Interviews - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides

which she interviewed women at several law firms, noting both positive and negative interactions among peers and supervisors. In terms of positivity versus negativity, the consistent mediating factor was whether the women considered their... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

the product of three elements that are required to interact: technology, people, and government. The interaction, which they describe in detail, "ultimately affects us all, and so should concern us all," they write. In the following View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

Profile

Michael R. Bloomberg

economy, a record-low crime rate and a healthier New York. His smoking ban in public places was a landmark decision. Some believe his legacy will last for generations to come. “There are many things we have achieved that I am proud of,” Bloomberg said in an View Details

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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

General Georges F. Doriot," interview by Aulikki Olsen, 2 May 1980, 5. GFD-HBS 3 In 1924, a gift of $5,000,000 from George F. Baker, president of the First National Bank, enabled HBS to build a new campus across the river from Cambridge.... View Details

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

who were in attendance. "They shared a bit about themselves and we all got to interview and joke with them, and welcome them," says Pérez-Riera. "The HBSLAA wants to promote Latinos, first to go to HBS, and then to get into the C-suite... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1998
News

Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

(1970). In a 1988 interview in Manager magazine, Andresen said that his business philosophy was based on "diligence, toughness, and honesty" toward himself and others. "You have to have the ability to constantly criticize and evaluate... View Details

19 Jun 2023
Blog Post

The Road to Impact

applicable skill set. As he was finishing his MBA, he interviewed at Lehman Brothers and learned that many people at the company had worked in government, notably former US Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson. Offensend thought... View Details

23 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 23

patterns before and after team scaffolds were implemented. Our results show that the team scaffolds improved performance, in part by reducing the number of partners with whom each role occupant coordinated. We then analyze qualitative View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

interview him, and he graciously agreed, spending 90 minutes talking with me about the deal and about dealmaking more generally. I learned a tremendous amount from that conversation, and it certainly fueled my interest in understanding... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

Buyers are more apt to use a product right after they purchase it, a fact you need to ponder as you consider how to keep customers coming back for more. In this e-mail interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Manda Mahoney, Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

09 Apr 2025
News

The Working Parent Revolution

think that as we see those laggards and employees choose to go elsewhere, they will be forced to switch on to the importance of providing things like on-site child care and backup care. Skydeck is the Harvard Business School alumni podcast featuring View Details

30 Sep 2024
News

The Making of a Streaming Sensation

very much hoping that Harriet's adventures will continue on screen as they have continued in the books. Skydeck is the Harvard Business School alumni podcast featuring interviews and insights from across the world of business. It’s... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Feng Zhu Winning with Digital Platforms MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration “Some of the largest, most valued companies today are platforms, and you... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Sunil Gupta Digital Marketing Strategy Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration "You’ll develop practical digital marketing skills... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

An Eye to the East

gathered from interviews with senior executives at about five hundred major companies in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Deshpandé and his team discovered that many of the "strategic levers" essential to high... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

recruiters, interview with companies, and have private conversations with clients and team members (more on that later). Companies monitor productivity and goals, but in a world where COVID-19 has turned many companies into “federations... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

companies in at least five ways: as a source of knowledge and expertise, as a sounding board and constructive critic, as a driver of accountability, as a stimulus for innovation, and as a resource for the full board. In an accompanying View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 17

Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This article examines, in a series of four studies, the nature and impact of implicit voice theories-largely taken-for-granted beliefs about when and why speaking up at work is risky or inappropriate. In Study 1, qualitative... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

sense. “Continuing to increase our environmental impact as we grow our business is not viable. Companies need to take responsibility for the damage they are doing to the planet,” he told the Guardian when announcing the plan. Later, in an View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2021
News

Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1

School of Business, recounts his history at GE in his recent book, Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company. And in this first episode of a special two-part Skydeck interview with Immelt, we talk about his rise to CEO,... View Details

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