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Dissertation - Social Structure and Mechanisms of Collective Production:Evidence from Wikipedia
Andreea's dissertation research examines social networks in the setting of collective production, defined as collective action oriented towards production of collective goods - goods available for consumption by all members of a group whenever they... View Details
- 2010
- Other Unpublished Work
Saving Face by Making Meaning: The Negative Effects of Brand Communities' Self-serving Response to Brand Extensions
By: Jill Avery
An ethnographic study of a brand community following the launch of the Porsche Cayenne SUV finds that brand extensions can negatively affect the value of their parent brands. By studying the collective response to brand extensions of existing consumers and by... View Details
- October 2015
- Case
A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey
By: Paul Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin
In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience.... View Details
Keywords: Challenger's Strategy; Culture; Innovation; Performance Management; Talent Acquisition; Differentiation; Growth; Emerging Country; Banking; Digital Banking; Alternative Channels; Leadership; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; Transformation; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Banking Industry; Turkey
Healy, Paul, Gautam Mukunda, and Esel Çekin. "A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey." Harvard Business School Case 116-023, October 2015.
- 29 Sep 2014
- Blog Post
Don’t leave this out of your job posting…
internship job postings: What makes your organization unique? In addition to your organization’s industry and mission, the company description section is a great opportunity to highlight what distinguishes your company from others in your sector. Is there a quirky... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A legacy of social and environmental respect
Akshay Kumar Parija (AMP 172, 2007) was already a successful international banker when he arrived at HBS in 2006. Today, however, he credits the AMP with helping him develop his courage and creativity—two character traits that set his life on a new course to preserve... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
moms are high achievers at work. Now it turns out they are happy, too. Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods seemed a Wall Street dream come true. But then... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- January 10, 2022
- Article
The Secret Ingredient of Thriving Companies? Human Magic
By: Hubert Joly
The traditional corporate approach to motivating people has been a combination of carrots and sticks: a system of financial incentives designed to mobilize everyone around a plan designed by a few smart people at the top. Multiple studies have confirmed that, for any... View Details
Keywords: Meaning; Purpose; Organizational Culture; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Performance
Joly, Hubert. "The Secret Ingredient of Thriving Companies? Human Magic." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 10, 2022).
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
especially in changing the culture of the School and the broader world. The W50 Summit in particular was a way to reach out to the women who "have sometimes felt disenfranchised, disconnected, unwelcome... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
Summing Up How Transferable is the Google "School of Management"? Responses to this month's column suggest a great deal of respect for what Google's management has been able to achieve, both in... View Details
- August 2021
- Case
Mylestone: Can Multiple Pivots Preserve the Life of a Death Tech Startup?
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Marilyn Morgan Westner
Dave Balter and Jim Myers co-founded Mylestone, a death tech startup that applied technology to transform how grieving people memorialize the dead. The startup addressed a cultural problem and promised to solve a pressing need in the antiquated, multi-billion dollar... View Details
Keywords: Pivot; Startup; Business Model; Cryptocurrency; Ethical Decision Making; Emotions; Growth and Development Strategy; Ethics; Market Entry and Exit; Customer Relationship Management; Loss; Change Management; Relationships
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Mylestone: Can Multiple Pivots Preserve the Life of a Death Tech Startup?" Harvard Business School Case 822-018, August 2021.
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
nonprofits, cultural institutions, and like-minded corporations. My clients included cause-related NGOs like Freedom to Marry and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, the American Museum of Natural History,... View Details
- October 2012
- Case
GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration? (Abridged)
By: Toby Stuart and James Weber
An executive from pharmaceutical company GSK must choose how much to integrate a recently acquired biotechnology firm, Sirtris. Moncef Slaoui, GSK's global head of R&D, championed the acquisition of Sirtris to gain access to its potentially revolutionary science.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Resource Allocation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Integration
Stuart, Toby, and James Weber. "GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 813-028, October 2012.
- 21 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
nonprofits, cultural institutions, and like-minded corporations. My clients included cause-related NGOs like Freedom to Marry and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, the American Museum of Natural History,... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
historically putting off building a robust platform in order to meet short-term customer needs), process debt (taking shortcuts for the sake of expediency to get things done without stopping to make core business process robust and... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events
contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind. The medals were presented at the Advancing African American Business Leadership conference at HBS in April, part View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
not just a moment to praise or reprimand; and establish a culture where people are treated with respect. Amabile says that the study of creativity at business schools is a relatively new phenomenon, dating... View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS
belonging, the representation of different cultures and backgrounds is certainly quite vast among the student body. I’ve learned about so many different religions, tried food and recipes I likely would have... View Details