Publications

08 Aug 2018
News

Why Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks When Treated By Female MDs?

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

able to subordinate a personal agenda to ensure the success of the business. Management of Operations. Measures skills and behaviors associated with the ability to successfully manage the ongoing operations of a business. Finance and... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

27 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership

In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

leadership, and business growth—as well as personal growth—depends on the ability to push the boundaries, reshape the environment, and play by a different set of rules—our own," says Malhotra. "In the face of established... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

substantially, meaning insurance markets may shrink even as losses from natural disasters rise. Keywords: Climate Change ; Risk and Uncertainty ; Insurance ; Personal Finance ; Consumer Behavior ; Mortgages Citation Read Now Related... View Details

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

networking can make people feel somewhat noxious about themselves.©iStock.com/YanC Based on their personal schmoozing experiences, Casciaro, Gino, and Kouchaki hypothesized that professional networking increases feelings of inauthenticity... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

Professor Ting Zhang about her personal journey, her time at HBS, and her advice for HBS leaders. Read More>>> HOW I SPENT MY HBS 2+2 DEFERRAL: JADA HAYNES I love the flexibility and optionality that the 2+2 deferred admissions... View Details

Web

Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

anxiety-provoking and inspiring. Regardless of the strategy used for selecting the opener, instructors should position the call as a challenging but fair opportunity for students to experience personal development and contribute to the... View Details

31 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

under which fear is employed and the personal qualities of the leader employing it. At least that was the predominant view among a wide range of reactions to the synopsis of Amy Edmondson’s book, The Fearless Organization, that appeared... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

merchants, making personal fortunes through sales with Western traders The hong merchants cultivated close relationships with Western traders like Augustine Heard and provided them with valuable guidance. “[Houqua’s] great success was at... View Details

Program

OPM Renew

interactive case study discussions that unfold in real time Recharge and bring new leadership insights and ideas back to your enterprise Reunite with OPM classmates and faculty and make new business connections Tap into the myriad resources and networks of the OPM... View Details

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Your personal attention is the critical catalyst to focus your entire organization on the strategic uncertainties that keep you awake at night. After all, everyone watches what the boss watches. I will discuss how you can use this... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

2015 Modern China Studies Free at Last, Now What: The Soviet and Chinese Attempts to Offer a Roadmap for the Post-Colonial World By: Friedman, Jeremy Abstract—This article seeks to understand the motivations behind the People's Republic of China's attempt to present an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Fondeadora

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss

Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and... View Details

Keywords: Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Institutions; Business Startups; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Mexico City; Latin America

January 2016
Case

Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets

By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener

Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of... View Details

August 2015 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy

By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman

By 2015, there had been an upsurge in activist shareholders arguing for radical changes in companies' corporate strategies. Personalities like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, and Daniel Loeb were feared and loathed in some quarters, celebrated in others. With nearly $120... View Details

Keywords: Scope; Activist Investors; Spin-offs; Synergy; Diversification; Consolidation; Hedge Fund; Corporate Strategy

April 1993 (Revised July 1994)
Case

MathSoft, Inc. (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

MathSoft's VP of sales has doubled the size of the company's direct field sales force to support the launch of a new, high-end workstation software product priced at almost $9,000. However, sales of the new product are far below plan. At the same time, the VP of... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Communication Strategy; Salesforce Management; Marketing Channels; Advertising; Product Launch; Information Technology Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States

01 Mar 2016
First Look

March 1, 2016

this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/916414-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-007 The Hain Celestial Group Hain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2011
Article

Extreme Productivity

By: Robert C. Pozen

A veteran top executive at two giant mutual fund companies, the author has also been an attorney, a government official, a law school professor, and a business school professor-sometimes simultaneously. Over the years, he has devised a number of principles and... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Time Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Personal Development and Career

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