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- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
that future work should develop more precise and context-specific theories to help guide research and practice in disparate task and industry domains. Working paper not available. Why Do Firms Hold So Much... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
the clubs’ conferences. Both the planning process and the conference itself were instrumental in getting exposure to exciting businesses, innovative ideas, and brilliant people who became part of my network. During my second semester I had the opportunity to help... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 02 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
observations and behavioral science research that shed light on how happiness really works, then offers experiential wisdom and practical advice. Beautifully written, the essays range from ancient philosophy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
Below are outtakes from the faculty roundtable discussion on the crisis in corporate America (“Bad Times for Business,” December 2002). For more information about the research and academic activities of the roundtable participants, or any... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
century." As the research on the Oprah Winfrey case got going, Mends and Koehn were joined by another MBA student, Edrienne Brandon; Koehn's research associate, Erica Helms; and Koehn's assistant,... View Details
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
Hall, Matthew, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract—This paper, based on a five-year longitudinal study at two UK-based banks, documents and analyzes the practices used by risk managers as they aim to gather and establish influence in... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
all the others." Calls for sacrifice and self-discipline are met with cynicism, skepticism, and knee-jerk resistance. Our research into organizational transformation has involved settings as diverse as multinational corporations,... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 29 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS
student as a military veteran, and I was about to become even more so. In the same month as my separation, my husband and I were thrilled to discover that we were about to become first time parents! As I’m sure you know from your own View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
theories of how social activists inspire changes in organizational norms, beliefs, and practices, we hypothesize that shareholder actions and regulatory threats are likely to prime firms to adopt practices consistent with the aims of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
that restructuring addresses is very large—in the billions of dollars possibly. My research at companies suggests there are three primary motivations for restructuring. The first is the need to address poor financial performance. Here,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)
2015 as an Associate. Since that time, she has been recognized for her exceptional work with promotions to Engagement Manager and Associate Partner, and in 2021, she became the first Business Analyst to make Partner at the firm. As a Partner at McKinsey, Kuyoro leads a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
Benjamin Abstract—I examine Google's pattern and practice of tying to leverage its dominance into new sectors. In particular, I show how Google used these tactics to enter numerous markets, to compel usage of its services, and often to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
tenure-track professors, visitors, and practitioners—participated in START, a deep-dive orientation to the School that took place in person on campus over three days in July 2023. The program provides an overview of Harvard Business School and a window into View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
limited? Do you seek new avenues for expansion? Is the timing opportune to consider such a quest? Fenno includes a broad range of diversification options supported by numerous practical examples of companies of all sizes that have... View Details
- 07 Mar 2005
- What Do You Think?
Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?
Business Management a Profession?" In it, Harvard Business School colleagues Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria and their research associate, Daniel Penrice, propose that it comes up short on several dimensions characteristic of other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
Research Symposium on May 20, Narayanan described some problems common both to major corporations and Mom-and-Pop shops, and offered practical solutions based on his new research. Contract incompleteness is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
to appeal to young would-be smokers. But corporate distrust runs so deep for some consumers that constructive dialogue is virtually impossible; consider vaccination skeptics who criticize Big Pharma’s influence, despite considerable View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
Illustrations by Greg Clarke Tom DeLong is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurial Management Units. What’s on your list? A biography of Raymond Carver and some of his... View Details