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customers. Transparent We engage in open and honest dialogue with one another, respecting each person’s need for information as the basis for the work we do. Our Strategic Plan The HBS IT three-year strategic plan (FY24–FY26) is organized... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS

pitch their business plans at the Springboard 2000 New England venture-capital forum. Organizers of Springboard 2000, which is a series of events that debuted with sessions in Silicon Valley and Virginia, have an ambitious goal. "We want... View Details

Keywords: Singleton, Laura; Springboard 2000

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

Editor's note: How does an organization hold on to its wealth of accumulated knowledge when the knowledge-holders depart? It's a very real dilemma made even more critical as Baby Boomers begin their mass exit into retirement. The new book... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

01 Dec 2002
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What You Know Depends on Where You Go

interpersonal challenges of cross-cultural interaction and the management and organizational implications for companies operating in differing cultural contexts. Given the diverse areas of exploration among these and other HBS faculty,... View Details

01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

Smith. Not only has Starbucks created a "third place" for the customer between work and home, but it has also launched a number of environmental and community-oriented initiatives. "We have a great culture in this company," Smith... View Details

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

information provided by office culture is gone. You could wear your best suit and have a two-hour meeting in the middle of the day with the C-suite of your firm’s biggest competitor without anyone being the wiser. Pause for a moment and... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

practitioner psychologists who expertly analyze and manage their own and others' thought processes. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2011/07/the-new-psychology-of-strategic-leadership/ar/1 Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira

sees that, too—but that shouldn't prevent the two organizations from working together towards better products. This is especially important in a world of blended learning, an area where we’ve already seen some huge success. There is much... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Short Takes

experiences: identity groups (i.e., race, cultural background, gender, age) and organization groups (defined by shared task roles and hierarchical position). From psychoana-lytic theory, the authors draw on... View Details

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Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog

transformation. Secondly, it would be important for investors dealing with distressed organizations needing restructuring or significant performance improvement. Finally, it will be of value to those who expect to support or interface... View Details

28 Oct 2024
Blog Post

It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

out to tour four companies’ headquarters before flying to Bangalore that evening. That’s where she and Professor Vikram Gandhi will visit two more organizations and fly to a more remote area in the afternoon, returning to Bangalore the... View Details

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

each other with their work, rather than competing with each other. You want an organizational culture that explicitly values creativity and innovation. Whatever reward systems are in place should reward and recognize creative work. In... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

cultures that are inhospitable to mothers. "What gives us leverage is asking the question, 'What needs to change in our organizations that will enable us, women and men, to honor all the things we find... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

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Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need | Working Knowledge

longer have the option of leading through fear or managing through fear. The idea went mainstream in 2012, when Google’s Project Aristotle identified psychological safety as a key component in successful teams. Edmondson says the theory took on more urgency as View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Invest in the New Abnormal

need to proactively reach out to potential and current customers about products and services, digital and delivery options, health safeguards, and payment plans,” Deshpandé advises. “Whether demand has declined or increased during such unprecedented times, all firms... View Details

July 2019
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Bjarke Ingels Group

By: Boris Groysberg and Aldo Sesia

Danish-born Bjarke Ingels is regarded as a giant in the field of architecture. He started his firm—the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)—in 2005 in Copenhagen. Fourteen years later, the firm has additional offices in New York City, London, and Barcelona and employs over 500... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Growth Management; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; Urban Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Construction Industry; Service Industry; Real Estate Industry; Denmark; Spain; United Kingdom; United States; New York (city, NY)

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01 Dec 2018
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Research Is the Foundation

span more languages, geographies, and cultures than ever, requiring workers to communicate effectively to deliver results. I wanted to understand how a radical language change can bridge differences and facilitate cross-border... View Details

13 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success

activities that can grow. Simply put, successful families are entrepreneurial. Second, families succeed because they invest in productive activities (including the development of the next generation), emphasize growing assets, and consume relatively little of their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

McKenna to lead the organization through the turmoil and out the other side. As she and her new executive team assemble in the DC office, touring the space that has been renovated and expanded for their presence, there’s a sense that the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

February 2008
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Moët Hennessy España

By: Tiziana Casciaro, Vincent Dessain and Elena Corsi

Since being appointed CEO of Moët Hennessy España (MHE), the Spanish subsidiary of the wine & spirits business of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), the world's leading luxury products group, Ramiro Otano had overseen a spectacularly successful run at the company by... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain

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