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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
legislation along. But we need much more than a good scolding and limits on sky-high paydays. We need to rethink how American business ought to be run, including changes to fiduciary duties, legal liability, takeover rules, and business... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Resources, and Respect" at the 2018 Gender and Work Symposium. Melissa E. Wooten is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She studies how the structure of race and racism influences... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
overseeing the safety and efficiency of UP's track structure in some of the 23 states where the railroad hauls freight. "And it has a physical aspect that I like. We do real, rigorous work. If a train derails, we'll work 24 hours a day... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference across Borders
back to Brazil with my partner for the summer after I had been away for almost 20 years.” Making the Alumni Connection Broadening his location scope, Westphal changed his filter to fast growing early-stage tech companies where he could... View Details
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career. He lays out areas of inquiry, including questions such as (1) Do I clearly articulate my vision and top priorities?; (2)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
João Lourenço, implement the necessary reforms to unlock Angola’s economic potential, or will the existing power structure prevent the sort of change that is required if Angola’s people are to finally see... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
underscores a new reality in the United States. At the center of this change is the fact that U.S. oil reserves have diminished from an estimated 39 billion barrels in 1970 to 21 billion today. The gushers that made Texans in ten-gallon... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Murat Ülker, the chairman of Yildiz, decides to change the management structure and encourage rethinking brand positioning, channels, and communications in the U.S. market. How was the Godiva brand affected... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
element of structure and control during an uncertain time. The fact that many of the types of exercises mentioned were repetitive and contemplative in nature suggests that this may have been a quality the CEOs sought out, consciously or... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition
How do you use what you learned at HBS in this work? Pradhan: “My time at HBS gave me a great appreciation for the fact that most businesses are really just made up of hundreds or thousands of human beings working together under various incentive View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
United States in 2021. The Juneteenth Story provides an accessible introduction for kids to learn about this important American holiday. The Changing C-Suite: Executive Power in Transformation By José Luis Alvarez (PhD OB 1991) and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
proud of the turbulence of our own making and the actions we took out of despair. This book sets out to change that. Belsky draws on his experiences building Behance, selling it, and then working as an investor and advisor to distill... View Details
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
governance structures and norms in place, businesses could help put people, including their workers, and the planet back at their core. Through a series of essays, the book exposes the fault lines between democracy and capitalism and,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
housing. “The plan added a significant number of windows on the façade that faced Central Park West,” he relates. “In my view, it was a respectful attempt to give a beautiful historic structure a useful second life, but the community... View Details
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
answered the right question poorly (Study 2). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-048.pdf Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality Authors:Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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One-Year Action Plan Update - Advancing Racial Equity
community, and change the School's culture and organization. Today, we'll hear how things have gone over the past year and what's in store for the year ahead. I'm Brian Kenny, the chief marketing and communications officer for Harvard... View Details
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
to the partnership with Železný. Q: What is your next project? A: As I mentioned, I think political risk is underappreciated relative to contractual risks. In a recent project with Fritz Foley and Jim Hines, "Capital Structure with... View Details
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
the case with the other spans, senior managers can adjust the span of influence to promote desired behaviors. They can widen the span when they want to stimulate people to think outside the box to develop new ways of serving customers, increasing internal efficiencies,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28
change the structure, processes, and behavior of an organization while at the same time developing commitment that ensures execution. SFP is also a research method. By applying SFP iteratively to new and challenging situations,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
have education, and some don’t even realize they’re entrepreneurs.” Sahlman remarks on the fact that it takes thousands of 400-person companies to change the structure of a country’s economy; Àlvaro... View Details