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- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 21 Mar 2023
- Webinars: Career
LinkedIn for Job Searching
Data can reveal what matters most in today's job market, and this interactive webinar from CPD and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn's former head of student and alumni education, will share behind-the-scenes insights that can help you optimize LinkedIn for both job hunting... View Details
- 14 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
value: Attraction and recruitment. Actively seek candidates outside managers’ networks, and assess the language used to describe jobs and the company. Hiring. Educate managers about the gender biases that influence hiring decisions.... View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
Hall, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large UK banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a process we term toolmaking, whereby... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July – August 2010
- Column
Powerlessness Corrupts
Powerlessness damages organizations--especially in the middle ranks, says HBR columnist Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Hemmed in by rules and treated as unimportant, people get even with management by overcontrolling their own turf. Kanter urges leaders to give employees... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Opportunities; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Powerlessness Corrupts." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2010).
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
today's complex financial environment, dealmaking is blending into a merger of negotiations and auctions. The Potential Downside of Win-Win What happens when a wonderful agreement ignores the needs of consumers? WORKING PAPERS Psychological View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- January 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Rennella
A fascination with flight and a forceful personality helped to create a market for air travel and shape the modern airline industry. Masterfully wielding his power and influence, Juan Trippe built Pan American Airways by combining bold moves and blind ambition. Across... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Rennella. "Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways." Harvard Business School Case 406-086, January 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
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Research Links: Records of Railroad Companies & Personal Papers - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
railroads with which the Nashua and Lowell had dealings. Alfred D. Chandler Papers The collection provides a comprehensive view of historian Alfred D. Chandler’s sixty year academic career. Chandler’s study of railroads as the first modern enterprise View Details
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
mothers were not employed. In the domestic sphere, sons raised by employed mothers spend more time caring for family members, and daughters spend less time on housework. Analyses provide evidence for two mechanisms: gender attitudes and social learning. Finally,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Katharine Graham TN
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel
Teaching Note for (9-801-276). View Details
- 2008
- Chapter
Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores how "learning" occurs in the context of environmental policy formulation and implementation. Rather than viewing policy learning as a rational and technocratic process, the emphasis here is on the political and institutional contexts within which... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Natural Environment; Power and Influence; South Africa; Brazil
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation." In Strategic Environmental Assessment for Policies: An Instrument for Good Governance, edited by Kulsum Ahmed and Ernesto Sanchez-Triana. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2008. (Was HBS Working Paper 08-071.)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Ideas That Stick
CHIP AND DAN HEATH: What makes messages memorable? Photo COURTESY THE HEATH FAMILY Everyone “knows” that strangers have tampered with children’s candy on Halloween. But actual examples of this are hard to come by. It is, however, an idea that sticks, as Dan Heath (MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
throughout your career. Early in your career, pick your boss, not your job. Seek those who give open and honest feedback, guidance, and support. Early success will help build confidence and competence. In the middle of your career, make an effort to contribute and... View Details
- Student-Profile
Anil Doshi
there is a particular emphasis on academic and industry application. My Research Interests I study how information disclosure and information goods affect individual behavior and firm strategy. Currently, I am investigating how dynamics of opinions in user communities... View Details
- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
capital through its lending platform and fund management, and the consulting firm has influenced the allocation of more than $6 billion in assets. Letelier was expecting to grow “the usual 30 percent” in 2020 when the pandemic hit. During... View Details
- 22 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
reinforce human relations. Q: What influence do organizational structure, management hierarchy, and physical space have on an organization's internal communication network? A: Huge influences! Although every leader at some point in their... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
which an organization can influence behavior. Second, their motivation to change — personal safety — was unusually compelling. But we did identify three conditions that could in theory exist in any organization. Having a connective... View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
flavijus For the first time, a link has been drawn between public sentiment about a company’s sustainability practices and how that company is valued in the market. The results are important both for investors searching for under-valued, socially responsible companies,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
minimize risk of stress and loss of time dealing with claims and costs to their reputation and future employment. On the other side of the equation, a cap on damages through tort reform can influence whether or not a doctor is sued in the... View Details
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
manager’s job. Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) explores the kinds of decisions made by general managers (GMs) and how context influences the generation of options, and the effectiveness of the decisions made.... View Details
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne