Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

November–December 1988
Article

Fast-Cycle Capability for Competitive Power

By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas M. Hout

Keywords: Competition; Power and Influence

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02 Nov 2012
News

E Ink Founder's Startup Goal: Power The World With Efficient Nuclear Power

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Jan 2011
News

The List: 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston

20 Mar 2013
News

Want to Lean In? Try a Power Pose

Research Summary

The Political Power of Weak Interests

By: Gunnar Trumbull

One of the most broadly accepted theoretical claims of public policy is the proposal that interests shared by a large set of actors tend to be under-represented in public policy. From Mancur Olson to George Stigler to James Q. Wilson, our most influential theorists... View Details

April 2011
Supplement

Felipe Calderón: Leading with Light and Power (B)

By: J. Bruce Harreld and David Lane

This sequence of cases explores how leaders get their team focused on framing, analyzing, and ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The A case provides an inside look as President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to... View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cases; Crime and Corruption; State Ownership; Business or Company Management; Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Finance; Performance; Management Teams; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Mexico City

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05 Aug 2014
Blog Post

Leverage the Power of Alumni Networks in Recruiting

stood out – the power of the HBS alumni network. Although we talk about it all the time, it is another thing to see it come to life right before your very eyes. During our alumni event, we witnessed alumni offering their time, energy and... View Details

11 Feb 2016
News

Adopt the 'Wonder Woman' pose and power up!

December 1994
Supplement

Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (B-2): Initial Entry

Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details

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December 1994
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Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (B-1): Initial Entry

Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details

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26 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations

Power at the bargaining table is rarely distributed evenly. A job seeker lacking alternative offers is not going to have much "hammer" in salary discussions with a prospective employer. But what happens when you are perceived to... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

April 1994 (Revised May 1994)
Teaching Note

Power and Influence, Instructor's Course Overview

By: Linda A. Hill

Keywords: Power and Influence

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14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

blockbuster products. We're in a very interesting time—how the power struggle plays out will have great consequences for the future of media and sports. Q: Does the advance of digital technologies bolster or threaten the blockbuster... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

October 1988 (Revised March 1989)
Supplement

Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (B)

Designed to be used as an in-class handout after Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (A). A rewritten version of an earlier case by the same authors. View Details

Keywords: Quality; Utilities Industry; Florida

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25 Jan 2022
News

Rising Power Plant Emissions Threaten New England Climate Goals

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

buyers? And in an interesting plot twist, Elberse decided to design her research not around actual box office receipts, but rather around a Hollywood simulation game that has over half a million players. The results were published in her working paper, "The View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video