interview - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library

number of these questions (in addition to those related to course work or independent projects) that focus on career research – helping students create target lists, and learning more about industries or the companies they’re interviewing... View Details

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

awarded to Active Surfaces and second place went to WereWool. Rounding out the day was an interview of Tom Steyer, Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, by Jim Matheson, Special Advisor at BEV and The Engine, & Senior... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, Cynthia Carroll traveled to 14 countries, visiting mines and interviewing staff, meeting with government officials, and talking to miners and local community members. “I needed... View Details

August 2021
Case

Zoom Video Communications: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion During COVID-19

By: Karen G. Mills, Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and Gabriella Elanbeck

Keywords: Diversity Management; Diversity Training; Cultural Change; Cultural Diversity; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Inclusive Hiring; Hiring; Hiring Of Employees; Recruiting; Performance Management; Change Leadership; Race And Ethnicity; Racial Bias; Racial Disparity; Racial Injustice; Racial Tensions; Racism; Organization; Organization Process; Organization Structure; Structural/institutional Racism; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading; Gender Bias; Discrimination; Inequalities; Inequality; Social Change; Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment; Employee Bonding; Employee Empowerment; Employee Engagement; Employee Fairness; Employee Morale; Employee Performance Management; Employee Relations; Company Culture; Company Values; Values; COVID-19 Pandemic; Demographics; Diversity; Age; Ethnicity; Gender; Business Processes; Change Management; Change; Race; Human Capital; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Job Interviews; Leadership; Leading Change; Management; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Culture; Happiness; Prejudice and Bias; Satisfaction; Equity; Identity; Leadership Style; Values and Beliefs; Technology Industry; United States

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Educators

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

the world Sixteen years ago, Elkins completed a dissertation on colonial-era Africa, which earned her a PhD in history from Harvard and ended up making history in the world. Based on years of extensive interviews with elderly Kenyans and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

firm that discreetly interviews (not for attribution) a number of employees who interact with the senior executives being reviewed. I have directly observed this board-directed process in several situations and, in my experience, it has... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

08 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

the research in an e-mail interview with HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: Are you and Professor Mankiw really serious? Could you give us a brief background for your idea of taxing according to personal characteristics such as height?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2024
News

My Worst Job

time as my wife, send it in at a more comfortable hour, and just make life better for all of us. Skydeck is the Harvard Business School alumni podcast featuring interviews and insights from across the world of business. It’s produced by... View Details

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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

including Marriott International, Glossier, Dove Men+Care, The LEGO Group, Budweiser, Michelob ULTRA, and Mavi. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers). In addition, the authors interview other successful Harvard Business School alumnae who are creating or leaving legacies. What an MBA Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn By Bea Wray (MBA 1999) Post Hill... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

For fun, Light takes to the water for sails on the ocean near his Dartmouth, Massachusetts, summer home. "I grew up sailing every day on the Great Lakes, and that experience has stayed with me," he says. In his first interview... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

Q: How did you come to see charismatic leadership as a potential double-edged sword? What observations led to your decision to investigate this topic in depth? A: As we conducted our interviews with employees, there was a recurring theme:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

Showing how the boldest, most effective leaders use a special combination of trust, love, and belonging to create spaces where other people can excel, we offer practical, battle-tested tools—based on our work in companies such as Uber, Riot Games, and others—along with... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

narrative processing. The authors conduct qualitative interviews with taste experts (Master Sommeliers) to operationalize the holistic approach to hedonic learning, and then test it against traditional analytic methods in a series of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

definition of independence? My short answer is no. Several HBS colleagues and I recently did interviews with 35 directors who are leaders on their boards. We asked, "Tell us what you think needs to happen differently in the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

18 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 18

business contribution. The case uses interviews with Winfrey and her team to analyze how the business model and strategy of the company has changed—in the context of a dynamic marketplace, rapid technological innovation, and Winfrey's own... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

of fast food. Easterbrook, who had been a longtime McDonald’s branding executive from the UK, was tapped to take over as CEO. The case cites an interview with a former colleague, Richard Robinson, saying, “Steve knows every inch of how... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

emotions and race has appeared in The Atlantic, Boston Review, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Huffington Post, WomanKind, and New Philosopher Magazine. Cherry is also the host of the UnMute Podcast, where she interviews philosophers about the... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

the world, in India it has only just emerged over the past twenty years. In her study, which draws on interviews with over forty designers and others associated with the industry, as well as analysis of Indian magazine articles, Khaire... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

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