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- 19 Jan 2022
- News
When the Last Thing You Want to Do Is Exercise
- 24 Aug 2021
- News
The 10 New Leadership Books to Wrap Up Summer and Kick Off Fall
- TeachingInterests
Product Management
A Product Manager is obsessed with the problem their product tries to solve and works to both define the product’s functional requirements and lead cross-functional teams to develop, launch and improve their product over time. Taught by an experienced former Google... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version
By: Tristan Gagnon-Bartsch, Matthew Rabin and Joshua Schwartzstein
A common critique of models of mistaken beliefs is that people should recognize their error after observations they thought were unlikely. This paper develops a framework for assessing when a given error is likely to be discovered, in the sense that the error-maker...
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Gagnon-Bartsch, Tristan, Matthew Rabin, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-108, June 2018.
- Program
Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation—Virtual
about performance measurement and prepare to lead performance-focused initiatives that will empower your organization and drive new levels of success. Details Maximize impact by aligning mission, strategy, and performance Develop a...
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- October 2008
- Article
Creativity and the Role of the Leader
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Mukti Khaire
In today's innovation-driven economy, understanding how to generate great ideas has become an urgent managerial priority. Suddenly, the spotlight has turned on the academics who've studied creativity for decades. How relevant is their research to the practical...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Commercialization;
Managerial Roles;
Creativity;
Innovation and Management;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Diversity
Amabile, Teresa M., and Mukti Khaire. "Creativity and the Role of the Leader." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 10 (October 2008).
- Research Summary
Selection, Reallocation, and Spillover: Identifying the Sources of Gains from Multinational Production (with Maggie Chen)
By: Laura Alfaro
Quantifying the gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research. Positive productivity gains are often attributed to knowledge spillover from multinational to domestic firms. An alternative, less stressed explanation is firm selection... View Details
Innovation on Wings: Nonstop Flights and Firm Innovation in the Global Context
We study whether, when, and how better connectivity through nonstop flights leads to positive innovation outcomes for firms in the global context. Using unique data of all flights emanating from 5,015 airports around the globe from 2005 to 2015 and exploiting a...
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- October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Reactivity: A Case of Re-Invention
By: Myra M. Hart and Sylvia Sensiper
By the time Glenn Osaka joined Reactivity as its new CEO in January 2001, the Internet bubble had burst, the financial markets had turned, and the company's core businesses were drying up. He was not hired to lead a turnaround, but Osaka found that the firm's future...
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- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
to the specified start dates is very substantial—a conclusion we are able to corroborate with specific quantitative data from both judge and student surveys. The consistent experience of a wide range of other markets suggests that such nonadherence in the law clerk...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning-in
- March 2015
- Supplement
MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the...
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Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-079, March 2015.
- November 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Naina Lal Kidwai: Investing in Her Country
By: Boris Groysberg and Anjali Raina
This case showcases the 30-year career of Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman of HSBC India, a leading woman business leader globally. It demonstrates how Kidwai spent a lifetime overcoming barriers as a woman in a male-dominated profession and as an Indian in the global...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Anjali Raina. "Naina Lal Kidwai: Investing in Her Country." Harvard Business School Case 413-003, November 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
In 1997 Nestlé committed to a strategic vision of becoming the leading nutrition, health and wellness (NHW) company in the world. Over the next 13 years, the NHW strategy guided strategic decisions and choices at Nestlé including merger and acquisition choices,...
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Keywords:
Nutrition;
Health;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Goals and Objectives;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 311-119, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- December 2002 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Cargill (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jose M. M. Porraz
Cargill is one of the world's leading marketers, processors, and distributors of agricultural, food, industrial, and financial products. In 1998, the company decided to develop a strategic intent to restructure and refocus the company. It did so in response to the...
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Agribusiness;
Restructuring;
Industry Structures;
Global Strategy;
Genetics;
Demand and Consumers;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Jose M. M. Porraz. "Cargill (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-420, December 2002. (Revised April 2007.)
- February 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy
By: David J. Collis
Describes the history and diversification strategy of the Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co. The company has diversified through internal growth, acquisition, and joint ventures from its origin in flat glass to a broad glass-materials, chemical, and electronics...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Joint Ventures;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Vertical Integration;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Collis, David J. "Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 794-113, February 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Spinnaker Software Corp.
Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Profit;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Software;
Information Technology Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, May 1985. (Revised November 1990.)
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
digitally literate, right? In actuality, our research highlighted that none of these characteristics matter as much as you might think when it comes to leading digital transformation. In fact, 71 percent of 1,500 executives we surveyed in...
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