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- July 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Airbnb Emerges from the Pandemic: Lessons for Stakeholder Governance (B)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Allison M. Ciechanover
As the COVID pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel ground to a halt. For Airbnb, the San Francisco-based platform for renting accommodations, the impact was both swift and severe as revenues plummeted more than 70% over the prior year. Responding to the sudden...
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Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Leadership;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Value Creation;
Decision Making;
Goals and Objectives;
Travel Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Service Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Allison M. Ciechanover. "Airbnb Emerges from the Pandemic: Lessons for Stakeholder Governance (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-003, July 2021. (Revised August 2021.) (To be taught in September 2021.)
- March 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics
By: Anita Elberse, Catherine Anthony and Joshua Callahan
It is February 2007, exactly three years before Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics. Judy Rogers, City Manager for the City of Vancouver and a member of the Board of Directors for Vancouver's Organizing Committee (VANOC), is keen to ensure the Games will have a...
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Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Social Marketing;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Sports;
Public Administration Industry;
Sports Industry;
Vancouver
Elberse, Anita, Catherine Anthony, and Joshua Callahan. "The Vancouver 2010 Olympics." Harvard Business School Case 507-049, March 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
AI Companions Reduce Loneliness
By: Julian De Freitas, Ahmet K Uguralp, Zeliha O Uguralp and Puntoni Stefano
Chatbots are now able to engage in sophisticated conversations with consumers in the domain of relationships, providing a potential coping solution to widescale societal loneliness. Behavioral research provides little insight into whether these applications are...
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De Freitas, Julian, Ahmet K Uguralp, Zeliha O Uguralp, and Puntoni Stefano. "AI Companions Reduce Loneliness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-078, June 2024.
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
2014, the effect on wages persists in these areas. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52458 Crime and Violence: Desensitization in Victims to Watching Criminal Events By: Di Tella, Rafael, Lucia Freira,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better
flourish and thrive.” After all, people are good at faking when they are paying attention to others, consciously or not, smiling and nodding when they are really thinking about their favorite streaming show or the football game they View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- February 2018 (Revised September 2018)
- Case
Huawei: How Can We Lead the Way?
By: Elie Ofek, Tian Tao, Eden Yin and Nancy Hua Dai
On September 12, 2017, just as Apple’s Tim Cook was unveiling the iPhone X, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group (CBG), and Glory Cheung, his Chief Marketing Officer, were discussing some key strategic issues regarding Huawei’s smartphone business....
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Keywords:
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Communications;
Price;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy
Ofek, Elie, Tian Tao, Eden Yin, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Huawei: How Can We Lead the Way?" Harvard Business School Case 518-071, February 2018. (Revised September 2018.)
- 2008
- Thesis
Being B-Boys: Style, Identity, and Respect Among New England and Miami Street Dancers
By: Curtis K. Chan
This study examines the phenomenon of a street dance known as "b-boying" to explore how dancers locate, negotiate, and perform identities, as well as the tensions that occur concomitantly. Drawing on data from participant-observation, interviews, and diverse archival...
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- Web
Lifelong Learning - Alumni
experiences that help members to become their best selves. They are small, intimate groups usually comprised of seven to ten alumni who meet regularly and discuss their personal and professional lives confidentially. Big Ideas from Klarman Hall View Details
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
its stores. But, obviously, it didn't make money from movies sitting on the shelves; it was only when a customer rented a movie that Blockbuster made anything. It therefore needed to get the customer to watch the movie quickly, and then...
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- July–August 2016
- Article
How to Negotiate with a Liar
By: Leslie John
People, including negotiators, lie every day, so when you're trying to make a deal, it's important to defend against deception. The best strategy, says the author, is to focus not on detecting lies but on preventing them. She outlines five tactics that research has...
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John, Leslie. "How to Negotiate with a Liar." Harvard Business Review 94, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2016): 114–117.
