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Air Pollution Brings Down the Stock Market
Heyes, Anthony; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1702B-EEconomíaWhen researchers compared daily data from the S&P 500 index with daily environmental data from Lower Manhattan, they discovered a connection between poor air quality and diminished stock performance.Desde 8,20 €
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd.: Meeting Employee Expectations
Shashank Shah; Ajith Sankar; David J. SharpCaso IVEY-9B13C036-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasThe executive director, human resources, at Hindustan Unilever Ltd., a market leader in the Indian fast moving consumer goods sector and the Indian subsidiary of the major multinational, Unilever Ltd., is concerned that the company may be losing its position as the “dream employer” for graduates from the top Indian business schools from which it recruits its management personnel. The shifting demographic profile of employees and their changing ex...Desde 8,20 €
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArtículo 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.Desde 8,20 €
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArtículo 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.Desde 8,20 €
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArtículo 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.Desde 8,20 €
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1703B-EIniciativa emprendedoraIf 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.Desde 8,20 €
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Acer Incorporated: Core Management Principles
David J. Sharp; Lynette Chou; Hsien-Lian ChiuCaso IVEY-9B10N034-EDirección estratégica, FinanzasThe chief financial officer of Acer Incorporated has to decide how to manage the higher level of complexity of the company's exchange risk after their restructuring. This must be done in a way which is consistent with Acer's core principles, one of which is to find simple effective solutions to unavoidable business risks. The case addresses the technical issues of exposure measurement and hedging, the challenge of hedging expected, but not contra...Desde 8,20 €
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Life's Work: David McCullough
McCullough, David; Berinato, ScottArtículo 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.Desde 8,20 €
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We Look Like Our Names
Sellier, Anne-Laure; Berinato, ScottArtículo 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.Desde 8,20 €
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Visualizations That Really Work
Berinato, ScottArtículo 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...Desde 8,20 €