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- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
changes that diverge from taken-for-granted norms. “Although history remembers some individual actors as highly influential, single leaders rarely change the course of society on their own.” The Agitator stirs the pot by articulating and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America
had much compunction about dispossessing Native Americans or each other. Sometimes they resorted to outright murder. The movement west constituted a great epic, but in its details was not a pretty story. Land was available in prodigal... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
following the advice of commentators from Steve Jobs to Joseph Campbell who advocate for people to marry their real-life values with their work. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do," Jobs famously said. "Follow your... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
important, as in many settings, refugees face severe restrictions on how they can participate in the local economy. When you have a lower- or mid-skilled (non-refugee) migrant coming for US work opportunities, their motivation may be temporary. For instance, “This is a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
To succeed in today's fast-moving economy, traditional corporate structures are holding back companies, even great companies, from being creative enough and speedy enough to compete effectively. What's needed, argues Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
South Africa and spread worldwide, how Lipton tea became the world's biggest tea brand, the origins of the sensual Magnum ice cream, and how Pond's Cream became a Unilever brand. The story behind the brands has been presented also. Dove and Sunsilk, Omo and Surf, Rama... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
outcomes were presented all at once. Observing the Gambler's Fallacy in the third condition suggests that the presentation of information over time is a significant antecedent of the bias. A second experiment demonstrated that, while the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
lately, Sweden doesn’t seem as traditionally Swedish. The far-right Sweden Democrat party finished second in September’s election, touting an anti-immigrant campaign. The party’s parliamentary votes will influence the nation’s policies in... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
stages and managers feel the pressure of deadlines and the rush to close, they often compromise or adjust the criteria they originally created for judging the appropriateness of the deal. Dissent and Debate. David Hume, the great Scottish... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
Owners & Entrepreneurs. The answers are already starting to come in, thanks to initial results from a pilot test of “The Entrepreneurial Leader: Self Assessment” survey taken by 1,300 HBS alumni. Results allowed the researchers to refine the self-assessment and to... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
"interests," or what each side really cares about. Failure to uncover interests often leads to mistakes in our second dimension, deal design, such as treating potentially more cooperative agreements as pure price deals in which... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
Business School Case 513-036 As a he gets ready to release second quarter 2012 results, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of department store J.C. Penney, is reconsidering the dramatic changes he initiated for the business model and brand image of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
Being proactive about how you handle data and run your models to protect privacy isn't just smart—it's essential. It’s really the best way to go about it. “There's a growing awareness among customers and users about how their data is used, and people definitely have... View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
constitute a first level in the system, regulatory systems the second level, and political authority the third. This multi-level system could not emerge until sovereign political authorities relinquished some power in order to release the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
Technology Ventures (LTV), offered as a half-course at the beginning of the term, with some students continuing on to work on a field-based project during the second half. The course focuses on the "lean startup" methodology,... View Details
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
"Is it better to be loved or feared?" Machiavelli asked. At Harvard Business School, Professor Scott Snook uses this classic quote to help students become more effective leaders. Using two of the most successful college basketball coaches in history—coaches... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.
the highest rates of job loss since the Great Depression,” says co-author Raymond Kluender, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. “At the same time, we saw a decline in consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
system more frequently and in stores with fewer same-company nearby stores. It also improved creative work and job engagement in stores in divergent markets, where customers needed more customization. We found weak evidence of better... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
concert. To some extent this is because of the balance required between two pairs of drives. The drives to acquire and to bond are in tension with each other because the first is competitive and the second cooperative. A major part of... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
$100 million to $300 million revenue stream within five years. This means that the market potential has to be at least $500 million—or more, eventually—and that the company needs to achieve at least a 25 percent market share. The second... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley