Thought Leadership
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Does taking photos make experiences more enjoyable?
With the rise of the smartphone, the use of digital photography has exploded -- and with it concerns that we are paying more attention to documenting our lives than living them. In a new study, Yale SOM's Gal Zauberman investigated whether taking photos diminishes or enhances experiences.
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Unfriendly Skies: chances are your company could be the next United Airlines
Business has a design problem called regulation
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The most pressing issues for platform providers in the sharing economy
Platform providers Rover.com, OpenBay, and Agora discussed "chicken-and-egg" and other challenges they face at a recent Digital Initiative event at Harvard Business School
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The journey of a serial entrepreneur
Daniel Debow, a serial entrepreneur in-the-making describes his passion for pushing the envelope and the opportunities that excite him most.
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Flying High: China's aviation industry is becoming a global force
Twenty years ago, flying in China was for the privileged few. Today it is for the masses, and as China is on its way to becoming the biggest single market for air passengers, the industry has begun an international push
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Ancient Indian wisdom is urgently needed in leadership thinking
Leadership is about conquering the outside from the inside. It is about developing the ability to see imperfection perfectly
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Is waste-stream management the future yellow brick road?
A move towards creating viable market opportunities through the promise of a circular economy may be the way forward
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How your bonus affects your colleague's behaviour
Incentives aren't just about rewarding individual achievement. They can also be a key factor in shaping group behaviour
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Economic and financial challenges for the European Union in 2017
The following open lecture, "Challenges for the European Union in 2017," was presented by economist Nicolas Véron at ESMT Berlin on January 24, 2017. While not a verbatim transcript of the presentation, it is based on Véron's oral delivery and his unpresented but prepared notes.
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What happens when the same investors own everything?
Since their creation, index funds have allowed investors to diversify their holdings at a low cost. But according to research by Yale SOM's Florian Ederer, all of that diversification has a surprising side effect: in many industries, companies are owned by an overlapping set of investors, reducing their incentive to compete.
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Entrepreneurship in India - Then and now
Many new-age entrepreneurs today don't come from traditional business families. And that reflects in their mindset. Authority is not linked with ownership while rapid growth is their mantra