Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

confrontation on potentially sensitive issues. Although, as Phil Clark put it, there are times when information must be held confidential, "What I have seen is the restriction of information to cover a multitude of power decisions or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

Olmsted Teisberg. Key Learnings 1. The U.S. health care system is a paradox in that it has competition yet fails to deliver improving value. Competition has been shown to be an incredibly powerful force in driving increased quality View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader

In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of the their book, Dan Ciampa and HBS Professor Michael D. Watkins describe some of the common traps into which new leaders can fall. Falling Behind The Learning Curve Not using the time before entry... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins

19 Nov 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

definition of moral leadership, a definition that they build during the course sessions and document, at the end, in a course paper. Each class is dedicated to debating and drawing lessons from a View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

enormous upheaval in the Communist Revolution that firmly established the Chinese Communist Party in charge of all things political and economic. If China is to live up to its promise, argues the new book Can China Lead?: Reaching the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

comprised 88 mergers and thousands of brand name products in 20 product categories. Including items such as vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, power drills, and washing machines,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

you think? To Read More: Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It , Random House, 2012. Quentin Hardy, Just the Facts. Yes, All of Them, The New York Times, March 25,... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

community engagements as an important dimension of their association with a company. The closer interactions of the two organizations can create new opportunities for skill and leadership development. The integrative stage also can bring... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

02 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps

Democracy has a dirty little secret. Despite the fever pitch over presidential primaries this year, the truth is there are few people actually voting. Before the most recent round of voting, only some 11 percent of eligible Democrats voted in the primaries, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Communications; Public Relations

17 Nov 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?

longer. Their caregivers? You guessed it: Optimists. Use The Power Of Both Traits Leaders, whatever their orientation, need to learn to harness the power of both traits. "In a striking turnaround,"... View Details

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

the risks are no longer connected to individuals who possess the incentive, power and capability to take action and manage the risks." Stephen Basikoti agreed, noting that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

said. The potential influence on drug development in particular, and medicine in general, is enormous, panelists agreed. Today's drugs can reach some 400 to 500 potential disease "targets" in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

has to be done by the politicians. There are some very good, young, bright politicians in their 40s, but you can't expect them to take power and consolidate in a five-year period." Vogel placed the... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

history, the confluence of cultures has always led to creative innovations—think of the Crusades and the Italian Renaissance, or Japan's revolution of the auto industry. Now that business is becoming more global than ever, it's... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?

With a yearly price tag of roughly $87 billion in lost productivity and adverse health consequences, the flu is nothing to sneeze at. It’s no surprise that workplace flu vaccination clinics have gained popularity as employers try to keep... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

pricing and the merits of billing over time. Also, see an excerpt from a recent Harvard Business Review article by Gourville and collaborator Dilip Soman. Mahoney: What are some first steps managers can take... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

What would Aristotle think about self-driving cars? As the abilities of artificial intelligence systems to automate complex tasks accelerate, warnings about the dangers of outsourcing life-and-death decisions to machines are pumping the brakes on the View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

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