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- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
John Croft felt that "the idea of different leadership styles among men and women is poorly thought through . People forget that leadership is about the people being led, not the leader . I think you would only find sex-based leadership differences when those... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
debt?" The paper explores how the possibility of misvalued debt markets can both fuel merger activity and alter the balance between PE and strategic buyers. One approach was to study whether "cheap" debt led to more... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
have built national or global organizations that have achieved social impact. This focus on success stories has led to a skewed view of social entrepreneurship as nothing more or less than a field of huge, realized dreams. “A big weakness... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jan 2012
- What Do You Think?
Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?
productivity flourishes where income disparity exists to a greater extent." Susan Rushworth offered "food for thought" in citing research that led her to conclude that "the faster the economy grew (as measured by GDP),... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
topic that Stephen M. R. Covey wrote persuasively about several years ago in his book, The Speed of Trust. So for me one candidate "ultimate question" would be "Do you trust your manager?" or "Do you trust your organization?" My study... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
decision-making and even to the future and viability of capitalism. One debate concerned the primacy of profit as a goal. Deaver Brown led this argument by saying, "Profit is the only legitimate goal of a corporation ," pointing... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
dismantled a lot of trade barriers, which has led to global prosperity. The only big barrier remaining is movement of humankind to regions which offer better prospects." A number of respondents took issue with this. Some equated... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
when he said, "Stretch ... allows those with the biggest vision to express it in a tangible way However, in my experience, it is also used in the same way the rack was used." Carl Binder pointed out that "... stretch goals have View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
benefits emanating from diversity, the two professors wanted to find a company that already had a lot of diversity in its ranks. This led them to the commercial bank. They then collected human resources data on branch demographics, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
not, and how can IT help or hinder that process? HBS professor John Deighton led the conversation. The three practitioners who shared their companies' experiences were Eric Berg (HBS MBA '90), CIO of Goodyear; Doug Busch, CIO of Intel;... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
Education staff.EE: What led you to develop the "Women Leading Business" forum? Hart: I'd observed in the School's Executive Education programs—AMP, PMD, and OPM, for example—that the women attending them loved meeting each... View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
for an interest in the private sector and ultimately his decision to attend business school. Mbanusi founded and led an organizing initiative that aimed to connect youth to post-secondary opportunities and living wage jobs; part of a... View Details
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The Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
a publishing executive, became director. He led a review and revision of the curriculum, resulting in full-year courses in marketing, control (accounting and statistics), production, human problems in administration, finance, and... View Details
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Expatriate Traders in the Treaty Port Communities - A Chronicle of the China Trade
John described in detail an attack on Augustine Heard & Co. on December 7, 1842 when a Chinese crowd pillaged and stole $250,000 from the company treasury. Augustine Heard led Western and Chinese employees out of the factory through the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell You wrote recently that the story of British explorer Ernest Shackleton, who led an expedition to Antarctica in 1914, is highly relevant for leaders... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
pandemic has led to a widespread acceleration in innovation, especially in the health care industry. Innovation tends to go hand-in-hand with accessibility and availability of health care solutions, which bodes well for low-income... View Details
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
at his Dallas home, where 13 alumni got to try out a practice forum discussion led by Sheets and a professional facilitator. “If you structure the conversation right, it’s amazing how deep it can go, very quickly,” says Sheets, adding... View Details
- 30 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban
concerned that our executive programs — which comprise two-thirds international participants — could see declines in enrollment. Whatever the intention of the order, its implementation has led to disruption and fear, and it undercuts the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
and board directors I worked with at Outward Bound,” he explained. However, during a “fascinating, intellectually engaging, intense, and ultimately life-changing” two years at HBS, Pearson unexpectedly “fell in love” with the economics of deregulation, a passion that... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
impact, Huebner and friends created Minds Matter in 1991. In the first year, the friends tutored a half-dozen students and subsequently sent two to preparatory schools on fully paid scholarships. Convinced of what was possible, Huebner View Details