Identity Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

provider—a comparatively costless and therefore puzzlingly rare decision that could supply redundancy and resilience in the event of an attack or service outage affecting one provider. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

jointly decide to donate their bodies to science after they die. In Individuals' Decision to Co-Donate or Donate Alone: An Archival Study of Married Whole Body Donors in Hawaii, published online by the Public Library of Science, the authors report that married people... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

applications of that knowledge or imbues the identity of leadership on that student, the educational outcomes need to adhere to the criteria of veracity and accuracy we hold for any other field taught in a university setting. Moreover,... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

01 Dec 2007
News

How Business Schools Lost Their Way

ethical obligation. Business school deans in the early 1930s were determined to finally reach a working consensus about what constituted a professional business education, and to mobilize their institutions on behalf of a nation whose... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Guiding Principles for Conscious and Inclusive Description | Baker Library

possible. Our Commitment We acknowledge that this work is ongoing and is part of our continuous education and critical examination of our descriptive practices including all new collections. We will: Continue to learn, listen, and engage... View Details

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Dana Hoffmann

Before she applied to HBS, Dana Hoffmann seemed to be on a dream career trajectory. With a master’s degree in applied mathematics, she had worked as a financial analyst at Symantec, the Silicon Valley security software giant, and was... View Details

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

Naeem puts much the same sentiment this way: " ... there has to be a defining identity that uniquely defines that idea ... if you do create something, you do own it, until you decide to do otherwise ...." To the degree that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jan 2007
News

Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965

home. A discussion of world events would follow. "We were very well informed as kids," remarks Wyss, who maintains an active interest in policy and geopolitical issues. That knowledge of the world came in handy in the early years of Wyss's career, when he View Details

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Print View - Course Catalog

life, and for how you decide to engage with the world. My goal is to support you in learning from people (and ideas) that may seem deeply unfamiliar and possibly even dangerous and to combine skillful work in your professional View Details

28 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

Working PapersPlatform Rules: Multi-Sided Platforms as Regulators Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau and Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper provides a basic conceptual framework for interpreting non-price instruments used by multi-sided platforms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

Making Strategy Work Using the Balanced Scorecard by Sanjiv Anand (AMP 163, 2002) (Wiley) This is a hands-on guidebook for making strategy work with effective Balanced Scorecard design, deployment, and... View Details

16 Oct 2019
Blog Post

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

That being said, white employees may worry about their ability to effectively discuss race, but if they approach it with a sense of openness and learning, they can play an important role in advocating change.” Managers must learn to create safe spaces at View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

keep their eyes on the work to be done. Silverthorne: For new CEOs, what should their initial steps be in assuming power and laying out an agenda for action? Kanter: New CEOs need to be adequately informed. One thing that makes... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2020
Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

weapon system and rapidly engaging the pickup truck. With the truck still rolling forward, I saw the occupants jump out with looks of sheer terror on their faces. I remember the first time pressing the cross-walk button near Continuum and being greeted by the near... View Details

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

personally transporting several patients to local COVID wards. “Instead of giving people numbers, we do the work for them,” he told India Today. “If someone needs a nebulizer, a medicine or oxygen, we get it to them.” The article goes on... View Details

19 Jan 2016
First Look

January 19, 2016

on the financing of innovation, inclusive of large companies and new startups. This research strand has been very active over the past five years, generating important new findings, questioning some long-held beliefs, and creating its own puzzles. Our review outlines... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsCommon Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming Harvard Business School Case 707-027 Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from... View Details