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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

numbers Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Air traffic controllers' union dismantled Union representation drops Information technology redistributes job functions Influence: Low 90 1990 s Reengineering Record high employment Service... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

people (e.g., Chelsea Clinton, Peter Thiel) speak. In addition to all the above, many RCs opt for a leadership position in a student club or enter intensive internship recruitment periods. Personally, I organized the Technology Club’s... View Details

03 Feb 2011
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Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

leadership, governance, innovation management, the networking of organizations, and social responsibility—as the "single most important development(s) in the area of management in the just-ended decade of the new century."... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

Source: iStock If you’re stressed out because it feels like there are never enough hours in the day, here’s a solution: hire a housecleaner, order takeout, and pay the kid next door to mow the lawn. In other words, buy yourself more free time. View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

jumped after the first two stimulus payments hit in April 2020 and January 2021, driven by retail investor buying, says research by Harvard Business School Professor Robin Greenwood. "We've been through this extraordinary period in the markets, where the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

There’s a new frontier in diversity programs focused not on race or gender but on cognitive ability. The growing interest in neurodiversity—hiring people with cognitive disabilities like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)—is motivated by... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

public school students from all over New York City would meet to discuss one or two works of art from the collection in depth. The conversation was moderated by a wonderful... View Details

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

says Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration. “They can’t rely on data scientists alone.” Experiments have come to have an outsize influence within tech companies from Uber to Zillow, which test... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

or multiple keystones, the heart of technology strategy for a niche player is to continually innovate by integrating technology available from the ecosystem to sharpen the... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

"Get it right the first time." On the other hand, some software development processes are designed nowadays so that they can be reconfigured cheaply and quickly. Developers generate new versions of a software system as often as... View Details

Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin

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Howard E. Cox | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details

07 Jun 2016
First Look

June 7, 2016

collaborative projects, most of which focused on software, were not supportive of the hypothesis. We argue that these contradictory results arise because digital technologies make possible new modes of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details

Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

"You really forget that you're speaking across a fiber-optic cable," says Slind, who has observed videoconferences at the San Jose, California-based company. "You feel like you're sitting across from this person." Slind hastens to add... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

31 May 2023
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

Lots of people have great ideas for new products and services, but most lack the imagination and doggedness to actually get them launched. Darren Rovell is a notable exception. As a college student, he had a passion for the business of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

01 Sep 2003
News

Kumar Mahadeva

Mahadeva Photo courtesy Cognizant Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH) founder, chairman, and CEO Wijayaraj A. (“Kumar”) Mahadeva explains how his company can help businesses still reeling from... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

Black. “Banks don’t want to touch this; they consider it a toxic asset,” Dlodlo says of the rubble-strewn lot. The challenges confronting Dlodlo are not unique to Baltimore. Cities ranging from San Francisco to View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

making their own self-selection to continuously work from home. So companies should have the right processes and incentives in place to allow for that flexibility. Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury (@prithwic) is the Lumry Family Associate... View Details