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Attract additional Black talent to all parts of the HBS community. - Advancing Racial Equity
inclusion, and inequality increases HBS’s capabilities to contribute to racial equity in organizations and society. We start by acknowledging that throughout our history, Black scholars have been severely underrepresented among HBS... View Details
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
startup organization for the thousands of employees who join a fledgling company and do the day-to-day work required to grow it into something of value. Entering StartUpLand is a practical, step-by-step guide that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this interest from a variety of different perspectives, and in doing so are able to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
them. The book features diverse strategies for 21st-century leadership, critical lessons for organizational and communal success, and the questions vital to our changing and challenging times. Questions include how leaders can overcome the mediocrity of bureaucratic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
organization required a very specific kind of leader, and he had one in mind: former classmate Williams, who led corporate and investment banking for African markets at South Africa’s Standard Bank. “He’s always been a real strategic,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 2008
- Working Paper
Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem
By: Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
Prior work in organizational learning has failed to find a consistent effect of variation in experience on performance. While some studies find a positive relationship between these two variables, others find no effect or even a negative relationship. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; India
Huckman, Robert S., and Bradley R. Staats. "Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-035, September 2008.
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
1-3). In our final two studies, we highlight two boundary conditions for this effect: identifying a specific gift and using money as a gift. When gift recipients request one specific gift, rather than providing a list of possible gifts,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Finding Pride
group started up an annual potluck in New York City, and 10 or 12 of us would drive down to meet 60 to 70 wonderful, accomplished gay and lesbian alums. I was co-president of the GSA my second year, and after graduating I organized 15 of... View Details
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
Harvard's Creating Emerging Markets Project HBS Professor Geoffrey Jones provides insights on the evolution of business leadership as part of Columbia University's Center for Sustainable Investment's Emerging Markets Global Players blog.... View Details
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
giving it more independent leadership, (2) provide more “community training” on the use of user data, (3) “invest in reducing fake articles,” (4) publish a quarterly “report to Congress” regarding “detailed privacy issues/actions”, and... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
reflects their aggressive decarbonization goals Another interesting facet of our visit was a discussion with Maersk’s government affairs director. He talked about how new rules by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)—a UN agency... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit. “My intended audience includes managers at companies as well as policymakers and regulators—seeking to inform and, to be sure, persuade these folks.” In the course of his research,... View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
other words, what you know, not what title you have in the organization that matters. "We argue about issues, not the people who advocate them" was another of Grove's beliefs. Once again, this is the opposite of his experience... View Details
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Student Activities - Health Care
capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting. The Student-Alumni Mentor Program Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector. Speakers From... View Details
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Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season
If you are coming to Boston for one of our programs—and especially if you are coming from some distance away—you may want to extend your stay a few days and explore Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding area. The Executive Education site View Details
- January 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation
By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
Set in Fall 2014, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being transformed by technological innovations and new student achievement standards. This case chronicles how Rob Waldron, CEO, and his team bring Curriculum Associates (CA), a traditional supplemental... View Details
Keywords: Education Technology; SaaS; Turnaround; Textbook Publishing; Innovation; Sales Cycle; HR Strategy; Privately-funded Businesses; Sustainable Growth; Product Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Publishing Industry
Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 315-053, January 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
conversations with their bosses, notes Thomas DeLong, who teaches organizational behavior at Harvard Business School. "I'm amazed that although organizations are willing to set metrics for success in difficult times, so few... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- February 2021
- Article
How Transparency into Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer Choice
By: Ryan W. Buell and Basak Kalkanci
Amid growing calls for transparency and social and environmental responsibility, companies are employing different strategies to improve consumer perceptions of their brands. Some pursue internal initiatives that reduce their negative social or environmental impacts... View Details
Keywords: Sustainable Operations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Operational Transparency; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Operations; Environmental Sustainability; Consumer Behavior; Perception
Buell, Ryan W., and Basak Kalkanci. "How Transparency into Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer Choice." Management Science 67, no. 2 (February 2021): 932–950.
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Avon Products, American International Group, and CVS-Caremark Corporation. John Oxendine MBA 1971 In 1981, John Oxendine was named president and CEO of Broadcast Capital Fund, a venture capital organization View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Cold Call Podcast