Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2005
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Changing Lives One Computer at a Time

the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Academy, an innovative arts-focused charter school in the South Bronx. Dell has run the TechKnow program in 38 communities nationwide and served 4,100 students since... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

04 Sep 2019
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Funny Business

document we’re all typing into at the same time. The head writer picks the ones we’ll talk about some more—and we might influence the select by saying, ‘This idea would be great if we also did this.’ From there our picks go to the field... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

28 Sep 2021
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Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

tell our story so that people could grasp the power of what Facily was trying to do. Ultimately, we were able to put this in action in a number of meetings.” What Westphal accomplished in a short time as the company’s first intern was... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

ahead in an increasingly competitive, global economy, the Business School has to continue its tradition of excellence, he said. That means ensuring that the faculty are close to practice, the School cultivates its powerful alumni network,... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

underpowered compact hatchbacks like the Nissan Leaf and the BMW i3, neither of which could go more than 100 miles without needing to recharge. But there’s a reason that so many auto executives are now pinning their hopes on that... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 2016
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Feedback

food, the health and safety of its consumers will fare better as well. All countries maintain their social fabric through food and family. Doug realized early on that food is fun, View Details

18 Jan 2017
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HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa

Senior Lecturer John Macomber, far left, and students in the Africa: Building Cities course toured the Rappie Waste-to-Energy Power Project in Addis Ababa with developer Samuel Alemayehu of Cambridge Group... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Adapting to Meet Changing Needs

studio enables powerful virtual learning experiences. Working with HBX content developers, research associates, and production and film crews, Mayo View Details

07 Nov 2014
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The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)

What’s the story behind MOGUL? “When I first moved to America, I did not know a word of English, but it was by watching films, reading books, and listening to the radio that I ended up learning how to speak the language. Through that... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Sep 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Jeetendr Sehdev (MBA 2004)

freedom to live your life, your way. I look at celebrities through a stark business lens. Instead of agreeing that Beyoncé is one of the most influential people in the world because Time magazine said so, or because she has the most Twitter followers, I measure View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Jan 2012
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Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

there is more to do.” Carroll’s leadership at Anglo American has significantly influenced the industry by setting new standards for safety and by offering miners, their families, View Details

01 Sep 2017
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What Fellowships Make Possible

inclusive of all students. The new Forward Fellowship, for example, is designed to attract more students from modest socioeconomic backgrounds and to help them get the most out of their HBS experience by offering supple mental fellowship... View Details

Keywords: budget; need-blind; Admissions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Feb 1998
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Stephen Covey's Successful Habits

principles we espouse for taking control of one's life - steps such as being proactive, putting first things first, and establishing clearly what you want to achieve. The universality of these principles resonates with people. Which habit... View Details

11 Jan 2021
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Strengthening Democracy

University Professor Rebecca Henderson Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know. By Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. The Role of American Business Leaders in... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

for example — we are working to influence the environmental choices global companies make in the large-scale production of commodities such as palm oil, pulp, livestock, and soy.” The View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

change, he said, is the central problem of government—interference from deep-pocketed special interest groups. “You can’t get a bill through Congress today if the rich and powerful hate it,” he said. “We... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Q & A: Gustavo Herrero

HBS faculty members, and leading Latin American scholars and business practitioners. What are some of the region's important business issues? It is difficult to speak of Latin America as a single unit. That... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

understand that our connected style can help us win all the deals we want and get all the business results our shareholders want, that’s really the broad concept here.” Nor has growth stymied the Vision Community exercise. It remains... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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What We’re Reading

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Fabio Consoli Whatever your summer plans might look like this year—whether you’re traveling to a faraway beach or enjoying downtime much closer to home—nothing has the power to transport us... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2016
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Inside the Bestseller List with Charles Duhigg

task is writing just five pages. On the need to develop good writing habits, he says: “I’d been a professional writer for 10 years when The Power of Habit came out. I’d been practicing writing incessantly. The difference between writing a... View Details

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