Cultural Beliefs - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find relationships independent of any... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

to the underlying belief structure. Kusin uses a broad range of analytic tools enhanced and supplemented by 20 years of data collection, polling, and anecdotes from the highest level of access to deconstruct what actually exists. The... View Details

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

stresses: “There is always something you and others can do to make changes. Effecting change alone can be hard, especially in the face of big challenges that affect an entire social or political system, but by banding together and sustaining collective action, we can... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

May 2017
Case

Fresh to Table

By: Gautam Mukunda and Brooks C. Holtom

After the contentious firing of an office manager, the leadership at Fresh to Table, a software-as-a-service provider for luxury hotels and restaurants, make an unpleasant discovery. While reviewing the office manager's internal electronic communications, company... View Details

Keywords: Behavior; Resignation and Termination; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Leadership

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28 Jan 2020
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Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

actions. Change is possible! A new view of the past helps pave the way toward a belief in a different version of the future. Telling a great story builds hope. It should also show other people what’s in it for them. So a great leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

attitudes and perceptions, and those of their husbands, to catch up with households that were baseline, less restricted. We’re trying to get everyone on the same page.” Tearing down social stigmas Three years after the study, the beliefs... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

that is necessary to make the changes in organizations that we are advocating involves the capacity to reflect on and learn from our own life and experience; to solicit and integrate feedback from others; to remain continually open to reevaluating our View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

developing a course on cross-cultural management for the second-year MBA program. While this project has persuaded me that leading companies around the world are gravitating toward a set of what might be termed "generally accepted ethical principles," it has... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supplier reliability tracking is a process whereby customers use past supplier performance to build beliefs about supplier capabilities and hence about future supplier... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

“many of our existing leaders have not had the experience of not being included in their companies’ cultures because of factors related to their race or gender.” That observation probably applies to many in the lower ranks of leadership... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising

graphics, to target the right audience, and to measure responses instantly. But many experts contend that Internet advertising is still in its infancy. There is a widely held belief that in the future we will compare today's Web ads with... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

28 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

we've found that even when people passionately disagree, they usually have some shared values or common beliefs that can bring them together. Hedge your claims. “I think it's very possible that the pandemic may overwhelm our medical... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Bridgette Slater

part of the HBS community is like... ...bungee jumping. If you decide to make a bold move or take a risk, you may feel yourself in free fall at first, but you also feel confident taking that massive leap of faith because of your belief in... View Details

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

(Susan Young/Harvard Business School) “What do you think?” is a question that has graced case method discussions at the Harvard Business School for the past 100 years. The question reflects long-held beliefs by some members of the HBS... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

the simple perception of the situation or facts," JR adds that "Common sense is not in the knowledge but in the application of the knowledge." Others placed emphasis on the word "common." S. A. Visotsky, for example, said that "Common... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

beyond in the study and appreciation of the lessons and legacies of business history, the endowment supports a wide range of innovative projects and programs associated with Historical Collections. In Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien’s words, the gift affirms the View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

so. Tactics include training that defuses fears of disagreeing; encourages people to cultivate a receptive mindset; teaches people to choose words carefully, hedge claims, and emphasize areas of agreement; and fosters a culture of... View Details

March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler

In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details