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de São Paulo. Industry Technology, Business Products and Services (B2B), Consumer Products and Services (B2C), Materials and Resources Verticals Big Data, CloudTech & DevOps, Mobile, AdTech, B2B Payments, E-Commerce Area(s) of Expertise... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

self-development. In the course of my work, I have had the privilege of developing teaching materials about many experienced leaders and their career development. This chapter builds on stories from some of... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

kinds of mistakes from the U.S. Midwest. In this case, environmentalists and farmers opposed a power company's plans to build a dam. On the surface, the parties appeared to have deep, irreconcilable positions, which had resulted in a long... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

began to move into the position of dominance that it enjoys in the MBA curriculum today. Building on the foundational work of Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means on the separation of ownership and control in the large corporation, and of... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

barred People already consume tabloid newspapers, racist propaganda, biased news broadcasts, and pornography willingly. Let them at least know how the general public categorizes such materials Everyone benefits from such a system. Viewers... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

a host of dynamic multimedia material competing for his or her attention, we wanted to create a high-quality, engaging classroom experience. Both plot and character development in the book are inspired by a popular storytelling structure... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

services. I also deeply enjoyed the peer group in this course—nearly one-third of the class was either a joint MD/MBA student or a medical resident. It’s rare to get the chance to hear from so many experts on different health topics. Long term, I’m hoping to return to... View Details

04 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

dissatisfaction. Motivation, according to the theory, is determined not by material incentives, but rather by interesting work, recognition, and personal growth. “Life is an unending series of extenuating circumstances.” Christensen... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

beliefs about Covid we collected in 2020, we build a model based on the psychology of selective memory. When a person thinks about an event,... April 2025 Management Science Gender and Preferences for Performance Feedback By: Katherine... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

roles, products, processes (assembly, equipment maintenance and repair, materials logistics, training, system redesign, administration, etc.), and hierarchical levels (from shop floor to plant manager and above) that in TPS managed... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

digital, and on-campus experiences. HBP Education sales of course materials increased 2 percent from fiscal 2022. The group provides course materials and teaching resources for online, hybrid, and in-person... View Details

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AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014

AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography

Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details

07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

relative inflation-indexed bond issuance generate return predictability. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40097 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 113-058 Investindustrial Exits Ducati In... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Jul 2013
What Do You Think?

What Are the Limits of Transparency?

given credit for fostering trust among members of an organization, building loyalty among employees, and generally creating better places to work. For many years we observed need-to-know policies (that may have had their origins in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Frei No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info In this session, Professor Frances Frei reinvents the playbook for how to lead change—with a provocative approach that moves fast, builds trust,... View Details

12 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 12

selective aspects of punishment in the U.S. over the period 1980-2004. We note that imprisonment increased around 1980, a period that coincides with the "Reagan revolution" in economic matters. We build an economic model where... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked

completed part-time while you are also working. Self-paced learning can take place either 1) before the program begins, to review case materials and prepare for the program, which is recommended for every program, 2) as a separate module,... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

fuels was in line with what other companies supported: $100-150/ton of CO2. For their business model, BTG Bioliquids chose the technology licensing route, instead of a capital-intensive model where they would build and operate their own... View Details

20 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 20

materials and invites discussion of the effectiveness of various approaches and the general lessons for the management of companies seeking to operate in an environmentally responsible manner. Purchase this... View Details