Future Focus - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1997
News

HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus

Future of Retailing." Participants reported success in leveraging advanced technology to reach more customers and provide better service. Tuck Rickards (MBA '91), CEO of Virtual Emporium, an online shopping company, predicted that "in the... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner

2021
Working Paper

Soliciting Advice Rather Than Feedback Yields More Developmental, Critical, and Actionable Input

By: Hayley Blunden, Jaewon Yoon, Ariella S. Kristal and Ashley V. Whillans

Asking for feedback is a popular way to solicit third-party input at work. However, feedback seeking is only weakly related to performance, and employees often report that the feedback that they receive is unhelpful. Addressing this discrepancy, across six studies... View Details

Keywords: Feedback; Advice; Personal Development; Future Focus; Evaluative Mindset; Performance; Personal Development and Career

Citation

Research Summary

Research Focus of Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon's main area of interest and expertise is the delivery of complex capital projects. These projects can take the form of government sponsored infrastructure projects such as highways and utilities, private real estate development such as commercial and... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

our touchpoint for measuring progress in this crucial area. We’ve pursued action in a number of areas. Our focus in the MBA program is improving affordability and access. In August, we announced further investments in financial aid that... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2017
News

States Focus On Middle-Skills Jobs Gap

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

Summing Up What Are the Antidotes to Too Much Focus? Individuals and organizations suffer from too much focus much of the time. That was the sense of the majority of responses to this month's column. Respondents didn't stop there. They... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 May 2021
News

History’s Future

of AlUla, it is AlMadani’s responsibility to chart a future for the historic region, a plan that will include archeological exploration, ecological conservation, and economic development—all with a commitment to inclusivity. The old city... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

07 Jul 2019
HBS Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

Any discussion of the future of retail—or how we work—has to include Walmart. As of 2017, 90 percent of the US population lived within 10 miles of a Walmart store; with 11,766 locations worldwide and $514 billion in annual revenues, the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

In discussions that continue to swirl in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the question of corporate governance's role is often front and center. In The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

03 Oct 2019
News

Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care

Clubs News Clubs News Toronto Alumni Compare Canadian and US Health Care Systems In partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Canada, the HBS Club of Toronto hosted 40 alumni on September 12 for a lively panel discussion exploring the future... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Health, Social Assistance

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

more than timely that a book on the subject by one of the world's great experts on corporate governance, Harvard Business School Professor Jay Lorsch, will be published next week. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

19 Jul 2011
News

Brightening the Future

business that can help the poor while remaining economically viable is in keeping with Ayala’s career shift away from the for-profit focus on maximizing shareholder value. In his new venture, he told BusinessWorld, “We want to maximize... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

10 Aug 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

particularly important right now, given companies’ increased focus on diversity and inclusion in light of recent events that have highlighted structural racism in our society. Brian Hollins (MBA 2021), Founder, The Aspen Fellowship: The... View Details

01 Oct 2013
News

Banking on Africa's Future

chemical engineering from MIT and a JD from Harvard Law School. His résumé also includes stints at Disney and the Texas Pacific Group. With some $2 billion invested in more than 30 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, Helios's focus... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Back to the Future

ON THE PRIZE: U.S. dependency on Middle East oil will be long term, Stobaugh says; about one-fifth of U.S. imports are from the region. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Energy Future argues that U.S. energy policy should View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Mar 2004
News

Harvard’s Future in Allston

collaborative themes; and to provide guidance to the planning of prospective new Allston-based campuses for the graduate schools of public health and education. The other task forces will focus on science and technology; culture, housing,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Jul 2008
Working Paper Summaries

The Future of Social Enterprise

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard & Susan McDonald

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

ensure that the group stays on the leading edge of the subject matter. Related to this third driver is the focus that a separate consulting firm can maintain in managing a highly talented group of knowledge workers. The management and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida