Managing Difficult Interactions - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2020
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Profits and Purpose

students have a 35- or 40-year career in front of them, and we have a duty to prepare them for the competitive landscape in their careers. My hypothesis is that it is going to be a very different world, where natural capital and social capital are going to be priced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

11 May 2020
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Better Than Cash

Courtesy Ruth Goodwin-Groen Ruth Goodwin-Groen (MBA 2001) has a lot of work to do. “Our job will not be done until all people—old or young, rich or poor, male or female—are able to make and receive payments in a way that works for them,” says Goodwin-Groen, View Details

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

real money," Kaufman says. "So who's going to tell Bill that we really like his ideas, but that his management style pisses people off? It can feel very risky for board members to think, 'If I pick on Bill, will he pick on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie

“mini” brands like the Monaco and the Palomar. Doesn’t that make it difficult to show up on people’s radar? Our tagline is “Every hotel tells a story.” I think of the Kimpton name as an endorser brand. So, the Triton: a Kimpton Hotel; the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

passion in their students. Our faculty members stay close to practice, interacting in the field with leaders and managers who are confronting the day’s most pressing business challenges. They apply knowledge... View Details

17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

Publications August 2013 California Management Review What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan Abstract—Organizations with social missions, such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

Kleindorfer and Yoram Wind. Wharton School Publishing, forthcoming Abstract Managers often must make decisions that depend on decisions in other parts of the organization. These interactions create a network... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2006
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Drive-In Nation

such a protected market into a wide-open, hypercompetitive environment is a very difficult process.” Today’s headlines confirm that difficulty, as GM and Ford close plants, cut jobs and production, and try to deflect talk of bankruptcy,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Course Number 1180 Assistant Professor Vincent Pons Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Course Overview This is a course about exploiting the opportunities created by the emergence of a... View Details

11 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What You Need to Know about Recruiting at HBS

what you’re good at, what you like, what environments you enjoy working in, including what kind of people you enjoy interacting with. Consider the structure you’ve had in previous roles: did you have a formal mentor? Opportunities for... View Details

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP and the Bonus of Climate Educator Collaboration

In addition to the “wow” factor popping from the sheer volume of climate-smart MBA students from 39 schools at the 2024 ClimateCAP Summit in Ann Arbor this February, the chance to interact with staff and faculty peers from across these... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

Algorithms and Networks Run the World, presents a framework for rethinking business and operating models. “AI is not just displacing human workers, it is changing the nature of firms, how they operate, and how they interact with the rest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

suited for a young, entrepreneurial organization. Start-up joiners need to do three things well: manage uncertainty, push the limits, and think like an owner. He then outlines four steps for choosing the right company: Pick a domain (find... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

$1 per can. According to this testimony, Walmart rejected Blitz's design on the basis of the price increase, and Blitz halted its redesign project because it would be difficult to launch a national product that Walmart refused to... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

active participation even before term begins. I. The Inner Journey – Learning to Make Meaning The Dance of Dharma Leadership and Character Making Meaning in the Workplace Finding Meaning in Relationship with Nature II. The Outer Journey – Focusing On Your Leadership... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

with the office's January inauguration. By bringing together nearly sixty business and management academics and about twenty CEOs and managers from across Asia, the forum provided an opportunity for HBS... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

large and relatively stationary concrete ring by flexible tendons. As the float interacts with ocean waves, the movement of the tendons drives the generators, converting mechanical energy into electricity. Smith in the RITE control room,... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

approach found only in Gulati, Mayo, and Nohria's Management. This unique text demonstrates how success within a constantly changing business environment requires a clear understanding of the interactive and dynamic nature of strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

therefore implies to manage the interaction with these interpreters, in order to access, share and internalize knowledge on product languages and influence shifts in socio-cultural models. Second, we propose... View Details