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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

your leadership skills to drive organizational success and effectively implement transformative change. 7 weeks 6-8 hours per week 7 modules Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn .... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2015
  • What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

mean that gender diversity necessarily accounts for much if any of the performance. On the other hand, a number of studies have compared the management styles of women and men. Even though there is a wide overlap on most dimensions among... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 18 Nov 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

otherwise emerge from group discussions and making the teams less productive. “Even subtle ways of making people feel powerful have powerful effects on behavior.” The observation would run counter to the way we usually think about group... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 11 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

character of the CEO and allows Barton to "walk in the shoes" of the CEO to see from his perspective why he didn't follow Barton's recommendation. Q: Barton seems to accept and perhaps appreciate the different personalities and work View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and... View Details
  • 03 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

Working Papers Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting Authors: Lisa D. Ordonez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Goal setting is one of the most replicated and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

of general innovations to the development of R&D innovations. This results in an increase in R&D, an increase in firm-level volatility, and a decline in aggregate volatility. The effect on productivity growth is ambiguous. On the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2023
  • News

Striving for Imperfection

us the company’s how and why for using experimentalism and how they embed that into the culture. CC: We love the idea of experimentalism. A lot of times people think that really works best in internet style companies, where you can have... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

issue alongside poverty, and the book develops alternative societal models based upon the degree of inequality in wealth and power. Since 1980, Anglo-American style capitalism has been a cause of increased inequality in a number of rich... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Aug 2016
  • Blog Post

3 Benefits of the Case Method

among the primary reasons that HBS was such a transformative two years for me. This style of learning has numerous benefits, but I particularly appreciated these three aspects. 1. The distinctive academic rhythm made the learning more... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

  PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2016
  • News

David Moss is Rewriting History

participation and encourages questions and debate. But what she saw during the on-campus workshop was something different. Moss and his team have spent a great deal of time considering exactly what it is about the case method that makes it a different and View Details
Keywords: April White
  • August 1, 2015
  • Article

New Product Development Flexibility in a Competitive Environment

By: Janne Kettunen, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Zeger Degraeve and Bert De Reyck
Managerial flexibility can have a significant impact on the value of new product development projects. We investigate how the market environment in which a firm operates influences the value and use of development flexibility. We characterize the market environment... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Projects; Management Style; Situation or Environment; Innovation and Invention; Competition
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Influence Approach Show Hide Details Concepts Understanding Universal Human Needs Earning Other People’s Trust Understanding Influence Styles Analyzing and Developing Your Influence Approach Building Trust & Influencing Others Featured... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
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Timing is Everything: The Importance of Finding the Right Moment in Leading Teams

Great team leaders have superb timing. We explore in this article two different types of timing that leaders need to help their teams. First, they understand when teams are naturally open to help, and what kinds of help to give teams at predictable times in... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style
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  • 25 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

evangelists," as well as appealing and effective products that inspired consumer loyalty—held sway over the popularization of beauty products that were just emerging for all women, black as well as white. All told, her central... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 13 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

to generate fresh momentum and bring in independent perspectives. It is easy to decipher the purpose. The team in action, after all, is the team portraying the downturn. But how effective is Big C change in reality? The answer may lie in... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies and populations is incalculable.... View Details
  • 13 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

No one can be an effective leader in a crisis by attempting to go it alone. Leaders must be the first to recognize this reality and plan accordingly." The seven leadership lessons include: Face reality, starting with yourself. Don't... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace