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- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
about gender and race or perceptions about age and class. Indeed, vast research shows that certain groups, such as women and African Americans, have a tougher time getting ahead. Yet Huang argues that we can’t let other people’s stereotypes or their views of our faults... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
were many opportunities for enormous personal gain that distracted top executives from the essential tasks of maintaining institutional integrity and building stable relationships with shareholders and employees. Similarly, Enron's... View Details
- 05 Oct 2023
- News
On the Move: Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003)
Our “On the Move” series highlights HBS alumni who are taking on new roles and responsibilities. Here we speak with Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003), who has been named Macy’s new chief customer and digital officer. In this role, Magni will take charge of Macy’s digital... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
innovation and entrepreneurship in renewable energy. Using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we first show that patenting in renewable energy remains highly concentrated in a few large energy firms. In 2009, the top 20 firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
What's a Boss Worth?
concluded that replacing a boss who was in the bottom 10 percent of the distribution with a boss who was in the top 10 percent had the same effect as adding another whole worker to a nine-person team—a huge effect for such a small... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
the Right Way Authors:Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (forthcoming) Abstract What happens when speakers try to "dodge" a question they would rather not answer by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
Many of us feel time-pressured, tethered to our smartphones so we can stay on top of work and home responsibilities. It can be tough to step off the daily merry-go-round, put our phones, laptops, and to-do lists aside, and find decent... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online
transition your career. You’ll build lasting connections that support you wherever life takes you next. Learn More about the HBS Online Learning Model HBS Online vs. Other Top Business Schools with Online, Asynchronous Courses HBS Online... View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?
low-income countries, instead of zealously guarding it, cutting it off from patients and profits. The licensees then work with local governments and markets while paying the pharmaceutical company for the right to sell generic versions of... View Details
- 07 Nov 2023
- News
Love and Money
then they manage the profile, because it's a full-time job. These people have desks that are littered with burner phones. And so every client has their own phone number. They're on Match.com and Bumble and Hinge and the Right Stuff, and... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 04 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.
kata to make our lives a little better every day,” Takeuchi says. 2. Ask the right questions When navigating uncertain waters, an ingrained sense of purpose serves as a rudder. To maintain the necessary balance between agility and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
thinking about problems and to do it at the right time or even ahead of time. He's a marvelous freak of nature." On quiet moral leadership: "Within everyday ordinary people, if you look closely, you can find some extraordinary things."... View Details
Keywords: Management
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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online
build lasting connections that support you wherever life takes you next. Learn More about the HBS Online Learning Model HBS Online vs. Other Top Business Schools with Online, Asynchronous Courses HBS Online HBSO Others Considered more... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
exaggerated emphasis on sustainable competitive advantage has drawn attention away from the fact that strategy must be a dynamic tool for guiding the development of a company over time. "Strategy has become more about formulation than implementation, and more about... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
the top of his list of leaders who imparted the wrong lessons are Milton Friedman, who believed companies should prioritize their stock prices, and Bob McNamara, the inventor of top-down management, who measured his way to success with... View Details
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
This function of keeping and nurturing values can be more difficult in public companies, where turnover of top leaders is relatively frequent. “Philosophically-wise, families are the key agent for passing on these value sets from one... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
segments and creating a staggering array of business opportunities and threats. The digitization of tasks and processes has become essential to competition. General Electric, for example, was at risk of losing many of its top customers to... View Details
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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni
the workforce after pausing for caregiving are given the opportunity to forge a path forward. reacHIRE reacHIRE helps women transition back to work after a voluntary career break. In addition to comprehensive career development training, the program connects View Details