Hard Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Oral history also permits a level of nuance that is hard to obtain even if written documents exist and are accessible in corporate and governmental archives. Oral histories can provide insights into why... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

do you mean by that? Neeley: Work groups are not static. They are dynamic, including our sentiments about our experiences within them. With virtuality, we need to work extra hard to ensure that we are all on the same page. That is, it’s... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

But in most scenarios, distribution channels, taken as a whole, seem more like a repository of lost opportunities than an effective delivery system that appropriately serves and rewards all participants. Powerful channel members routinely... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

categories were immune to the Internet. We thought touch and feel was important in many categories. What we see today is that that assumption is no longer true. Think of how much jewelry is sold online—diamonds—it's incredible. Q: Does Amazon's growth and market View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

immediate benefits that made it easy to justify future investments into using social channels to power the company's strategy. It also stands in marked contrast to the firms pursuing the first approach, which sought to engage with... View Details

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

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

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

resignation rates are through the roof. Additionally, there are jobs which have "bad hygiene," by which we mean they are demanding, low paid, and provide few prospects for advancement. Some companies and industries are taking a hard look... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

predictor of events, but the power and sometimes outrageous language used by Levitt changed the nature of debate on the issue, and created new perspectives for managers to consider as they approach world markets. Levitt's key insight... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

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

30 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music

that if all songs are priced equally, those albums are a particularly "good deal" for consumers. But that is not what I found: The number of songs on an album does not really matter. “The labels did themselves a disservice by granting a player like Apple such... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

expert to her team, and started hiring staff from nail salons and department-store cosmetics counters. "It feels really good to have something you worked so hard for come to reality," she almost bubbled. Still to come were the... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Let Customers Call the Shots

service. What kinds of resistance have these companies experienced? Has the resistance surprised you? A: Like many recent newborn companies, the ones we have studied have made bold claims such as: "Let's change the balance of power... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Aug 2002
What Do You Think?

Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?

entrepreneurs can exploit through the development of products and services specifically for inclusion in platforms, whether they are technological or marketing in nature? And do increasingly powerful platforms represent opportunities or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Apr 2005
Lessons from the Classroom

NFL Players Touch Down at HBS

is much needed, said the players. At best they have only a few years of earning power in professional football. And they don't work under guaranteed contracts—they are one nasty hit away from forced retirement. "Our window of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

classic The Obstacle is the Way. I have also been ramping up my anti-racist readings, devouring White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo and Ibram Kendi’s How to Be An Anti-Racist. I’ve... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

in emerging markets over the last half century. It can shed light on sensitive topics that are hard to study using written sources alone and adds nuance to phenomena commonly surveyed or measured qualitatively. Publisher's link:... View Details