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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

other subject experts addressing timely topics on business and society, recorded live in Klarman Hall. Includes presentations from recent conferences, reunions and other events. Career Coaching for You, for Free An HBS career coach can guide your career development and... View Details

23 Sep 2014
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Publications September 2014 Research in Organizational Behavior The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, Julie Battilana, and Johanna Mair Abstract—We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2013
Blog Post

The Summer is Finally Over

I was in. While I don’t know for sure what the full-time job search will bring, I know that I will seek to be in an organization with a culture as fantastic as the one I experienced (and contributed to) this... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

14 Dec 2018
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

EC? RC? Aldrich? What’s an Aldrich? Every organization has their own acronyms and jargon and HBS is no exception. If you are new to recruiting at HBS let us provide an HBS to English dictionary to get you acclimated to terms you’ll see on... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

community's annual 'Oscars'. The winners of this category are the Marketing cases that were used in the largest number of organizations across the globe in the preceding calendar year. Featured Case FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion... View Details

04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008

organizations to climb the value chain and access higher-margin businesses with powerful incumbents. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609024 PublicationsGender in Job... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Jul 2023
What Do You Think?

How Are Middle Managers Falling Down Most Often on Employee Inclusion?

(iStockphoto/AzmanL) Search “inclusion” on Amazon and the majority of book entries that come up are for children. Is that an indicator of the current state of management art on the subject? Fortunately, there is a growing body of research... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

When you enter an organization as its new leader, forget about plotting out the first 90 days. Focus on the first 90 hours. Why are those initial hours on the job so important? Because you don’t get a second chance to make a first... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

productive scientists. 2025 Working Paper How Firms Respond to Worker Activism: Evidence from Global Supply Chains By: Yanhua Bird, Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Social movement pressures can lead organizations to concede and... View Details

January 2018
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Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)

By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu

Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, must decide on the final list of candidates for the critical global marketing director position the company has been trying to fill for over a year. Since its founding in 2010,... View Details

Keywords: Recruiting; Staffing; Emergent Countries; Entrepreneurial Management; Private Sector; Business Strategy; Decision; Growth Management; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Turkey

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Moving Beyond Schumpeter: Management Research on the Determinants of Technological Innovation

By: Gautam Ahuja, Curba Morris Lampert and Vivek Tandon

Schumpeter's conjecture that large monopolistic firms were the key source of innovation in modern industrial economies has been the underpinning for much work on the topic of innovation. In this review paper we consciously move beyond the Schumpeterian tradition of... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Management; Strategy

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01 May 2018
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2018 Atlas of Moral Psychology In Search of Moral Equilibrium: Person, Situation, and Their Interplay in Behavioral Ethics By: Lee, Julia J., and F. Gino Abstract—This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

responsibilities, that can affect organizational outcomes. Thus, organizations may be capable of integration while different functions retain different incentives to maintain focus on their stakeholders' needs. We hypothesize that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

entertainment: building a business around blockbuster products-the movies, television shows, songs, and books that are hugely expensive to produce and market-is the surest path to long-term success. Along the way, I reveal why entertainment executives often spend... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

leaders in Mountain View, CA convened after its parent company Alphabet shed a quarter-trillion in market capitalization in a matter of months. The immediate spark—the quiet revelation that Google searches had dipped for the first time in... View Details

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

address healthcare inequities in the U.S., disparities across race, gender, geography, and income remain stubbornly persistent. This article introduces the Strategic Fingerprint Framework for Health Equity, a practical, principle-based tool designed to help healthcare... View Details

04 Jun 2013
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acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing different parts. Publisher's link: http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Startups-Best-Blog-Posts/dp/1449367879 2006 Journal of Economic Behavior & View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2013
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PublicationsForeign Direct Investment and Growth: On the Role of Complementarities, the Search for Mechanisms, and the Potential for Linkages Authors:Alfaro, Laura, and Matthew Johnson Publication:Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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pymetrics: Early Days

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2013, CEO Frida Polli was contemplating the next steps for her start-up business, pymetrics. After receiving her PhD in neuropsychology and MBA from HBS, she was determined to put her scientific and academic knowledge to work to build a business solving real world... View Details

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April 2020
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The Board's Role in Refocusing Bahrain Development Bank

By: Paul M. Healy and Alpana Thapar

In March 2016, Bahrain Development Bank’s (BDB) existing board term came to an end and Khalid Al Rumaihi was appointed the new chairman. Determining a need for change, he immediately overhauled the board and replaced BDB’s long-standing CEO. The new board quickly... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Banking Industry; Bahrain

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