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- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
aims at providing a possible direction to fill this empty spot in innovation management literature. In particular, first we propose a meta-model for investigation of design-driven innovation. In this meta-model a manufacturer's ability to understand, anticipate and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report
diversity and inclusion . However, corporate boards are still struggling to listen to new voices. HBS faculty member Kathleen McGinn says men more often consider themselves “insiders” in terms of decision-making and influence whereas... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- December 2023
- Case
Robert McNamara: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the life of Robert McNamara from Harvard Business School to Ford Motor Company to the U.S. Department of Defense. McNamara excelled in every job along the way: becoming the youngest-ever professor at Harvard Business School, the first non-family... View Details
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Military; Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Business Education; War
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Robert McNamara: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 124-036, December 2023.
- 08 Aug 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance
State Street Global Advisers is responding the expanding influence of impact investing. What Jane Austen and Mel Brooks Can Teach Us About Finance A new book links the fundamentals of finance to several centuries of literature, history,... View Details
- Profile
Tim Nicolette
and management skills in the service of nonprofits in the social sector. What influence did HBS have on your ambitions? I came to HBS for two reasons. First, in my nonprofit work, I noticed that effective organizations were led by... View Details
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Kine Seck Mercier
enjoyed the work, she felt a need for something more. “There wasn’t much room for growth,” she says. “And the impact I had on the countries I was working in was limited. I wanted to have a more positive influence on local economies.” An... View Details
- Profile
Alika Phipps
eye toward returning to her family’s businesses, Alika was attracted to HBS’ emphasis on general management. “The program gives you a broad overview of many different skills,” she says. “Daily case study actively builds leadership qualities: the ability to View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program
My path into the field of biotechnology began at a young age. I was largely influenced by my mother, who is a chemical engineer with an MBA, and by my upbringing in Boston, which exposed me to one of the top biotech/healthcare... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts
rating. The case law and regulatory structure arising out of these legal challenges set precedents that continue to influence the law relating to privacy, libel, and intellectual property today. The nineteenth-century Mercantile Agency... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
We've heard that Eskimos have 100 words for snow—a common way of expressing how language affects the way we see the world. Whether or not that particular example is true, cultural linguists have long theorized that the words a particular group of people have at their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Why You Are Unhappy at Work
everyone’s game. Christopher Stanton uses an experiment with rotating supervisors to study their influence over teams. Related Research Papers Research Paper: Seeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2020
- News
Rooting out Racism
“Then more people of color will become economically mobile, organizations will become more diverse and competitive, and there will be a critical mass of black leaders whose institutional influence leads to more racially equitable... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience
two grown children, both of whom are involved in the arts, have been supportive, notes Walling. Influenced by van Gogh, Horace Pippin, Basquiat, and Henri Rousseau, among others, Walling aspires to a style that is "between realistic... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
the person directly responsible for a specific area or product line, influenced decisions at least as much as the head of the organization. I had been unable to find anyone at HBS willing to even consider the validity of my insight, but... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Social Enterprise Celebrates Tenth Year, Looks Ahead
World Banking. She encouraged SEI to recognize nonprofits as catalysts for social change, influencing the larger sectors of business and government. Panelist and SEI board member Thomas J. Tierney (MBA ’80), founder and chairman of The... View Details
- 2010
- Article
The Strategic Use of Brand Biographies
By: Jill Avery, Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan and Juliet Schor
We introduce the concept of a brand biography to describe an emerging trend in branding in which firms author a dynamic, historical account of the events that have shaped the brand over time. Using a particular type of brand biography, "the underdog," we empirically... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Brands; Brand Management; Brand Building; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Managerial Roles; Strategy; Product Positioning; Consumer Behavior; Biography; Success; Perception; Markets; Power and Influence; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Auto Industry; Fashion Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Avery, Jill, Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, and Juliet Schor. "The Strategic Use of Brand Biographies." Research in Consumer Behavior 12 (2010): 213–230.
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
shareholders to get the best price." In the experience I related, the board decided that the 20 percent discount involved in the sale to the desired bidder was just too much. Influenced in part by large shareholders, the board... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
How do real-world conditions and shifting personal priorities influence a young MBA's early career path—those first five to ten years that executives remember as being of such critical importance? To find out, Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
Europe - Global Activities 2020
the political, social, and cultural history that has deeply influenced the country’s current situation. Gabrieli organized almost 40 interviews in Belgrade that she and Reinert completed over a three-day period in August 2018 with the... View Details