Advanced Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

Despite the urgency of debate on the U.S. national stage about health-care reform, an issue now before the U.S. Senate, one crucial element of change has been less visible: advances in the delivery of medical services. Innovations in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

October 2000 (Revised July 2001)
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Avon Products (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers

The general manager of Avon Mexico, Fernando Lezama, must decide whether to promote a woman to the position of vice president of sales. If appointed, the candidate would be the first female in all of Latin America to hold an executive position and one of the first... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Leading Change; Salesforce Management; Organizational Culture; Job Design and Levels; Gender; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Mexico

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

offers Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new ventures around promising life science technologies and develop their leadership... View Details

28 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

in two different ways. Some students received promotion-based instructions that included the following statement, focusing on advancement: "This research project is being conducted to advance the ideals and aspirations pursued by... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Apr 2021
Blog Post

2021 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference Honors Black Women Leaders

“Good morning!” welcomed Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA 1969) in her address to the African American Student Union’s (AASU) 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference on February 27, 2021. The conference was the central day in Elevate: Uplifting Black View Details

01 Dec 2023
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A More Accommodating Approach

Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

04 Jan 2024
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Great Heights

came to career advancement in a field still dominated by men. Despite companies’ ongoing efforts to diversify, women make up fewer than a quarter of US tech workers. Meanwhile, women in technical roles are half as likely as men to be... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

support students from South Asia. Anonymous Family Fellowship This fellowship was established to honor the extraordinary leadership and generosity of the donors' parents. Through a lifetime of service as a business and community leader,... View Details

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Help - Alumni

Current qualifying programs include: Advanced Management Program (AMP) Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) General Management Program (GMP) Joint Program with Harvard Kennedy School (MPP/MBA and MBA-MPA/ID) Joint Program with Harvard... View Details

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

impact the long-term value of a public company. To advance its cause, the Office targeted Home Depot. In an effort to bring about change at the company, the AFL-CIO and AFSCME corresponded with Home Depot executives, staged public... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 May 2023
HBS Case

From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller

Gerdeman of HBS Working Knowledge. Inspired by the case "Larry Miller." Made possible by a Harvard Library Advancing Open Knowledge Grant and support from Baker Library at HBS. The Journey of Larry Miller VIDEO: Why Business Leaders Need... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products

31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

tenets of effective leadership are familiar, but everything is happening much, much faster. And the task is not to cross the finish line and turn off the engine, but to get comfortable—as a leader and as a company—with this new pace and... View Details

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

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Investigation By: Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin More Information About the Unit Through its research, teaching, and course development, the Organizational Behavior Unit creates and disseminates knowledge that advances the... View Details

25 Jul 2023
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Why Leaders with Big Egos Worry Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott

In a recent profile in the Australian Financial Review, Rob Scott (AMP 179, 2010), CEO of Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers, discussed his career path and management philosophy. “I actually think that one of the biggest dangers in leadership is ego and hubris,” Scott,... View Details

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Africa - Global

networking and a shared commitment to advancing entrepreneurial excellence in Africa. Members of the HBSAN and ARC in attendance, expressed their gratitude for Professor Iyoha’s contributions and looked forward to the valuable case... View Details

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

in large and small groups. They wrote case studies on MBA programs at Chicago, INSEAD, Stanford, Yale, and HBS, plus a case on the Center for Creative Leadership (all are available from Harvard Business Publishing); collected data on... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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South Asia - Global

Staff Anjali Raina Executive Director Biography Anjali Raina Executive Director Anjali Raina is the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School India Research Centre. In her leadership role at the IRC, Anjali focuses on building and... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash 30 OCT 2024 | Climate Rising David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for New England, shares his journey from environmental science to state and federal View Details

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