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- September 13, 2023
- Article
The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker
By: Nitin Nohria
Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by... View Details
Keywords: Problem Solving; Delegation; Leadership Style; Decision Making; Time Management; Power and Influence
Nohria, Nitin. "The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 13, 2023).
- March 1992 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Introduction of FM Radio (A): Finally, A ""Staticless"" Radio
Describes the evolution of radio technology and business from the initial days of wireless telegraphy to the advent, growth, and establishment of amplitude-modulated (AM) radio manufacturing and broadcasting. Begins and ends with a description of a decision the Radio... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Product Design; Product Development; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Dhebar, Anirudh S. Introduction of FM Radio (A): Finally, A ""Staticless"" Radio. Harvard Business School Case 592-092, March 1992. (Revised June 1995.)
- 19 Nov 2013
- News
Harvard Business School Exhibit Looks at Art of American Advertising
- May – June 2002
- Article
The Anything-But Unremarkable Lessons of the Quiet Leader
Keywords: Leadership
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "The Anything-But Unremarkable Lessons of the Quiet Leader." Ivey Business Journal (May–June 2002): 16–21.
- 29 Sep 2021
- News
To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
- July 2001 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department
By: Ashish Nanda and Boris Groysberg
This case tracks the rapid decline of Lehman Brothers' equity research department from August 1992, when, beset by declining ranking, low morale, and high turnover, firm management decides to clean house and reinvest in building the department. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Boris Groysberg. "Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 902-003, July 2001. (Revised January 2007.)
- February 2017
- Case
Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee
By: Steven Rogers and Alterrell Mills
The case highlights the role of minority chambers of commerce and the background of Eve Hall, a well-regarded multi-sector leader asked to revive Wisconsin's African-American chamber. This case study examines the lending options that a minority chamber of commerce... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business Plan; Change Management; Demographics; Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Race Characteristics; Investment Fund; Cost Of Capital; Banks And Banking; Micro Finance; Interest Rates; Business Or Company Management; Management Styles; Management Succession; Mission And Purpose; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Leadership Change; Business And Community Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Wealth And Poverty; Organizations; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Decision Choices and Conditions; Employment Industry; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry; United States; Wisconsin
Rogers, Steven, and Alterrell Mills. "Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee." Harvard Business School Case 317-076, February 2017.
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
Summing Up Crucibles of leadership are where you find them—or they find you. And business schools rarely create them, at least according to the respondents to the October column. Perry Miles put it most... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It's been a busy autumn at HBS. In September, the School successfully launched its first-ever capital campaign (see coverage). A few weeks later, the fall reunions were very well attended. The Alumni Board then held a productive meeting on October 18 and 19, and a... View Details
- March 1992 (Revised February 1995)
- Supplement
Introduction of FM Radio (C): The Empires Strike Back
Describes the concluding and bitter fight between Armstrong and the established radio manufacturing and broadcasting industry over the new, incompatible, and yet irrepressible FM technology. Illustrates the struggle between a corporation and an established system and... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Introduction of FM Radio (C): The Empires Strike Back." Harvard Business School Supplement 592-094, March 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
- September 2020
- Supplement
The Reinvention of Kodak (B) Video Case Supplement
By: Ryan Raffaelli
This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class. View Details
Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy
Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (B) Video Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 421-709, September 2020.
- 21 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
The Best Little Secret of the Harvard MBA
It’s 7:45 in the morning on a Friday and I am sitting in Spangler Hall, the center of student activity at Harvard Business School. About a third of the building is a large dining facility that includes a... View Details
- Web
Related Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Women Are Leaders of Mindfulness at Work—Here’s Why
- April 2016 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Reimagining Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Change
By: Rebecca Henderson, Tony L. He and Brian Tomlinson
Henderson, Rebecca, Tony L. He, and Brian Tomlinson. "Reimagining Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Change." Harvard Business School Case 316-162, April 2016. (Revised April 2017.)
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
This article considers key issues relating to the organization and performance of large multinational firms in the post-Second World War period. Although foreign direct investment is defined by ownership and control, in practice the... View Details
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small nonprofit. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Teaching; Secondary Education; Leading Change; Nonprofit Organizations; Transformation; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale." Harvard Business School Case 308-038, September 2007.
- August 2009
- Case
Jaime Irick: Life Story of a Recent MBA
By: Nitin Nohria, Matthew D. Breitfelder and Daisy A Wademan Dowling
Nohria, Nitin, Matthew D. Breitfelder, and Daisy A Wademan Dowling. "Jaime Irick: Life Story of a Recent MBA." Harvard Business School Case 410-038, August 2009.