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- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
us to reduce negative attitudes of the identity group(s) to which the individual belongs.” But sharing is one thing. Couple that with true vulnerability and you’re on to something important, say Harmeling and Henderson. Harmeling points...
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- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their core business. In the first study of this phenomenon, we investigate how CEO activism can influence public opinion about these issues and consumer View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
Back then, Argentina tried to fend off creditors by adopting a hard-line attitude about reducing its debt obligations. When it initiated a bond exchange offer in 2005 and told its creditors to "take it or leave it," the republic...
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by Laura Alfaro
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
(Seena Sharp) Avoid allowing Big Data to remain the "purview of the select few" only for use for one-off and one-time decisions." (Jonathan Spier) Maintain the attitude that "fast is better than perfect." (Mike Flanagan) Avoid the...
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Re: James L. Heskett
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
said, "maybe the only thing that can help is common sense and learning to keep our mouths, and e-mails, shut." The most prevalent attitude about dealing with a leaky Internet was to assume the worst and act accordingly. In Mike...
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by James L. Heskett
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
strikes a lot of people as the wrong answer, myself included, but what's interesting is how different people reach that conclusion. Some people say that the father's attitude is shortsighted, for instance, that he failed to take into...
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by Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) of OMERS Ventures and His Career Switch into Venture Capital
never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude resonated with me.” As it turned out, Memme would hear a lot of “no” along the way, so the personality traits he shared with Leone would play a major role in his success. Changing Gears Amid a Pandemic...
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Venture Capital
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
Against Discrimination, led a town meeting on lessons learned from last year's revelations of racist attitudes among certain corporate executives at Texaco. Hugh B. Price, president and CEO of the National Urban League, concluded the...
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- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
turnaround in attitude as to what was possible," he smiles. "Expectations were higher." The only thing Rossotti knew for sure when he graduated from Harvard Business School was that he wanted to be an entrepreneur some day. "My...
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- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
Silverthorne: You write that Indonesia's 1980 nationalization of ITT's thirteen-year-old Indostat telecom business "marked the end of an era." What changed? Louis Wells: In the 1980s, a new attitude toward foreign investment swept the...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
the point where they can replace fossil fuels. Absent that radical transformation of the world’s energy model, changes in attitudes are needed, especially with the world’s population headed for 9 billion by 2050. Technology fixes and...
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- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
All good managers understand the importance of making sure that every member of a team feels personally motivated and necessary throughout the workday, lest their work should stagnate and suffer. But what's the key to igniting creativity, joy, trust, and productivity...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Learning from Global Immersion Experiences
“There was a difference between how we experienced these disruptions and the attitude of our Turkish business partners,” says Mayo. “To them, unexpected adversity is often just business as usual.” The value of this kind of immersive...
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- September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace
By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to...
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Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Behavior;
Attitudes;
Problems and Challenges;
Working Conditions;
Crime and Corruption;
Auto Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 398-028, September 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
markets; however we find significant correlations between kidney market disapproval and attitudes reflecting disapproval towards certain transactions—including both other body markets and market encroachment into traditionally non-market...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
against price gouging and laws regulating the terms of mortgages may have support because consumers recognize that many people do not optimize their consumption effectively and because they are angry at firms that take advantage of this. These View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
willingness to invest, commit, work hard, persist and persevere, making confidence a highly desirable trait. There are four levels of confidence, with each level building on the prior one: Self-confidence: This is what most people associate with confidence. This is a...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 19 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition
you are able to! A scrappy and entrepreneurial attitude is a must in order to succeed and thrive these days.” Tucker: “Venture capital as a career is highly dependent on so many factors. What stage do you invest? What geography? What...
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All Industries
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
monolithic view of business and didn't understand the functions of marketing, say, or finance,” he says. “I became fascinated by it all and found that many of my prejudices were wrong. I also found that businesspeople and students were gung-ho, can-do folks whose View Details
- 31 Oct 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers
diversity training programs aimed at attitudes are less effective than putting men and women together to accomplish tasks, which makes both competence and compatibility salient. FOSO is reasonable for some women in circumstances where...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter