Individual Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

that deliver results Inspire others and foster their development and impact Take charge of your career growth Become more agile at navigating organizational politics Develop strategies for identifying and overcoming common obstacles to... View Details

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

29 Apr 2021
Blog Post

PRIDE at HBS: Forty Years of Progress

“Umm, ok sure.” A few days later I got an email that announced me as the next co-president of PRIDE, along with the fabulous Dr. Charlotte Lawson MD (MBA 2022). At first, I was very surprised and very nervous, but I soon smiled. This was a massive opportunity. How else... View Details

Web

The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

who had been encouraged to see that they had a stake in industry success.” 13 U.S. Steel would find that investment in PR provided multiple benefits including interest from current and future investors, employees, and customers, as well as an View Details

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Representative Robert Mrazek spearheaded the AHA legislation, which passed in 1987. The congressman speculated that new arrivals would find it easier to integrate when they were younger, an instinct that proved correct, the authors write. Tracing the ‘third wave’ of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

emergent factors to which they must respond. "Leaders will be blindsided if they rely only on their past experience or expertise when making decisions." Leaders must be comfortable moving forward with ambiguous and incomplete information about what’s happening around... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

January 2019
Case

Capitalism, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility

By: Geoffrey Jones

This case contains excerpts from prominent business leaders and others expressing their views on the responsibilities, if any, of business leaders to other stakeholders in society. It begins with an excerpt from Andrew Carnegie, the nineteenth century steel magnate, in... View Details

Keywords: Capitalism; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leadership; Attitudes; Perspective

Citation

Educators

Purchase

Web

FAQs - Alumni

old must be accompanied by an adult caregiver, per the Harvard University Policy for the Safety & Protection of Minors . For off-campus childcare , please refer to the 'childcare resources' FAQ below. Also note that evening social events are not appropriate for View Details

30 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie

in the orchestra - considerable leeway because they are all superstars in their individual capacities. The students are more than just an audience. They start that way, but at a certain time, they join in the band and make the music more... View Details

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

complex "system of systems"-or array-project. Organizations cope with complexity by decomposing a project into different levels of systems integration with clearly defined interfaces and buffers between levels and individual... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

and insufficient confidence on the other. Leaders must act decisively when faced with challenges, and they must inspire others to do so as well. A lack of confidence can enhance anticipatory regret, or the apprehension that individuals... View Details

Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

novel, as well as individual cases). Four principles guided development of the series and its associated pedagogy: 1) emphasis on integrative, soft-skill, and business-oriented aspects of IS, independent of underlying technologies; 2)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2024
In Practice

Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

consumers can more flexibly adjust habits. More sophisticated firms take this into account when formulating their strategies and making long-run forecasts. Attention of regulators. The Federal Trade Commission recently released a report about the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products

Web

Latin America - Global

Ascends to the Summit of the Burgeoning Wine Industry In Latin America, female entrepreneurs are making a profound impact on economic growth and development. While much of this momentum comes from small enterprises, there are inspiring... View Details

Web

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting

environment that encourages casual dress to promote individuality and comfort, it could fund advanced education and training, or it could establish a mentorship program to encourage professional growth. Another element of culture that... View Details

02 May 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Profits and Economic Development

Keywords: by Dan Schwab & Eric Werker

23 Mar 2012
HBS Seminar

Dan Kahan, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School

02 May 2023
What Do You Think?

How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?

US? Congress? It’s possibly the one group of individuals that knows less about AI than I do. Is it conceivable that AI is impossible to regulate in any meaningful way? If so, what are the alternatives, efforts such as more effective... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Information Technology; Technology

Web

HBS - The year in Review

learners they serve while further strengthening their individual positions and managing their growth and long-term success. FY22 was marked by a return to in-person learning. For Executive Education this meant welcoming over 10,000... View Details

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Customers Want from Your Products

frequently bought milk shakes. Next, they invited people who fit this profile to evaluate whether making the shakes thicker, more chocolaty, cheaper, or chunkier would satisfy them better. The panelists gave clear feedback, but the consequent improvements to the... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott Cook & Taddy Hall; Consumer Products

Publications