, released by the National Bureau of Economic Research in November. Danielle Kost: How should people interpret your...
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- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
on how COVID-19 might reshape city life and the business ecosystem. “As business and policy leaders try to navigate the crisis created by the pandemic, there’s an urgent need for data and evidence to help guide the decisions leaders are...
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- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
Germany, that would be encouraging.” About the Author Danielle Kost is the senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: TomFreeze] Related Reading: What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete...
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- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
to address,” Ely says. “I think it can be done. Do I think it actually will be done or when? I don’t know.” About the Author Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge....
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- 17 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Managers Stifle Creativity
Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Image credit: francescoch Related Reading: Research Paper: In Pursuit of Everyday Creativity Does Competition Make Us More...
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