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Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups Small companies are receiving fewer applications, particularly from experienced professionals, according to research by Shai Bernstein and colleagues. How can startups overcome pandemic fears and compete for talent?

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines? Even in the best of times, pharmaceutical regulators tend to rush through drug applications in December. Now add in a ruthless pandemic. Research and insights from Lauren Cohen.

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions What does it take to cut through COVID-19 fatigue? Governments may need to refine how they convey exposure risks to a weary public, says research by Michael Luca and Edward Glaeser.

Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation

Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation The approach used by most economists to check academic research results is flawed for policymaking and evaluation. The authors propose an alternative method for designing economic policy analyses that might be applied to a wide range of economic policies

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020 Few could have predicted how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic would upend life and business. Our most-read stories and research papers reflect the challenges of a year we won't forget.

How Do CEOs Make Strategy?

How Do CEOs Make Strategy? A study of 262 Harvard Business School-educated CEOs traces differences in strategic decision-making across managers. CEOs leading larger, faster-growing firms tend to make highly structured strategic decisions and use more analytical deliberation. Management education has long-lasting effects on de...

Dove: Maintaining a Brand with Purpose

Dove: Maintaining a Brand with Purpose HBS Working Knowledge: Business Research for Business Leaders

The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings

The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings Many digital products offer “freemiums”: that is, part of the product for free, often with advertising, and an enhanced customer experience for payment. This research, in a mobile game context, shows the importance of recognizing the short- and long-term effects on customer retention when managi...

Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care

Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care Black Americans experience disparities in health outcomes in the United States relative to other demographic groups. This study of heart attack sufferers over two decades develops a framework to examine the allocation of health care and the effectiveness of medical treatments, including beta-blocker...

How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?

How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity? Can workforce diversity take hold without inclusion? James Heskett reflects on one company's high-profile struggle to bring in more Black executives.

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers HBS Working Knowledge: Business Research for Business Leaders

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine Itching to get off the COVID couch? New research by John Beshears bucks conventional wisdom about what it takes to make exercise a habit.