Hard Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

Retail and Luxury Goods Conference on April 3. Chadwick noted that while department stores used to be where shoppers went for everything from baby clothes to furniture to power tools, many stores have now limited their assortment and... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

01 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology

power stems from its ability to identify and meet evolving customer needs, not its technology, says Thales S. Teixeira, author of the new book Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer Disruption. The company... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Travel; Tourism

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

now—at the dawn of the twenty-first century—it is hard to conceive of any more important or pervasive governmental function. The federal government now devotes a larger part of its budget to social insurance (such as unemployment and... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

find valuable that is hard to get." Plus, it's important for a company to nurture an ongoing relationship with its contributors, particularly its strongest participants. In addition to money and prizes, DeJulio said Tongal awards points... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jun 2018
Research Event

Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?

iPhoto For businesses and other organizations seeking to overcome roadblocks to sustainability over the last few decades, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Understanding and Overcoming Roadblocks to... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Energy

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate

his background in formal economics along with a jagged streak of lightning called genius that enabled him to succeed at so doing," Tedlow and Abdelal wrote in a recent paper on Levitt. As a prediction of things to come, it's not hard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

Blues A shockingly low 25 percent of employees feel connection to their company's mission. Bill George discusses fixes to rebuild purpose in their work. How Small Wins Unleash Creativity The most powerful tool managers have to motivate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

AI can help you become a better writer, coder, and researcher. But can the powerful technology boost business acumen and economic performance? Sort of, says a recent study. An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) mentor designed to... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

07 Jan 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

cinema," Khaire says—establishing a criteria of quality and providing a stamp of approval. In workshops, selected filmmakers were mentored to realize their projects. "I find it hard to believe that merely having an iPad will... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

08 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

rich topic of study and an immensely powerful policy tool.” "The problem is this: The government can't tell whether it is easy or hard for a given person to earn income, because it can't measure... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

some skepticism when potential backers realized she was a woman, Chase didn't let that faze her. "I always made it a point to fall back on skill and hard work. When they realized I knew the business inside and out, it ceased to be an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

example. The Chinese government/industrial complex (it’s hard to sort it out) is buying companies and investing in projects around the world. In the meantime, a populist and nationalist wave has produced a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

about when to use soft versus hard negotiation approaches, two of the notable lessons that arise are (i) the role of apologies after misusing power and (ii) how even “using one’s View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto

alliance, a restructuring, or entry into a new market or product category) arise relatively infrequently. Q: Is there a place for the advocacy (or "contest") approach in real time and in some situations? A: There's nothing inherently wrong with advocacy.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

widespread secrecy is understandably difficult, since by their very nature, secret inventions are hard to find. Recently, a researcher at Harvard Business School found a way to study this issue—by examining patent applications the US... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

31 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

Power of Conversational Leadership Published: July 23, 2012 Communication is always a challenge, especially in multinational corporations. Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind discuss why it makes sense to adopt the principles of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

or those of other states. The national government, which had borrowed huge sums from foreign creditors to fight the long War of Independence, lacked the power to tax its citizens and repay its debts. “It was something of a miracle that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Banking

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

is all this misconduct occurring now? A: I think it's the confluence of several factors: the use of powerful incentive packages, an exuberance that pushed equity prices to heights that were hard to justify... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

to copy certain colleagues on pertinent emails. "People want to increase their power by keeping that information confidential," Hall says. "But you have to make sure you cc the right people. It's important to keep in mind... View Details