- 29 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent
Gardner, David Beckham Ventures’ president, in the case studies. “MLS teams were worth $50 million back then—now most are worth between $450 and $600 million And with the Apple deal, people all over the world can tune in and watch MLS...
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- Web
College Students - MBA
Students Learn more about HBS, the MBA Program, and the options for current college students. Watch Video Find Answers Read through the frequently asked questions for 2+2 and our college programs. FAQ's More HBS Programs Doctoral Programs...
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- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
very intense.” In the same way, managers should be in tune with whether employees are working too hard and should encourage them to take breaks to avoid burning out. 9. Play the long game. Sanders learned important life lessons from View Details
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Social Learning
One major area of my research is social learning: the ways and extent to which people discover what they want and need from the behavior and opinions of others. Social learning takes many forms. Probably most obvious is word of mouth—the advice and... View Details
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some...
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by Avery Forman
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
full slate of options for responding. In a way, it’s almost a necessity in an ultra-competitive future, she says, because “a layoff is a lousy way to take care of business.” You Might Also Like: 8 Trends to Watch in 2023 People Trust...
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- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Watch Company, 1930–1958 Steven A. Burd Safeway, 1993–Present James E. Burke Johnson & Johnson Company, 1976–1989 Leo Burnett Leo Burnett Company, 1935–1971 Duane L. Burnham Abbott Laboratories, 1990–1999 David Burpee W. A. Burpee...
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- 1990
- Article
Social Influences on Creativity: Evaluation, Coaction, and Surveillance
By: T. M. Amabile, P. Goldfarb and S. C. Brackfield
Two experiments examined the effects of evaluation expectation and the presence of others on creativity. In both experiments, some subjects expected that their work would be evaluated by experts, and others expected no evaluation. Evaluation expectation was crossed, in...
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Creativity;
Social Psychology;
Situation or Environment;
Motivation and Incentives;
Performance Evaluation
Amabile, T. M., P. Goldfarb, and S. C. Brackfield. "Social Influences on Creativity: Evaluation, Coaction, and Surveillance." Creativity Research Journal 3 (1990): 6–21.
- 09 Jan 2024
- In Practice
Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year
will companies and their employees adjust to the new world of AI? Harvard Business School faculty members take a look at emerging AI trends and offer some advice for businesses on how to make the most of this new technology in 2024. Ayelet Israeli: View Details
- 2016
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Alberto Mora and the Costs and Consequences of Torture
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Benjamin Summers
Alberto Mora's time as General Counsel of the Navy from 2001–2006 greatly influenced his mission to illuminate the policy consequences of torture. Mora's drive to restore the nation's awareness and conscience against torture was gaining traction. Prominent...
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Keywords:
Leadership Skills;
Torture;
Costs And Consequences;
Humane;
Restraint;
Human Dignity;
Treatment Of Prisoners;
Prison;
Repression;
Opposition;
Revolution;
Democracy;
Communism;
International Affairs;
Public Service;
September 11;
War On Terror;
Operation Enduring Freedom;
Guantanamo;
Cuba;
Coalition;
Working Group;
Cruelty;
Interrogation;
Memorandum;
American Law;
Authority;
Authoritative;
Quadrennial Defense Review;
National Defense Authorization Act;
Public Engagement;
Advocacy;
Law;
Accountability;
Center For The Victims Of Torture;
Human Rights;
Public Policy;
Legality;
Morality;
Legal System;
Tactical Military Operations;
West Point;
NGO;
Human Rights First;
American Civil Liberties Union;
Human Rights Watch;
Amnesty International;
Constitution Project;
Center For Constitutional Rights;
Strategic Military Effect;
National Security;
Weapon;
Terrorism;
Prisoners Of War;
Abu Ghraib;
Pentagon;
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Leadership;
Rights;
Policy;
Public Opinion;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Benjamin Summers. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Alberto Mora and the Costs and Consequences of Torture." Harvard Business School Case 316-054, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)