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- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
on intangible capabilities, such as the ability to assess the value of the knowledge and skills that are already present within the firm and in some instances within its broader ecosystem; to rapidly understand how to redeploy them in new... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
business management, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, and strategy. He reached many students and researchers, but he reached a lot of businesspeople as well. I'm struck by how many executives have read what he wrote and how much... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
articulate how innovative people think. So over a period of years, we interviewed hundreds of innovators and almost 5,000 executives to identify ways of thinking that distinguish innovative people from typical executives. What we found is... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business advice ever received: “When I... View Details
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Press / Media
By: Debora L. Spar
I'll have a girl, please
American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006
DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
dilemma" in which a startup's resource dependence drives a wedge between the startup's value and the founder's ability to retain control of decision making. I develop hypotheses about this tradeoff and test the hypotheses on a unique... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
crises. Participants will leave this session understanding the state of the art in identifying financial market bubbles, and how predictable crises are. Women Protagonists: On and Off the Page Carin Knoop (MBA 1994), Executive Director,... View Details
- Web
Mergent Intellect | Baker Library
Mergent Intellect Provides access to private and public U.S and international business and industry data. Read More Platform also supplies access to industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, and the View Details
Alan C. Greenberg
As head of one of the nation’s leading securities trading, investment banking, and brokerage firms, Greenberg became a legend with his ability to both deliver profits and champion ethics. Greenberg encouraged his Bear Stearns employees to... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
make a smooth transition to life after sports; historically they've had a hard time," said former player Stacey Robinson, now a player development executive with the National Football League Players Association. Another key advantage... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
around 60 percent, where they remained. The inability to execute the work came from a host of problems, including the ability of contractors to perform or finish projects in any given fiscal year. The result... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Networked Computers behind IT Payoff
the Internet Protocol (IP)." McAfee explains that because they connect people to vast pools of information, networks are extremely valuable tools for businesses. "It may well be that businesses benefit primarily not from the computer's View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- News
Visionary leadership won’t get you to innovation
The conventional leadership playbook tells executives to set a vision and motivate others to execute it. But when innovation is the goal, executives need to recast their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Q&A: John Quelch
brings to his new role a broad expertise in global business practice, especially in the area of international marketing. Working with the Global Initiative's executive director Kathleen Cooke Ryan and a steering group of senior faculty,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
change he may need to continue into a second year. Yet the physical separation from his family had begun to take a toll. Had the executive done enough to institutionalize change or was it still too dependent on his personal relationships... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
Succession at GE: What’s Next?
usual suspects. For example, qualities cited (other than the ability to listen, learn, and teach; a vision of the future; and the ability to inspire confidence, which were mentioned in the article) included... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
Age discrimination is a serious concern among executives who contemplate career moves after age 50. In one recent survey, nearly three out of four managers with an average age of 50 said they believed age would be a barrier in their... View Details
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Negotiation - Course Catalog
requires the ability to negotiate. Whether you are forging an agreement with your suppliers, trying to ink a deal with potential customers, raising money from investors, managing a conflict inside your firm, or resolving a dispute that is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
Business Review, how the United States has lost or is in the process of losing the ability to manufacture many of the cutting-edge products it invented. These include the batteries that power electric and hybrid cars, light-emitting... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Courtney Behm
companies in trouble, executives failing to meet expectations, teams that could not work together. The most rewarding moments of my day were when someone would look at me and say, “Wow, I never thought about it that way!” Seven years... View Details