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Making Financial Markets Work For Consumers
Campbell, John Y.; Jackson, Howell E.; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Tufano, PeterArticle HBS-R1107B-EEconomicsIn 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created a new federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to improve the functioning of consumer financial services markets. The Bureau is scheduled to open its doors in July 2011. Its first director will be responsible not only for setting the policy direction of the agency but also for establishing its organizational structure and management climate. In this op...Starting at €8.20
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1901B-EThough the research on meditation and mindfulness is almost universally positive, a new study points to a potential downside of being present in the moment: A significant decrease in motivation. Yet, surprisingly, the inspirational dip appeared to have no impact on task performance.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Starting at €8.20
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.Starting at €8.20
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1309D-EDetailed accounting records from the 19th century reveal that U.S. and West Indian slaveholders used scientific management techniques to run their operations.Starting at €8.20
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Visualizations That Really Work
Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1606H-ENot long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations (or dataviz) was a nice-to-have skill for design- and data-minded managers. But now it's a must-have skill for all managers, because it's often the only way to make sense of the work they do. Decision making increasingly relies on data, which arrives with such overwhelming velocity, and in such volume, that some level of abstraction is crucial. Thanks to the internet and a growing numb...Starting at €8.20
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Teach Workers About the Perils of Debt
Lusardi, Annamaria; Tufano, PeterArticle HBS-F0911A-ELeadership and People ManagementMost consumers don't understand how interest rates work and can't make sound decisions about borrowing. So wouldn't employees be better served by company programs that ventured beyond retirement planning and helped them stop pouring money into credit card fees and payments?Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: David McCullough
McCullough, David; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1301N-EDavid McCullough, historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman and John Adams, on what the history of leadership means for managers today.Starting at €8.20
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H&R Block 2006
Tufano, Peter; Roy, Arijit; McClintock, EmilyCase HBS-307091-EFinanceMark Ernst, the Chairman, CEO and President of H&R Block, has to decide how to respond to a competitive threat posed by a competitor's refund lending product. Block is the largest U.S. tax preparation firm, which competes not only on its tax preparation services, but also through the provision of related financial services. A rival offers a pre-season refund lending product that has drawn away Block customers. Ernst feels that the product as stru...Starting at €8.20
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We Look Like Our Names
Sellier, Anne-Laure; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1705B-EA team of researchers has discovered that we associate names with physical traits--and that we all subconsciously try to fit our name's stereotype.Starting at €8.20