Contributions - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

In a recently published book on current international research in business history, edited by Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones, HBS professor emeritus Alfred D. Chandler Jr. contributed an essay on the opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

important that they act aggressively towards competitor companies However, it seems crucial that they have the behavioral flexibility to act very differently towards subordinates and co-workers.” These comments were advanced in the context of a sobering and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

blame. Ton's findings contributed to reducing this problem by 22 percent from 1999 to 2000 at her research site. Determining her research focus was the most challenging aspect of the program, Ton notes, because "your first impulse is to... View Details

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

2010
Working Paper

Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger

This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Curriculum and Courses; Strategy; Performance Capacity; Attitudes; Behavior; United States; Netherlands; Texas

Citation

SSRN

11 Oct 2013
HBS Seminar

Sen Chai, Post-Doc Labor & Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and NBER

Research Summary

The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

the real estate business and finding best practices, we can begin to unlock the wealth precluded from much of the world. Harvard Business School and the University, writ large, with its tremendous reputation and international stature, offer a unique platform to make a... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

01 Mar 2014
News

Generation Next

MBA, she notes, is one sure proof. Mother Parmeshwar, Adi, Nisa and her husband Kalpesh Mehta Photo courtesy of the Godrej Family At HBS, Nisa remained fixated on India. She wrote a paper delving into Agrovet and pulled her class View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

not-so-small) businesses, all the while contributing to the Company’s revenues, recently thought to be about $16 billion annually. It is now the world’s most popular video site: millions of hours of content are posted daily for viewing by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

26 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

articles. Much of Porter's thinking originally appeared in the pages of the Harvard Business Review. Eleven of those seminal articles are collected in On Competition, a book published by the Harvard Business School Press. In addition, Porter has View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

25 Mar 2015
HBS Case

Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

"That means giving up control." As Avery explores in the new HBS case The Tate's Digital Transformation, the museum's response to that challenge was to jump in with both feet to craft an "interactive platform for engaging with audiences [that] allows... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

23 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

status of MSP has been claimed right and left," Hagiu says. "I hope our work will bring more clarity to the discussion, and contribute to a better understanding of strategy and investment implications." View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

09 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian & Xiaoxue Zhao

Research Summary

Overview

Inside the State: Bureaucratic Norms and Primary Education in Rural India (Book manuscript in progress)

When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Bureaucracy; Policy Implementation; India

2008
Chapter

Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model

By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis

Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Ethics; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior

Citation

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

availability. But, clearly dysfunctional activities, even in fun, such as a sales vs. marketing golf tournament or softball game at the national sales meeting, are to be discouraged. They only contribute to the schism. The nature of the... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

open new pathways, forge new coalitions, and find sources of personal nurturance. Professor Rosabeth Kanter will outline five tactics for coping, transcending, and contributing to solutions to respond to health and wealth gaps, ethnic... View Details

19 Jul 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Helping You Help Me: The Role of Diagnostic (In)Congruence in the Helping Process within Organizations

Keywords: by Colin M. Fisher, Julianna Pillemer & Teresa M. Amabile

August 2024
Case

Oculii

By: Andy Wu and Lucas Defilippo

It was a bright June day in 2016. Steven Hong, co-founder and COO of Oculii had just signed a letter of intent agreeing to a 51% stake acquisition by Nexteer Automotive, a global steering and driveline supplier company that developed advanced driver assistance systems... View Details