Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

their impact. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week Enroll by January 2 $1,850 Certificate Power and Influence for Positive Impact Professor Julie Battilana Understand how View Details

08 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

are you won’t ever learn how to pull off a triple bypass. And yet, in business, companies routinely expect employees to pick up new job knowledge through vicarious learning—through reading descriptions of tasks in knowledge-management... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

15 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

04 Nov 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

evolved in management by gender bias with skills and talents so alien to their male counterparts that they are uniquely powerful in an information world?" Other questions come to mind. Do we continue to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

people who make the rules are often those with power and status. “A big lesson for all organizations is to be more thoughtful about the extent to which our expectations for others are rooted in what worked... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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The Gift of Global Talent

Bill argues, is the world’s most precious resource. Featured Article Navigating Talent Hotspots William R. Kerr SEP-OCT 2018 | HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW How can companies most effectively harness the benefits of these urban pools of knowledge View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

face of changing climate, increasing regulation, labor pressures, and customer demands, farms are under existential threat. Robots have the power to completely transform the farm's "Operating System" from... View Details

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

they are challenging and highly stimulating. So I may have an admittedly warped view of the generation. A great deal has been written about how millennials got that way. Of course, the rise of the Internet has View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

pancake in half and explains that the two halves make a whole. That Sunday ritual encapsulates how people closest to Jack Brennan describe him: He is a genius with numbers, reads people well, works hard, believes in the transformative... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Dec 2022
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TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

unique and tailored to various learning styles. One of the most powerful ways of learning is through reflection, including through reflections of others. This is why, as a fan of all things entrepreneurship,... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

session, Professor Beshears will lead a mini case discussion that serves as a launching pad for a presentation illustrating the power of the “choice architecture” approach for influencing the behavior of... View Details

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Are You Supporting Your B Players?

and yet pose a drag on the organization because they require constant reinforcement. So who is there to care about the B players? According to HBS professor Thomas J. DeLong, both in a reunion session for HBS alumni View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

Years later, I see patterns from this case discussion play out in conference rooms and boardrooms over and over again. I can almost predict the way the dialogue will go as each party tries to play their part... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2021
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Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

to his parents came together when he made his most recent gift on the occasion of his 35th Reunion. The Arjan and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professorship of Business Administration is a son’s tribute to his parents’ belief in the... View Details

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

tone of voice and body language can have a powerful effect on how safe students find the environment for participation. Experienced instructors may calibrate their interactions with individual students... View Details

09 Nov 2022
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Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

encourage more Latino prospective students to apply. Lastly, we will leverage the power of the Adelante Conference, our annual Latino professional conference that brings together current and future Latino/a... View Details

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

on our future objectives. Covey Cole, Class of 2020 I believe that true love has two powerful characteristics: it is unconditional, and it stimulates action. When I held my newborn son in the hospital for... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

offerings: Design Thinking and Innovation, Power and Influence for Positive Impact, and Sustainable Investing.... View Details

24 May 2017
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Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

for their first fund and bought 12 companies: airports, ports, pipelines, power plants, and a wind farm, to name a few. “We found that by applying some basic business... View Details