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Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
By: Amy Cuddy
We often meet life's challenges with fear and anxiety. We fail to be our best and end up feeling regretful and powerless. In Presence, Amy Cuddy presents a scientifically grounded way to align our speech and nonverbal behavior with our beliefs, abilities, and... View Details
Cuddy, Amy. Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
A British merchant's long-forgotten seventeenth-century book may not only fuel a radical rethinking about how modern economies developed in Europe and America, but also add historical perspective on today's hot-button issue of the proper relationship between government... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Life Planning for Executives
In this relatively new field of research and course development, Davis is researching through in depth interviews how executives create successful and fulfilling lives. He is leading a faculty team in designing an executive program for individuals wanting to transition... View Details
- July 2014
- Article
Making Boston Stronger
By: Dutch Leonard, Arnold M. Howitt, Christine M. Cole and Philip B. Heymann
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, a team from Harvard University carried out extensive interviews with participants to identify strengths and weaknesses in the incident response to the terror attack. This abridged version of their final report focuses... View Details
Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Preparedness; Crisis Management; Cooperation; Boston
Leonard, Dutch, Arnold M. Howitt, Christine M. Cole, and Philip B. Heymann. "Making Boston Stronger." ICSS Journal 2, no. 2 (July–August 2014): 15–23.
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address this very issue and offer some... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Winter 2022
- Article
Courageous Leadership: Paul Polman’s Insights for the Next Generation of Business Managers
By: John Pontillo, Celia Bravard and Andrew J. Hoffman
In 2021, John Pontillo, Celia Bravard, and Andrew Hoffman conducted a series of interviews with Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever. They discussed how business managers and leaders can build a new model of capitalism that serves the needs of society. Here’s what they... View Details
Pontillo, John, Celia Bravard, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Courageous Leadership: Paul Polman’s Insights for the Next Generation of Business Managers." Management and Business Review (Winter 2022): 11–20.
- August 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Exercise
Consumer Behavior Exercise (A)
By: John A. Deighton and Susan M. Fournier
Students are instructed to interview a recent purchaser of a low-involvement product or service in depth about his/her buying decision. The exercise provides students with first-hand understanding of important concepts in consumer choice domain (e.g., stages in the... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior
Deighton, John A., and Susan M. Fournier. "Consumer Behavior Exercise (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 596-039, August 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- Research Summary
Building Career Foundations
Building Career Foundations is a multi-dimensional longitudinal project that focuses on the career development of MBAs from HBS, the Class of 1996. Employing a relational approach to career development, Higgins... View Details
- June 1997
- Supplement
Deaver Brown and Cross River, Inc.
In an interview with an HBS faculty member, Deaver Brown of Cross River, Inc. talks about how to get customers to distribute your product--knowledge of their objectives, knowing the deal, understanding your relative perspectives, flexibility, presenting the benefits to... View Details
Bhide, Amar. "Deaver Brown and Cross River, Inc." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 897-508, June 1997.
- March 1986 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Valerie Morgan
Presents interviews and conversations with a woman who recently started a publishing house. Primarily concerns her immediate future regarding harvesting options: IPO, sell out, step up to chairman, venture capital, etc. Also deals with the excitement and thrill of... View Details
Keywords: Interactive Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Cash; Initial Public Offering; Business or Company Management; Strategic Planning; Publishing Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Valerie Morgan." Harvard Business School Case 386-164, March 1986. (Revised November 1990.)
- October 2008
- Supplement
John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Video of an interview conducted by Professor Howard Stevenson with John and Andrea Rice. It presents their views on their notions of career success, finding happiness in life, managing their competitiveness, their goals for the next ten years, and the pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Success; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Happiness; Competitive Strategy
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley M. Spence. "John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 509-715, October 2008.
- June 2024
- Article
Oral History and Business History in Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article describes the motivation, structure and use of the Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) oral history-based project at the Harvard Business School. The project consists of lengthy interviews with business leaders from emerging markets. By June 2024 183... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey. "Oral History and Business History in Emerging Markets." Investigaciones de historia económica 20, no. 2 (June 2024): 1–4.
- January 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
With nearly $700 billion in assets, Lehman was the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history. In 2007, Lehman achieved record earnings of over $4 billion on revenues of $60 billion. By September 2008 the fourth largest investment bank in the world was bankrupt. How had a... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Financial Distress; Accounting Policies; Business Ethics; Financial Reporting; Volatility; Judgments; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Investment Banking; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
Gilson, Stuart C., Kristin Mugford, and Sarah L. Abbott. "The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers." Harvard Business School Case 217-041, January 2017. (Revised January 2019.)
- December 2002 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Tesco Plc.
By: David E. Bell
Tesco, a supermarket chain, has been transformed from a third-rate retailer to a global leader in the past ten years. This case describes how that was accomplished. Interviews with Tesco employees explain the company's approach to understanding customers, motivating... View Details
Keywords: History; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain Management; Global Strategy; Globalization; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Strategy; Retail Industry
Bell, David E. "Tesco Plc." Harvard Business School Case 503-036, December 2002. (Revised October 2006.)
- 23 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival
- Comment
Nothing to See Here: Richard Tedlow Explains Why So Many CEOs Refuse to Confront the Truth
The article presents an interview with business historian Richard Tedlow on the topic of why chief executive officers (CEOs) sometimes refuse to acknowledge data or information that indicate they need to shift their strategy. He notes that denial is a typical response... View Details
Keywords: Management
Tedlow, Richard S. "Nothing to See Here: Richard Tedlow Explains Why So Many CEOs Refuse to Confront the Truth." Conference Board Review 47, no. 3 (Spring 2010). (A conversation with Richard Tedlow, by Matthew Budman.)
- April 2014
- Article
15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
By: Deepak Malhotra
The author, a professor of negotiation at Harvard Business School, offers specific pieces of advice for job candidates: Don't underestimate the importance of likability. Help prospective employers understand why you deserve what you're requesting. Make it clear that... View Details
Malhotra, Deepak. "15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 4 (April 2014): 117–120.
- July–August 2018
- Article
How CEOs Manage Time
By: Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria
In 2006 Harvard Business School’s Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria launched a study tracking how large companies’ CEOs spent their time, 24/7, for 13 weeks: where they were, with whom, what they did, and what they were focusing on. To date, Porter and Nohria have... View Details
Keywords: CEOs; Executives; Time Management; Attitudes; Managerial Roles; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Strategy; Decision Making; Organizational Culture
Porter, Michael E., and Nitin Nohria. "How CEOs Manage Time." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 4 (July–August 2018): 42–51.
- Website
Creating Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones
Harvard Business School has an on-going program to conduct in-depth interviews with top business leaders who have created and managed businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America over the last four decades. These interviews, many lasting several... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey. Creating Emerging Markets. http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/Pages/default.aspx.
- November–December 2024
- Article
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely.
To better... View Details
To better... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing and Advisory Boards
Paine, Lynn S., and Suraj Srinivasan. "How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?" Harvard Business Review 102, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 86–95.